Day 1002 – Sunrise Service at Beachmont Christian Camp in Kingsville, MD

Posted on April 8, 2012 by 365 days of marriage

Every year, I try to make it out to the sunrise service at Beachmont Christian Camp. It’s a really awesome camp in Kingsville that offers many things, a day camp in the summer, teen nights in the summer, bible study for teens in the winter/spring, and a myriad of other awesome things. I have been involved with the camp since I was about 5 years old.

I do have a love/hate relationship with the sunrise service though….I hate that it’s cold, it’s early and I’m tired the rest of the day. But I LOVE seeing the sun rise behind the three crosses on the hill, I love seeing so many come out to hear about my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and I love seeing old friends I rarely see. I love it even more when I can look back on pictures. If you’re looking for a sunrise service next year, I highly recommend this one.

Here’s a few of the shots I took.

This year they acted out the story of Abraham and Issac.

They even had real lambs as a visual representation of the substitution Christ made for us as the ultimate sacrifice for our sins.

Every year, they have a trumpet player play The Old Rugged Cross as they act out Jesus carrying the cross up the hill.

Day 988 – What My Pastor Sees Every Week

Posted on March 25, 2012 by 365 days of marriage

I was asked to photograph an event at my church today. One where we celebrated our wonderful previous senior pastor, Jim Cannon and his dear wife Daryl. He was our senior pastor for 22 years. It was an honor to be a part of this.

You can view all of the pictures here. These include images from a dinner last night.

I grabbed the following picture from the stage. It was neat seeing what the pastor sees every week. Those lights are bright though! I had no idea!

Day 936 – God Cares About Us, Even in the Small Things

Posted on February 2, 2012 by 365 days of marriage

I have now been a full-time wedding photographer for just about 5 months. It’s been quite a ride so far. I’ve learned so much about myself and my business. But I think the greatest thing I’ve learned is just how much God loves me. I’m reminded of the “normal stuff” like Christ dying for my sins and giving me new life. But last night, I was very moved by how He cares down to extremely small details.

The day we were in Target looking for Bret’s ring, he was also looking at the chocolate. I was of the mind of, eh, well, that’s a bit more than I’d like to spend…so we didn’t get any.

Then, last night, I was at my small group bible study through my church. Our current leader is actually the new head pastor of our church, which is so cool to me. I ended up hanging around for a little while after and just chatted about life and everything with my pastor and his wife. I had grabbed one little dark chocolate (Dove no less) candy for Bret. When my pastor’s wife noticed, she made me take another 7 pieces. It didn’t hit me until later how awesome that was. On the outside, it looks like someone being nice and giving something away. But deep down, to me, it is God showing that He sees even the smallest ~~need~~ want. What love! I find I’m crying for joy a lot more these days. 🙂

Day 821 – A Walk Down Memory Lane at Beachmont

Posted on October 10, 2011 by 365 days of marriage

Tonight I met up with some friends at Beachmont Christian Camp. I have gone here for years! I started as a camper at their day camp when I was 5 years old. When I was about 13, I became a junior counselor for the day camp. I also started attending their fall/spring bible study for teens and their teen night in the summers. This was around the time I started to make some really awesome friends, including the guy who would introduce me to my husband. Later on, I became a Phys Ed teacher for the Homeschool Phys Ed program. I have SO many memories at Beachmont! We spent some time sharing old stories and it was really awesome to take a walk down memory lane.

This is the floor of the owner’s home…where the teen bible study would take place.