This Sunday the Youth Group from my church is having a fundraiser for our Mission Trip to Milwaukee. It is a two tiered fundraising effort. When: Sunday 2-4 PM Where: The Historic J.B. McHose House – 921 5th Street – Boone, IA But what is it? I’ll just steal Alisa’s… Read More »J.B. McHose House
Last Sunday was Confirmation Sunday at the church. I wasn’t directly involved in the confirmation process, but my morning was filled with church activities. As a member of the Methodist Men, I was there to help prepare the Confirmation Breakfast for the confirmands, their families, and their mentors. During a… Read More »Can I Get Confirmation?
On the Saturday before Easter I was sitting in a darkened in theater in Ankeny experiencing the “tortures of the damned” that is watching BATMAN VS. SUPERMAN, my phone buzzed. Since the movie picture had lost my interest moments into it, I felt no guilt in checking my text message.… Read More »Jesus Eggs!
I took a couple of other images before picking my Easter image. Here are the other 2. One I actually sent out with Happy Easter text messages. In the end, I found the Jesus statue to be a bit confusing and the cross on top my church to be derivative… Read More »Matthew 28:6
Today’s journal entry is from the SHAMELESS PHOTOGRAPHY 139 FUNDRAISING DIVISION. THIS Thursday night my church’s Youth Group is having a fundraiser at Panera Bread in Ames. From 4 – 8 PM, bring in the flyer below and a percentage of the cost of your meal will go to help… Read More »Panera Youth Group Mission Trip Fundraiser Night!
I would like to take this time to wish everybody a Happy Easter with this picture: I hope all of you had as wonderful of an Easter weekend as I did. Christ is risen. Let us rejoice!
A few pictures from the 2016 Youth Group Retreat taken with the point and shoot and a couple taken with the real camera. But like I said earlier… this won’t be the last time you hear about this group of kids.
As I’ve posted about before, I spent my weekend (a few weekends back) with my church’s youth group on their annual retreat to the Y Camp. Here are some pictures I took with a cruddy camera phone of the weekend. Jentry being oh so scary. Docking Time! Shawn, enjoying the… Read More »Docking Station Alpha
I took this picture from the back deck of the lodge where we spent a plurality of our time during the 2016 Youth Group Retreat. I took this picture after we had set up the prayer stations and while we were waiting for the kids to return from their outdoor… Read More »Glass Packs
I told you would be hearing more about my weekend with the Youth Group. There might even small bits of solicitation coming your way. (Hint! Hint!) This is the closest to a full group photo from the weekend I got: Not pictured is other male chaperon Corey and the photographer… Read More »Retreat 2016!
I found this barn and its hopeful message along I70 (or as a Kansan might say 70 Interstate) on my recent trip to visit Nate and Laura. I vowed to stop and take a picture of it on my way home. Mission accomplished. While this saying has graced many a… Read More »John 14:27
As I look over this collection I am reminded that it has been too long since I’ve done some full moon photography, like the photo represented by April. Who wants to keep me company and go do some full moon photography next full moon? January February March April May June… Read More »2011
The 2010 calendar was the last calendar that included a human subject. As I open up the subject matter past flowers for the 2017 calendar, it is possible a human subject might find their way back into the calendar. Until then Jill and Sara are the last humans to grace… Read More »2010
Time to take another stroll down memory lane. This was the last time I appeared in a calendar. Probably will be the last time I ever appear in a calendar. January February March April May June July August September October November December The last day to order a 2016 Photography… Read More »2009
A look back at the 2007 calendar, you know. For funsies! January February March April May June July August September October November December Don’t forget, there is still time to order your 2016 PHOTOGRAPHY 139 CALENDAR!
WHAT FOLLOWS IS A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 SHAMELESS MISSIONARY DIVISION… As many of you may or not know, for the last several years I have helped chaperon my church’s Youth Group’s Mission Trip. We have went to Kansas City, Minneapolis, Kansas City, and Martin, South Dakota. Next June,… Read More »You Can Sit With Us
There were a few other RELIGION pictures I took the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE that didn’t make the cut. Thought I’d share a few of those. I don’t know if there will be quite so many losers next week.
I knew this week’s submissions would be a little light with the combination of the theme and the holiday. However, participation didn’t take too much of a hit. Hopefully it will rebound next week. That theme is pretty easy, but does require a bit of effort. This week’s submissions: Kim… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 11 – RELIGION
On the Monday before Halloween the Eastern Star Home’s residents hand out candy to trick-or-treaters. My Mom helps coordinate volunteers from our church to help the residents that need it. Below are a few pictures from that event. Directing Traffic Tamara helping out. Vi helping out. I actually don’t know… Read More »A Grandmother Pretends
Here are a few pictures I like that come from New Toy, but don’t fit into any particular narrative. Went to Hilton Madness with Willy and Derrick. Fizer and Frese mixing it up with the young pups. Youth Room Mike, John, and Tim at the Event Formerly Known as the… Read More »Incidental
We recently held an auction at the Computer Mine. The one thing in the auction that I really coveted was a blue Canon A4000 IS. I’m not a Canon guy at all. However, I’ve been sans point and shoot for a couple years now and there are times (like mission… Read More »New Toy