So...

Hey everyone, or anyone that still visits this dead blog. :)

I've talked to quite a few people who never knew that I have made another personal blog (Like a Watered Garden) that I have been updating rather frequently. I found this a little humorous, but for whatever reason you didn't see in my last post, I now have two blogs:

www.perceivephotography.blogspot.com

and

www.likawateredgarden.blogspot.com.

Go check them out if you want!

.: Britt

.: "Two are better than one"
- Ecclesiastes 4:9 :)

Hi my wonderful friends! I hope you're all doing fantastically, resting in the wonders of His amazing grace!

I've decided I need to re-organize myself and get to a point where I will post more than once a month, in order to serve others. In addition, I just feel like switching things up. :)

Introducing...
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Perceive Photography ~ the blog


This will be where I will post a bunch of pictures from the jobs I do, soon after I do them ("soon" is the key word here). Not only will it be where others can keep track of what I'm doing, but I also want to use it to serve my clients by giving them a place where their friends and family can see their pictures (this, I hope, will be especially useful for weddings).

The frequency of updating this blog will be based on how frequently I get jobs, so you might not be seeing much this winter, but when Spring comes, Lord-willing, I'll have more business. --However I have posted a wedding that I did as a secondary photographer for a fantastic couple...

And secondly, I'm switching over blogs. I think it's time I retire my beloved "The Way I Take it" blog. It's been fun, but I think a change of scenery will help motivate me to post more. :) Thank you all for following along with my photography and life. I am really humbled that anyone would take the time to read this stuff, and look at my pictures, and I want to seek to serve the readers of my new blog more effectively.

So, introducing...

:like and watered garden:


The title is taken from a quote from CH Spurgeon expounding on Jeremiah 31:12 describing how when we are deep in prayer and the study of God's Word, our soul is like a watered garden. (You can read the quote on the blog description. :)

As regards the content of this blog, I plan to do similar to what I've done on here, minus my business updates. It'll be illustrated scriptures and quotes, pictures from my life and family, and/or random pictures that I've been taking recently.

Should be fun!

So, if you wanna take a little look-see at both of those, figure out which one you want to keep up with, etc. And if any of you guys, have any ideas or suggestions about what else I can do with these blogs, I'd appreciate it a lot! Thanks!

Grace be with you all.

Coming very soon...

.: the blog :.

Ecclesiastes 4:9

.: My dear girlie


Today is your birthday and you're turning 4. Happy birthday!



Thank you for bringing so much joy to your whole family.



Thank you for loving everyone so so much and playing with us whenever you get a chance.




Thank you for your laugh. You laugh at everyone's jokes--even mine--even when they're not so silly jokes.



Thank you for how you love to explore. Thank you for always wanting to go on "adventures" in the Summertime with Drew the puppet guy.



Thank you for loving Doggie and Skywishes so so much. I know they love you too. and even though they haven't gotten very many presents this year, I think their greatest present is having you as a mommy.




Thank you for loving your siblings. And for trying to help the littler kids to do what's right.



Thank you for just taking joy in the life that God has given you. cuz it is a good life.
One of the bestest. :)



I love you more than you know!!!

Love,

Brip-Brip

.: Coming soon: Ryan and Stefanie :.

.: A Kauflin Christmas :.



I'm sorry for the delay, but I want to give anyone who still reads this blog (which you've gotta be crazy to do given the fact that I blog like twice a month...if that...) a little glimpse into a very merry Kauflin Christmas.

The day started out rather quietly around 8:30 am. (shew! Dad had to practically drag Chelsea, Kenzie, and me out of bed to open our stockings before the rest of the family arrived) Of course, Devon and Kristine were the first to arrive promptly at 8:35 am. Dad sat us all down before the hurricane arrived, and read us a wonderful Valley of Vision prayer on the Gift of gifts.


And then, just after he finished, the whirlwind of children came flooding in...

...showing off their new toys...

...opening up some of their own...

...unknowingly sleeping away the whole day...

...and not exercising enough patience to wait for mommy to open their orange...

:)

And the present opening began!



Now, on a typical Kauflin Christmas, there are a few things that never fail to occur:

1. Megan gets dad/mom a deeply meaningful gift, which, upon opening, causes them to cry.

One year, it was a childhood story book that my dad always read to her, "One More Thing Dad." Another year, it was a book covering our twenty years of beach vacations. Once, she wrote my parents a poem thanking them for their marriage, "Love I See." And yet another year she searched Ebay to find a VERY old copy of a book by Isaac Watts for my dad.
And the list goes on.

This year, she didn't fail to make both mom and dad cry with the gifts she gave them, but Megan's gift to my mom was seriously a well thought-out and specifically meaningful gift. This year, my grandma (mom's mom) passed away after a long and slow surrender to Alzheimer's and Dementia. To honor my mom's heroic trust in the Lord during this time and never-ceasing faith in His sovereignty, Megan made a beautiful charm bracelet with a single charm. On it is a picture of my Grandma as a beautiful, young woman.

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It was a sweet time.

Speaking of sweet, the next event that always occurs on Christmas day:

2. Cinnamon rolls!

These deliciously gooey buns are a family tradition that has been going on ever since I can remember.


yeah, those were good. :)
Then came the rest of the present opening. I loved the different reactions people gave.




(we got mom a Coach purse. she liked it.)

Another highlight of every Christmas is watching mom and dad's interactions with eachother as they exchange gifts:


3. A super big gift that is only presented after all the presents have been opened.

This year, was a milestone.
The first Christmas in all of Kauflin history that someone got...

http://flickr.com/photos/bhopek/2142530770/

a car!

oh, and after the car, dad pulls out a huge box, and inside is the 24 inch monitor that I am publishing this post on right now. Pretty sweet. :)

Seriously, though, I can't describe how grateful I am to be a part of the family I love SO dearly.

Family,
THANK YOU for the generosity you express every year. Your consistent, heartfelt and abundant gift-giving is an example to me. And it so clearly resounds of God's generosity in sacrificing His Son in our place for our sins.
THANK YOU for living your lives to glorify God specifically in the season He has put you in, whether that be marriage, parenthood, singlehood, or teen...hood. :)
THANK YOU for loving each other and for being quick to serve each other and spur one another to godliness.

and THANK YOU mom and dad for raising up your family WELL, and for faithfully passing on a legacy of Grace.

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4. God is ALWAYS so faithful to remind us of the unexplainably amazing Gift He has given us of salvation.

"Christmas has come and gone, but the significance of it will impact the world for all Eternity. Light has come into the world, and it has pierced the Darkness forever. The victory has been won at the Cross, and the humiliation of it's judgment has set the world free forever. The Saviour has come to all who are thirsty, and offers His free gift to any who desire it. It is there for the asking. Are you thirsty? He is there to give you drink. His Hands are always open to those who need Him. He is Light; light that has come into a dark world, to bring the balm of Gilead to hurting hearts. He is calling all who are hurting to come, 'Come, ye who are thirsty, Come!'"

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What a wonderful Christmas...

More pictures and stories coming soon!

“The Son of God, the second person in the Holy Trinity, being very and eternal God, the brightness of the Father’s glory, of one substance and equal with him who made the world, who upholds and governs all things he has made, did, when the fullness of time was come, take upon him man’s nature, with all the essential properties and common infirmities thereof, yet without sin;

being conceived by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the virgin Mary, the Holy Spirit coming down upon her: and the power of the Most High overshadowing her; and so was made of a woman of the tribe of Judah, of the seed of Abraham and David according to the scriptures; so that two whole, perfect, and distinct natures were inseparably joined together in one person, without conversion, composition, or confusion; which person is very God and very man, yet one Christ, the only mediator between God and man.”

- The London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689 (chapter 8, article 2).

Have a wonderfully happy day celebrating God's greatest gift: Christ, our Mediator!

.: Laurin and Ryan :.





A few weeks ago I had the privilege to take pictures of my first night wedding. It took place in a historic inn in Baltimore--so cool. Laurin is the member of the Foster family. Mrs. Foster and I just realized that my first photography job ever was taking their family pictures about a year ago. Since then, I have taken pictures of three of their daughter's weddings (Anna and Joel, Jim and Tessa ad Laurin and Ryan) and more family pictures.

What a blessing God has given me in their family! They have been one of my main supports as I started up my photography business, and they have definitely kept me going by giving me LOTS of business. :) So, thank you Fosters!!!! And Laurin, I will eventually put you on the website (like you asked me so many times :) but for now, here are some of my favorites from the wedding day:

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Merry Christmas!!!