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Monthly Archives: April 2012

faith and confidence.

My worth does not come from my accomplishments or successes or how people view me. How often I need to be reminded of this. Lately I think I have let doubts get in the way of moving forward, of pressing on. I read this passage this morning:

“I have discovered that no matter how doubtful I feel, I can decide to go forward in faith. My feelings are not me. I am greater than my feelings and so are you. No matter how we feel, we can still choose to do the right thing. Going against your feelings are frequently very strong, but standing against them until you enjoy freedom is much better than continuing to let them run your life and hold you in bondage.

In Joshua 24:15 we see Joshua make a decision. He says, “Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, either the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the river, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua made his mind up, and nobody was going to change it. He didn’t make his decision based on what others did. He refused to live under the fear of man.”

My prayer today is for boldness, for confidence….a confidence in Christ where doubts fade away and seem so small. Be encouraged today!

desk space and inspiration board.

Hi yall! Just wanted to share my desk space and inspiration board ….a part of my “office” ….This past weekend we sanded down this once brown antique desk and painted it an antique white.  We roughed it up a little to make it look a little worn and I love the way it turned out! I also painted and re-upholstered the chair as well (please don’t judge my reupholstering skills, I’m not the best at DIY ;) Since I may be the only one left who doesn’t use Pinterest, here is my real-life inspiration board. Right now, it has a lot of home inspiration….mainly because I’d rather look up at that than skinny models or fashion or food- haha! But I really do love being able to put things up there that inspire me and I hope to add some inspiring quotes soon. Anywho, just wanted to share a part of my “office” (I say office but it’s really just a spare bedroom at the moment)…. maybe one day I’ll post the rest of it! First, I need to get my canvases up on the wall and do some decorating! Hope you have a lovely day!!

last weekend.

Hello, hello! I hope that you had a wonderful weekend! Our weekend was so laid back, it was so nice!! I’ve been so thankful to have this month off since starting next month, things will be pretty busy. I have 2-3 weddings a month from here on out this summer so I have been enjoying this quiet time. But…in all honesty, I am ready to start shooting again ;) This weekend, I wanted to take the new camera and test it out. Thankfully my husband agrees when I ask him to be my model! I am so excited about it (it’s the 5d mark iii) and love all of the improvements, the focusing, etc…it’s a step up from the mark ii for sure. Anywho, hope you have a wonderful week! Be blessed by His love today.

 

P.S. Thanks to random.org the winner of the instax camera is jessica shae! I’ll contact you soon for info!

 

Family Spring Portraits- Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Family Photographer

Normally I don’t post family portraits because I am no longer doing them (except for close family and friends) but I really wanted to post a few from this session! I’ve known Jeff and Catrina for many years and she had contacted me a few months ago about taking these around Easter. Thankfully it worked out perfectly :) Their littlest one was only four days old when we took these….four days old! So, so precious. I love the colors in these and their girls are so sweet….

…just so sweet!

 

Blog Launch: Instax Camera Giveaway- CLOSED

Well, my short blog break is now over! It was so nice to step away for a bit. And now, my blog has a new name as well as a new look!! :) I’ve  been wanting to change the name for a while now, but I knew that it would take a good amount of time, etc. Thankfully, the switch wasn’t too bad and almost everything has transferred! Since google friend connect is now gone for WordPress sites,  a good way to follow this blog is through Bloglovin’. You can also subscribe through the link at the top of this page for rss, google reader, etc. Anywho, I’m SO glad I finally switched the name and this blog is now an extension of my website. I will be still be posting sessions here as well as personal….a little bit of both.

In “celebration” of this new look & name I will be giving away an Instax Mini Camera with one pack of instant film. (I have an instax camera and LOVE it!)

TO ENTER: “Like” Arielle Elise Photography on Facebook and leave a comment below.

for extra entries: tweet/facebook/blog about this giveaway and be sure to leave a comment with each link.

I’ll draw a winner next Monday!