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Thursday, 19 November 2009

  • A long, overdue update....

    Wow...it's been forever since I've updated...this is not good. Hopefully, I'll be able to keep up a bit better than I have been.

    This past year has been a wonderful one, and I am amazed at where my journey has taken me. This summer I had the wonderful privilege of taking one of Scott Robert's photography workshops in Venice, Italy. It was phenomenal, to say the least, and it really did take my photography to the next level.

    Here are a few photos from recent shoots or weddings I've done:

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    look for more to come soon!

    Susie

Sunday, 18 January 2009

  • Sanctity of Human Life Day

    Yesterday I had the privilege, along with the teens from a Disciple Now conference, to donate our time to the CPC for a few hours.  The assignment we had was to put up crosses at the local civic center in honor of Sanctity of Human Life Day.  Each cross we put in the ground represents 12 babies aborted last year in Mississippi…there are a total of 244 crosses.   As we put up the crosses we prayed for the mothers who have had abortions, that they would find healing.  We also prayed for the mothers’ currently contemplating abortion, that they would make a choice to save their babies...and that God would reach the people of America, so they could find His love.

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Sunday, 11 January 2009

  • so, where were we?

    ah, yes....Thailand.

    Before we left for the rest of our travel, we had orientation. 
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    then the guys did manly things....while I edited photos on the porch.
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    And here we are at the bus station after riding all night.
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    and in another bus, ready to head to the border, reading the Lonely Planets we had along.
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    Getting breakfast.
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    And on into the country of Laos.....
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    Changing money...and almost becoming millionaires.
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    Having devotions.
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    And then heading out to buy bus tickets.  It was an interesting process, and Michael was no help.  He just sat there with a grin on his face the whole time....oh, and he took pictures of us.
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    and, we got the tickets. :)
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    A Lao dumptruck
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    ....and if I was feeling inspired there would be more captions on  the photographs, but, unfortunately for you, I'm not.....so, you'll just have to deal with it. haha.

    -Susie





Sunday, 21 December 2008

  • Day 1. or 2. or...I can't remember...

    Note:  I did have clever captions for the photos (or at least I'd like to think they were...but, when I hit "post", somehow xanga felt it was it's duty to erase practically everything I had written....horrible thing.)

    Day 1 begins with riding our bikes up the mountain to ride elephants.  Elephants are big, and need to be fed a lot. They're also bumpy. especially the little ones, like the one Michael and I rode.
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    Like I said...they need to be fed a lot.
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    Heading into the jungle...
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    ...and through a river....
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    Michael and I. on our little elephant. :)
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    ...and our cool shadow as Michael feeds the elephant yet another banana.
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    After we rode the elephants we ate lunch and then rafted down the river on a bamboo raft.  It was great fun, and there was no way I was going to risk my camera, so therefore, I have no photos.  The water was frigid, and I was sure glad I managed to stay standing the entire way down!
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    Awww....
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    On day 2 Michael sent Verlyn, Derek, and I off on a scavenger hunt in Chiang Mai. First stop: a Bank, to change US money to Thai Bhat.
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    Looking for a songthaow....
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    Haggling with the songthaow driver about price...and letting him know where we need to go.
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    ...and, of course, we got ripped off.
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    The market.
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    Trying to find some fruit we'd never eaten before.
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    It was hard work...
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    Finally, we found it...but I don't think Verlyn was too excited about testing it...
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    Derek, taking a bite...
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    Then we had to buy postcards and mail them home to our families...
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    Our next assignment was to find a wat...a Buddhist temple...we tried to follow the map. and saw this bridge...
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    Then we walked across the bridge....
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    and saw some Thai graffiti...
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    ...and tried to get some help reading the map...
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    ..and our efforts finally paid off....
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    we even went inside
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    Next up: getting our visa photos taken.
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    ...and learning to count to 10 in Thai.
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    Then, while we waited for our photos...we went to a lovely little coffee shop and had some delicious tea...and talked about everything and anything.
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    We did manage to get our photos, and head back to the center. But before we got there, this guy shows up riding behind us.  (Note the helmet in the basket.  Brilliant, I say, brilliant.) 
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    And, ladies and gentlemen, that's all for now.  Tune in next time for the continuing story...

    -Susie


Saturday, 20 December 2008

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    There and back again...

    I've neglected my xanga site the last long while...I've been so incredibly busy, it's all I can do to upload a few pics to facebook every once in a while.  I've been doing quite a bit of traveling and working long hours when I'm home, these past few months, which is good, because Carolita moved out in August to go to "Big College", which is incredibly sad...and leaves me as an only child at home (which is not all bad, because Mom spoils me.  Really she does.  In fact, after I returned from Asia a week ago, and went out to make myself breakfast in the morning, I started frying myself an egg, when she came out to the kitchen and said "I could make breakfast for you", and then went on to say, with a bit of regret in her voice, "but, I guess you're used to do things on your own now..."  It made me smile.   My Mom is so cool.)

    Anyway, my last big adventure ended last Sunday, when I returned from about 3 weeks of traveling in Asia. It was a fantastic adventure - not only because I got to travel, but because I was with Michael the entire three weeks.  I didn't have time to post many photos on facebook, or blog, for that matter...because it just took too much time to be on the computer when I could be out having adventures instead. :)

    I'll be going through my photos in the next few weeks, and may randomly post some...until then, if you're really interested, you may be able to access  a few from my facebook. 

    One of the first days we were over there, Michael sent myself, and the two other guys traveling with us on a scavenger hunt in Chiang Mai....
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    Some random portraits and such from my travels...
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    -Susie