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Capturing God’s Beauty on an iPhone

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This picture above actually won a photo contest, not for any monetary prize of course, but it was fun just the same.  This shot was taken with only my beloved iPhone!  Below you’ll see a collage I made with this and two more of my three favorite pictures from our weekend at Lake Michigan summer before last.  It wasn’t until recently that I remembered to put it up here on my Christianity 101 blog so I could include it in the “God’s handiwork” category.

By the way, you may have noticed that it’s been a while since I posted here; and moving forward, new posts on this blog will likely remain pretty sporadic.  If you follow my Kitchen Kop blog, then you know that this fall we began homeschooling our kids, and between that and working full time (at blogging over there and selling ads for the Real Food Media blog network), that’s about all I can get done in one day!  I hope you’ll hang with me here anyway.  🙂

Be sure and tell me what you think of this collage!

God of Wonders

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Today I’m writing from our hotel room while Kent has the kids down at the pool.  We’re in Colorado Springs for a family vacation.  🙂

I wanted to tell you about that picture above, the view that brought tears to my eyes.

It was taken when our train was almost to the very top of Pikes Peak, near Colorado Springs.  Off in the distance you can actually see Kansas.  I love how the clouds make dark shadows on parts of the mountain; and look at the lake and the green meadow – breathtaking isn’t it?  When looking around up there, my mind was flooded with thankfulness to God for how good He is, that He would create such beauty for us to enjoy while here on earth.  What a gift!

Here’s our view AT the top of Pikes Peak:

It was 90* when we got on the train to come up and was snowing at the top and freezing!

Apparently this was the location where Katherine Lee Bates was inspired to write the song, America the Beautiful:

We also had an awesome view out the windows behind the altar at St. Dominic Church where we went to Mass last night:

You couldn’t see it in that picture, but here’s the shot of the mountains that we got to take in while we worshipped the One who created them:

The clouds do wild things here in the mountains.

Here’s a cool shot right in the romantic location of…the Whole Foods parking lot:

Here’s one of a storm coming over the mountains:

The next day we decided to drive up to the summit, and I got a couple more shots I had to show you!

This first is another one showing how crazy the clouds are up there at the top:

This next shot is just one more view that I wanted you to see.  Don’t you love the way the sun peeks out from the clouds to shine on a random meadow or mountain peak here and there?

And this is the Third Day song that’s been in my mind all week:

Are you finding the beauty in God’s creation wherever you are right now? 

It’s everywhere you look, whether it’s in the people you love or in your surroundings.  Here are more examples of His handiwork that I’ve captured and shared here on the blog before.

Have you heard of ‘laminin’?

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A good friend sent me this story on laminin via email and I had to check it out to see for myself.  Sure enough, check Google images and Wikipedia, it’s all there…

Here’s a 6 minute video to explain it.  This guy’s speaking style isn’t normally my favorite, but the content is worth listening to anyway.  I don’t know if it would necessarily convince an unbeliever that God exists, but it’s still cool.

Have you seen the “Hand of Hope”?

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I’m posting this just in case there is someone out there who has never seen it, what a powerful photo..

Here’s the rundown:

“This photo was taken during a surgery performed by Dr. Joseph Bruner and Dr. Noel Tulipan at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville on August 19, 1999 to treat a 21-week-old fetus for spina bifida. The operation was a success, and three months later a healthy Samuel Alexander Armas was delivered by C-section.”

More of God’s Creation

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sunrise-2Aren’t these colors amazing?  I hope what you see on your screen does this picture justice. The kids and I were loving our view of this sunrise out the slider the one morning last week, and I’m surprised it showed up so well on camera.

This certainly wasn’t a good fit for my Kitchen Kop/Health & Nutrition blog, but since we thank God all over the place when we see a sight so beautiful, it surely fits on this blog.

Be sure to let me know what you think!

My Best Picture Ever

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Isn’t this beautiful? It was taken from our deck on a foggy morning recently, and for once the picture looked JUST as perfect as it did in real life. I had been busy making the kids breakfast and one of them said, “Mom, look!” They know I love God’s gifts in nature and certain sights and smells outside just put me over the top.  I love that they’re learning to appreciate them, too.

My friend Amy said, “The picture reminds me of the cross and resurrection.” It reminded me of the Divine Mercy picture. What does it remind you of?