Saturday....

Well, for those of you who may have been wondering, yes, I did finish my to-do list over my days off.... from balancing the checkbook, to making it to Radford and also finishing off my rolls of film.... of which I had varied results.... Here are some shots from the different cameras I used.

This is from my Zeiss Ikoflex TLR, medium format camera. Had a few out of 12 shots that I was pretty happy with.

This is from a roll of 35mm film that I ran thru my Holga, which is a 120 film camera, so the image was exposed over the entire film sprocket holes and all, not just what you'd normally get when putting it thru a 35mm camera. Unfortunately, I didn't have the camera sealed as well as I thought, which resulted in some major light leaks over the entire roll of film (the red color you see here). You live, you learn.

This last one I took with my mom's old Canon AE-1 35mm camera. This is probably the best shot I've taken with that camera since I started experimenting with it.


As I may have mentioned before, my devotional for everyday comes from a book called " One Year Through the Bible". I thought I would share today's reading, "The Waiting Game" with you, as I feel anyone can relate to it... whether you're waiting for healing (me) or going thru the adoption process (The Selents, The Peggs) or whatever you're going through in your life. So here it is... The Scripture comes from Psalms 25:1-28:9



Preview

Waiting can feel like torture when you're afraid. David wrote Psalm 27 at a time when he was terribly afraid, but he didn't panic. Instead, he called upon the Lord and pleaded his case before him. Then he waited patiently for the Lord to rescue him. Any scared person knows that fear can cause people to make hasty, unwise decisions, and cause them to act before they're ready. Fear can make people impatient and reckless. As you read this psalm, learn from David's example about taking your fears to God.

The three other psalms in this reading also have something to say about times of fear: when you're afraid of losing your honor (Psalm 25); your reputation (Psalm 26); or even your life (Psalm 28).



Personal Application

David's men wanted him to kill Saul. David knew that it was not his job-- the fulfillment of God's promise would come about in God's own timing. So David placed his trust in God and waited for the Lord, despite his fear (Psalm 27:14). As it turns out, David had to wait fourteen years before being crowned king.

Waiting for God takes effort. It may seem as though God has refused to answer our prayers or doesn't feel the urgency of our situation. But God knows much more than we do. Lamentations 3:24-26 urges us to hope in and wait for the Lord because often God uses waiting to refresh, renew, and teach us.

David trusted God to do what was right. Trust in God's timing and make use of your times of waiting by discovering what God may be trying to teach you.





Sorry for the long post, but I just wanted to share that with you all. It talked to me because often times I wonder, why haven't I been healed? why am I still in pain? but it's not up for me to know, I just need to trust in God and know that His healing will come. Mercy will find her home, as will Mazey. It's all out of our hands.... it's all in God's timing. He's using this time to make us stronger, and he wants us to rely on Him and to put our trust in Him.