by Kimberly | Aug 2, 2015 | Sundays in the South
I’m sick this Sunday. I don’t know if it is strep, or stress, or a cold, or the flu. But my husband is working today and soon two toddlers will be home from Sunday School. So, maybe today mommy will take a nap with them.
But, why not send up some link love for your weekend:
Even though we just celebrated his for real birthday, this lemon poppyseed cake we may just need to make because.
Love when healthy food inspires me to eat it and be healthy.
Each week I have my husband pop us a huge bag of popcorn and the boys and I snack on it all week. Cheap and healthy. Here is a new one for me with a favorite spice I usually put on chicken.
by Kimberly | Aug 2, 2015 | Bible, Books, Shepherding Children, Uncategorized
How many of you have more than 10 Bibles in your home? That would definitely define our home – we have so many, and many in boxes. The ones in boxes are probably from our childhood. They are tucked away to help us remember what the Lord has done in our lives by the help of His word. That is actually why I encourage note taking, prayer highlighting, etc in your Bible.
One of the ways to teach children, especially starting in the toddler years, even before they can read, to love their Bibles (the very Word of God) is by getting a little Bible made just for them. The new Tommy Nelson Bible,the Just for Me Bible, complete with round board book edges and a bridge red handle, is a perfect example.
You can teach your toddler to look in the Bible. You can teach them to take their Bibles to church. You can teach them to turn in their Bibles when the pastor instructs the adults to turn in their Bibles. They may not even be able to read yet and yet they will be learning a valuable discipline of loving the Word of God.
If you would like to win one of these for your toddler: tell me what was your favorite Bible story when you were little.
Thanks Tommy Nelson for the book: all thoughts are my own.
by Kimberly | Aug 1, 2015 | Bible, Books, Shepherding Children
Toddlers: they are the funnest and hardest part of my day. This afternoon when I was eating Chickfila with my boys on the back porch – watching my older one get so excited about dipping his fries in the sauce or hearing my younger say “coke coke” begging for a sip of my diet coke – I looked at both of them with a huge smile – telling them I love you. And then there are moments when I just want to put them to bed and have a moment of silence to myself. And I’ve learned that is ok. Grace comes with bedtime.
But, grace also is imparted to our children by them learning about spiritual disciplines. One of the disciplines that we are teaching our boys is prayer. They clap and say yay when we are done praying at dinner.
A great new resource to help your child learn how to pray is the Say and Pray Bible. It is by Tommy Nelson resources and is a board book with great illustrations for your toddler. One of the aspects of this Bible that I love is that it helps them identify objects in the story (learning new vocabulary, helping them learn how to spell). This is purely educational. But, when tied in with a Bible story and prayer guide – this is a great resource for your toddler – probably my new favorite.
One of the ways I intend to use this as my boys get older is create worksheets that they can do as we read along with the story. I want to pull of the words and give them space to learn how to write, draw pictures of the words that they can match, There is a variety of creative games or word searches that you can do to help your children learn how to read, spell, match, and learn the Bible.
If you would like to win this resource for your children – just leave a note here or on Social media and tell me one verse that you are teaching your kids to pray.
That’s all.
by Kimberly | Jul 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
Isn’t newborn photography one of the sweetest sessions ever? Little toes. Little noses. Sweet new life. A picture full of expectation and excitement and journeying and love.
I’ve taken a few newborn photo shoots, but I am all about learning poses, what parents want, and lighting techniques.
Looking around Pinterest, talking with friends, and following photographers on Instagram have given me wonderful pages to look at and photos to be inspired by. Thought I would pass some along to you.
Kelli Nicole out of Houston offers great tips for lighting and posing.
I found Tiffany Farley on Instagram and absolutely love her photography. You do want to find out what your client wants and work to those needs. These are their pictures.
Little babies like to be all wrapped up because it makes them feel safe and warm. Here are some wrapping tips.
Photography is a lot about light and angles. Here are some helpful tips .
If you are in the Atlanta area and need a newborn photographer – I’d love to talk with you: kcreativesphotography@gmail.com
All photos in this blog copyright kcreativesphotography
by Kimberly | Jul 27, 2015 | kcreatives photography, newborn, photo shoot
I love doing a newborn shoot with a really good friend. I’ve known Tasya since we cheered for the same school in high school. We got reconnected because of the joyful thing called social media about a decade ago. That was before either of us were dating our now husbands, and of course neither of us had kids.
I couldn’t wait to meet baby M – and even though that meeting took a little longer, I still got to meet him, hold him, and capture him in all of his sleepy cuteness.
All photos are property of kcreatives photography. If you are interested in a newborn shoot: kcreativesphotography@gmail.com
