Fun at Grandmas

 We had a baby shower at my Grandma’s yesterday and it was pretty much like Thanksgiving, only a month early.  So of course that meant playing in the basement for the little ones.  Down there is an old pool table, an old computer, an old piano, and an old 8-track player.  It was hilarious watching Levi (8), Logan(7) and Luke (6) dance around while the 8-track was playing, unfortunately I didn’t get any good pictures.  But here are a few I did get.  I’ll try to get some cute ones of the boys at Thanksgiving. Luke intent on Elf Bowling (which has been enjoyed since I was a little older than him)  Marissa  Kaleb’s hands

Devil’s Lake

My mom, Angie, Mark, Jenny, Brian and I went on a hike up the west bluff of Devil’s Lake State Park on Saturday afternoon and  I managed to get a couple pictures before my battery died.

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Give me an assignment!

I’ve really been missing having a photography class.  I miss the challenge of being creative to complete an assignment.  So… I’m inviting all of you to give me some “assignments” of sorts.  It can be anything.  Just something that will get me out there shooting and being creative.  You can either post a comment with your suggestion, or e-mail me at alison@alisonsue.com since my comments don’t seem to be working for some people.  Thanks everyone!  

Oh and I’m going home this weekend so expect some awesome fall colors from Devil’s Lake and some cute pictures of my little cousins. 

Awana Fall Harvest Party & YG Pumpkin Carving

Walker  Mason  Joey- haha (this is not very good quality, but i thought it was hilarious)  When I took her picture…  When Jenna took her picture  pumpkins all lined up  Emily gutting hers  Andy’s masterpiece

Love others, no matter the cost

“If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose.  Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.”  -Philippians 2:1-3

“Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe.”  -Philippians 2:14-15 

We are to serve others without complaining.  How simple it sounds but how stubborn we are to actually do it. 

“But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ.  What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things.  I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ.”  -Philippians 3:7-8 

Because it requires giving things up.

“By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us.  And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.  But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?  My little children, let us not love in word or tongue, but in deed and truth.”  -1 John 3:16-18 

Not just saying we’ll give them up.   Or just feeling bad for those who don’t have anything or anyone.

“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.”  -James 1:27 

 But DOING something about it. 

We are called to help those in need.  I’ve been feeling a pull on me to do more about this and at the moment I’m not sure what to do with it.  But I do know this: God loves me and I am to show that love to others, no matter the cost, and He will help me in that mission.  And He’ll help you too.  

As a start, I recently sponsored a child through World Vision (www.worldvision.org.  I’d encourage you to consider doing the same.  If financially that is not a viable option at the moment, then be praying for the children and their families.  We have it so good, we can’t forget about those that don’t.

God Bless :) 

 

 

Lil’ Lake

So today I made Jenna and Abbie come with me to the little lake today to get some fall picture colors… but sadly I didn’t really get any.  These are the few decent pictures that I did get.  Oh and no I don’t know that couple.  I was being a creep, felt like I was the paparazzi chasing Bennifer- haha. 
cute couple (photoshopped)  typical winona shot  creek  i’m a creep…

Cute Cousins :)

Courtney  Bryce1  Bryce2  Colby

A little slice of Heaven on earth

path and leaves  leaves on water  3  4  waterfall  colorful waterfall

Milwaukee

lake1  lake2  lake3  “leave the pieces”  campus architecture

Black and White Remix

black and white version  manually colored flowers  cartwheel black and white version  sweeeeeet