Submissions!

Every one vote on the two they like the most! Just leave a comment on the two you like here are the entries

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Photography Contest

Hey Guys,
I am going to be posting the pictures THIS WEEKEND( Sunday). So if you haven't already, please please please send in your pictures. Just a reminder theme, fall, five pictures per person( or less) and thanks for your submission!

Ok, so now I have figured out how to work photo shop so I will be making a button for the first and second place winners! The first place winner will get a button with their winning picture, blog and a little ad in the bottom that says, " 1st place, Hearts Journey photography contest"
second place winner will get a button thats what ever color and design on it that has SECOND PLACE IN HEARTS JOURNEY PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST!

So thats it for to day folks! Thanks!

Photography Contest!!!! Tell EVERYONE!

Time for my OCTOBER PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST! YAY! So last time I only had a few entries and they were great! This time I would like a lot! So, heres the guidelines!

THEME: Fall

LIMIT: 5 pictures per person

Those things are really all that I ask for. Also, please send in a link to your blog when you send in your pictures.
So what will the winner get? The winner will get a button saying they won my photography contest. There will be one first place winner and a second place winner. The second place winner will get their picture posted on my sidebar. All my blog readers will vote on which three pictures they like the best.
Send the pictures to rsdubose@verizon.net.Thanks guys! 8I8

Neglect

Hello my long lost friend! I haven't wrote for you for a little bit! In case you are wondering, I was just talking to my blog. You will probably see me posting less frequently. With the chaos called school I haven't had a lot of time to post. Being in all Pre- A.P classes, I have a whole lot of school work to do. Also I have just recently started selling duct tape wallets and have had a lot to make. Making them is very time consuming. so sorry if my blog is dead for a week or so. I will try to post as often as possible. Also I am thinking about having another photography contest in October time permitting. If so, it will probably start October 25 and end November 8 so be looking for that.

Oh and that last post about fall and winter, I wrote that Sunday and am just now able to post it.

Thanks Guys!
~Jessi 8I8

Fall and Winter

Ugh! The annual Fall Cold is here. I have been waking up  every morning with a headache (Tylenol is my best friend) my throat hurts and my ears and nose are stuffy! But Im glad. It has been getting cooler here and I LOVE it. I love the fall because I love the weather, colors and overall, the feeling. I can never quite put my finger on why I love the Fall so there are just a few broader reasons :). All I know it that I love October and November.

Sometimes I will just go outside and sit. Just admire the world and all its beauty. I especially like watching the sunset. Have you ever noticed how the colors change in the sunset for the different seasons? They all have their specific "mark". The colors are more vibrant and cooler in the summer. The colors in fall are warm and comforting. Oranges, yellows and reds swirl together to make a "Kodak Moment". Its beautiful and makes me get this goofy grin on my face (seriously, you would laugh) and warms my heart. I feel invincible and like nothing can ruin my evening after that.

I also love the winter. I like the gorgeous snow dusted lawns that we get once a year or the fact that we have to start our cars early and get them warm. A Texas winter is no Colorado or New York winter but it fabulous. We don't get snow that often but when we do we are excited! Last year it snowed I think three times and everyone was outside enjoying the weather.

All seasons are fun but these are a few of my favorites and why they are.

The Path

This is something I wrote the other day.

      The sun rises and shows that it in fact always there even if we don't see it. Its brilliant light makes me shield my eyes and cast my shadow on the ground. The fire ball lights the world with it single glow and shows the paths that have been traveled by many and the path that has been traveled by few. I stand at the path less traveled knowing what's at the end. Its a narrow road and its bumpy but I choose it any ways. I know that the reward is far greater than the sufferings. Its hot and humid but I continue on longing for the end. I only see road. Its noon and the sun is high in the sky. It mocks me saying, " You should have chosen the other path. There's shade there." I ignore. Weaving in and out the road begins to change. Not smoother nor rougher, thinner, My mind says go back but my heart perseveres through it. I begin to weep. I realize that I am not doing this for the journey but for the result. I can't take a break because its the break that will break me. I will want to rest forever and never want to continue this great journey. The sky changes again. Its sunset. The marvelous colors explode over my head like a box of crayons. Pinks, purples, blues, oranges, and yellows swirl around my head. The amaze me. The sky is beautiful and begs me to sit and watch, but I can't. I have a promise to keep and a place to be. I push on. I look back once and see the few that have decide to take the journey to. They rest and watch an make me yearn for rest. I know where my rest is. It lies at the end of the path. At night, the stars come out of hiding and the moon finally shows it's face. The fireflies buzz in the midnight sky and show off there impressive light. I see a great light in the distance. Its bright but I must look. I see the a figure beaconing me to come and I run. I forget my aching tiredness and just run full force towards the light. This is what I have worked for. I have longed to be here for a long time and now I get my chance. My father was waiting for me. I ran to him and he and he embraced me.  At last I found rest in the shadow of his wings. He was what my journey was all about. Protector, Provider, Healer, King of kings and Lord of Lords. My shepherd and master, My strength and hope.

A great interview!

There is this group called ontimeblind and they go around the country doing skits about Christian life. I had the incredible chance to interview one of the members of the team, Kathlene Smith. Heres my questions and her answers. 

1. How long have you been part of onetimeblind.

I have been a part of onetimeblind since the beginning of the ministry in 1994.  There was a group before I joined called Face2Face that ministered but then it changed people and we all agreed to change the name as well.

2. How did you guys get started in this ministry?

Most of us went to the same college and that college was looking for a team to go to camps and do drama.  They didn't have a team that did that, so a few people volunteered and the people at the camps liked it so much they wanted them to come back.  We weren't sold on doing just drama, but that is what God wanted us to do and since the most important thing to us was to get the name of Jesus out there and God wanted us to do drama, that's what we did.

3. How has onetimeblind changed your life (other than schedule)?

LOL.  Onetimeblind has flipped my life upside down.  Well, God has flipped it by using onetimeblind.  I had a plan after graduating college.  I had a job and an apartment lined up.  But God wanted something else for me, and I'm so glad.  I've been able to experience God in such ways I would've never been able to if I wasn't in this ministry.  He is so amazing and faithful if we just follow Him.

4. What are some conflicts that you have faced with onetimeblind?

We have faced several conflicts with the ministry.  It was very hard at first to get along with everyone.  I mean, we were all friends, but we were all very different and we had to learn to love DEEPLY, forgive one another and love again.  It was great practice of who the church should be.  I felt we were able to start growing up in Christ.  The ministry has faced conflict after conflict.  We have almost missed traveling accidents by minutes.  We have had lighting trellises almost fall on us.  We have struggled financially.  We have struggled personally with our families and not being with them at times.  But in all, God is faithful.  There will always be conflict in our lives.  It’s how we deal with it that makes the difference.

5. What is your favorite skit that y'all do and why?

My favorite skit used to be Trust Fall, but I think lately it has been More Coke.  Comparison is the stealer of all Joy.  God intends to fill us up with Himself.  He gives us gifts and so often we don't do anything with them or we could care less what He gives us.  It reflects my heart sometimes and always speaks to me.

6. Where is the coolest place that you have been with onetimeblind?

Well, there are several places that have been cool.  I love seeing the country and I have many memories.  One of my favorite places is Estes Park Colorado.  It's in the mountains and just breathtaking.  But, I have also enjoyed Hawaii, Portland, Keokuk Iowa, Tennessee, oh, there are too many.  I love to find out the cool parts of each town we are in.  Like where the eagles fly or where there are armadillos.

7. What is your favorite part about being part of onetimeblind?

My favorite part about being in onetimeblind is the people.  I love meeting new people and seeing what God has done and is doing for them.  God is amazing and the more people I meet the more God becomes real to me.

8. Do y'all have a theme verse? If so what is it?

John 9 is what our ministry was built on.  We have always wanted to open the eyes of the blind.  And even of those whose vision has been blinded by the things of this world.  We hope people will one day say, "All I know is I was once blind, but NOW I SEE!"

9. What is your favorite bible verse and why?

Jeremiah 1:5 is my favorite verse.  "Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."  I have always loved the idea of God knowing me before I was in my mother’s womb.  To me, that means there was a time I was intimate with Him.  Just me and Him face to face.  I want to spend my whole life getting back to that place.

10. What are some of your hobbies?

My hobbies are answering emails for cool girls I meet on the road-;-)  , journaling, hiking, photography, making journals/crafts, hanging with friends, letterboxing.org (VERY fun), cooking, oh, I have too many.

Thanks, Kat, for doing taking time out of your schedule and doing this interview for me!