Kiss & Makeup



Had an opportunity to work with SarahBess Brown with Kiss & Makeup a couple of weeks ago, and I just wanted to put it out there, that she ROCKS!!!!  I know you guys have seen some of the posts I've made about her, but I mean I seriously just want to call her up to come do my makeup just for date nights, lol.  Here are some pics from when our model Dawn, first sat down in the chair all the way to the finished "look".   If anyone wants more info you can contact me for her number or you can just visit her facebook page!  Prom dates are probably booking up fast...so I wouldn't wait till the last moment, also it's officially wedding season so make sure your date is saved before it's too late!

Glam-Rock Bridal Shoot with Dawn Illest

Model: Dawn Illest Matthis

Makeup Artist: SarahBess Brown with Kiss & Makeup

Song of Solomon 8:6

Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame.

Song of Solomon 8:7

Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot wash it away. If one were to give all the wealth of his house for love, it would be utterly scorned.

Song of Solomon 2:16

My lover is mine, and I am his.

Proverbs 15:17

A bowl of vegetables with someone you love is better than steak with someone you hate.

Song of Solomon 1:2

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth— for your love is more delightful than wine.

Song of Solomon 4:10

How delightful is your love, my bride! How much more pleasing is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than any spice!

Salty Christians

"Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again? You must have the qualities of salt among yourselves and live in peace with each other."  Mark 9:50

"Salvation is a radical thing.  It is a call to all that Christ has demanded us to do.  Real Christianity will make a salty difference, in our family, in our waking up, in our work, in our relationships, in the way we spend our money, and in the way we spend our leisure time.  Real Christianity is not casual.  It is dynamic.  It goes beyond mere intellectual assent to correct doctrine.

Real Christians who want to know real Christianity, who are not content with games and masks and only images of the truth, must rise from our comfortable pews and leave our 'one stop Christian service centers' and go out into the world and make a salty difference!"

~Guy Rice Doud, Joy in the Journey

**There goes another minute.  Gone forever.  Go share your faith while you still have time.**

Jodi and Jeremy ~ ENGAGEMENT SHOOT



The photo shoot with Jodi and Jeremy was such a treat! They giggled just as much and were just as sweet as a couple is, at the beginning of a highschool sweetheart romance. 

They may have first seen each other at a church function, but they didn't start talking or get to know each other until they began talking on the net.  I'm sure shy people thank God for the internet all the time, lol...after months of communicating via AOL they met up once again at a Youth Lock-In and spent a good bit of time getting to know each other face to face.  A few weeks later Jodi thought it was time for her parents to meet the guy she had been slowly falling in love with over the past 6 months, so she invited him over for a bonfire. The night flew by and before he left he turned to Jodi and asked her to be his girlfriend. That was the first “yes” of many more to come. This all happened on Jan 14, 2006 and they have been together ever since.

"Later, my mom told me when she first saw Jeremy, she said it was like looking at my dad when they met minus the belt buckle. I guess its true when they say daughters marry guys that remind them of their dads."     ~ Jodi

“Let’s just go ahead and seal this deal! Will you marry me?” Of course I said yes with tears running down my face... ~ Jodi

Our love is unconditional, we knew it from the start.

I see it in your eyes, you can feel it from my heart.

From here on after let's stay the way we are right now,

And share all the love and laughter

That a lifetime will allow.

I cross my heart and promise to

Give all I've got to give to make all your dreams come true.

In all the world you'll never find a love as true as mine.

You will always be the miracle that makes my life complete,

And as long as there's a breath in me, I'll make yours just as sweet.

As we look into the future, it's as far as we can see,

So let's make each tomorrow be the best that it can be.

I cross my heart and promise to

Give all I've got to give to make all your dreams come true.

In all the world you'll never find a love as true as mine.

And if along the way we find a day it starts to storm,

You've got the promise of my love to keep you warm.

In all the world you'll never find a love as true as mine,

A love as true as mine.

April 14, 2012

{{{{Crews and Kelsey}}}}

Kiss me
out of the bearded barly
nightly
beside the green green grass
swing swing

swing the spinning step
you wear those shoes and
i will wear that dress.

ohhhh......
kiss me
beneath the milky twilight
lead me
out on the moonlit floor,
lift your open hand
strike up the band and
make the fog lights dance
silver moon sparkling.
So, kiss me.

Kiss me

Down by the broken treehouse
Swing me

upon it's hanging tire,
Bring bring

bring your flowerhat
we'll take the trail marked on your
father's map, ohhhhh

OHHH....kiss me
beneath the milky twilight
lead me
out on the moonlit floor,
lift your open hand
strike up the band and
make the fog lights dance
silver moon sparkling.
So, kiss me.

Nicole's 17th Birthday Photo Shoot

Forever Young

May the good Lord be with you
Down every road you roam
And may sunshine and happiness
Surround you when you’re far from home
And may you grow to be proud
Dignified and true
And do unto others
As you’d have done to you
Be courageous and be brave
And in my heart you’ll always stay
Forever young

May good fortune be with you
May your guiding light be strong
Build a stairway to heaven
With a prince or a vagabond

And may you never love in vain
And in my heart you will remain
Forever young

And when you finally fly away
I’ll be hoping that I served you well
For all the wisdom of a lifetime
No one can ever tell


But whatever road you choose
I’m right behind you, win or lose
Forever young, forever young

 

How can you know you're saved?



A two-year-old boy was once staring at a heater, fascinated by its bright orange glow.  His father saw him and warned, "Don't touch that heater, son.  It may look pretty, but it's hot."  The little boy believed him, and moved away from the heater. 


Some time later, after his father had left the room, the boy thought, "I wonder if it really is hot?"  He then reached out to touch it to see for himself.  The second his flesh burned, he stopped BELIEVING it was hot, he now KNEW it was hot!  He had moved out of the realm of BELIEF into the realm of EXPERIENCE.


Most Christians believed in God's existence before their conversion.  However, when they obeyed the Word of God, turned from their sins, and placed their trust in Jesus, they stopped merely believing.  The moment they reached out and touched the heater bar of God's mercy, they moved out of BELIEF into the realm of EXPERIENCE.  This change is so radical, Jesus referred to it as being "born again" (See John 3:1-5).


The Bible says that those who don't know God are spiritually dead (see Ephesians 2:1; 4:18).  We are born with physical life, but not spiritual life.  The apostle Paul said if you are "in Christ," you are a brand knew creation (See 2 Corinthians 5:17).


Becoming a Christian isn't a change of mind.  It's not an adherence to religious belief or dogma.  It's a complete rebirth.  It's not a wax and polish, a tune-up, or a new paint job.  It's a brand new car.  That's what astounds me about Christianity.  A true convert experiences the power of the invisible God giving him a brand new heart with new desires. 


Those who now have God's Spirit living in them will love what He loves and desire to do His will; they will have a hunger for His Word, a love for other believers, and a burden for the lost.  The Holy Spirit also confirms in their spirit that they are now children of God (see Romans 8:16).  Those who believe on the name of the Son of God can KNOW that they have eternal life (see 1 John 5:12, 13).  A Christian is not someone who has a "belief," but someone who has a relationship with the living God.  They come to know the God of the universe experientially. 


At the risk of being redundant, I don't "believe" the He exists.  I know Him.  Personally, I have a living relationship with the Creator.  I talk to Him through prayer, and He guides me through His Word and by His Holy Spirit.  I have known the Lord since Easter 2006,


I not only know Him, but I love Him with all of my heart, soul, mind, and strength.  He is my life, He's my joy, my Creator, my Savior, my Lord and my God.


Suppose two experts - a heater manufacturer and a skin specialist - walked into the room just after that child had burned his hand on the heater.  Both assured the boy that he couldn't possibly have been burned.  But all the experts, theories, and arguments in the world will not dissuade that boy, because of his experience.  Those who have been transformed by God's power need never fear scientific or other arguments, because the man or woman with experience is not at the mercy of a man with an argument.  "For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with much assurance..."(I Thessalonians 1:5).


My earnest hope and prayer would be that those of you who don't have a personal relationship with God would soften your sinful heart, and repent and trust Jesus Christ, so that you too can testify to this unchanging truth:  "This is eternal life: that they may KNOW You, the only true God, and the One You have sent - Jesus Christ" (John 17:3).







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