Moments of Grace

Name change: 


You may have noticed that my blog's name has changed. I have been trying to find the perfect name for my photography. I wasn't really into having it be my name or anything like that. I wanted something with a little more meaning. I wanted something that expressed my faith. You may be wondering how does moments of grace express my faith? Well, when I think of moments of grace, I automatically think of God's grace.  I love taking pictures because I love capturing God's beauty. Grace can mean a couple different things. It can be grace as in beauty and grace as in God's mercy & love. As Caleb and I were trying to fall asleep last night, Caleb said "What about moments of Grace?".. I didn't even have to ask him what he was talking about. I thought about it for a second and then replied "YES! That is perfect." Photography is a  great way of capturing the grace of God's creation. My husband is my biggest supporter and does such an amazing job at helping me achieve my aspirations.  Moments of Grace photography is the perfect name. It represents what I want to capture in my photography. Even if I never become a huge photographer as long I am taking pictures as a way of expressing God's grace & beauty, I will be achieving my goal as a photographer. 


Anyways, I hope you enjoy the name change!! :) I am just SO happy to finally have something. 


               Joee 


"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." 
                                  - 2 Corinthians 12:9 

52 Weeks of Awesomeness: Week 12

Week 12: Household Item

 This one was really tough for me. I tried a couple different things but wasn't able to come up with anything creative. I took a picture of my straightener because this is the thing I use daily. It's one of my favorite household items. Sorry for the lack of creativity... maybe next week will be better.. ! :)

Caleb's Senior Pictures

Happy Monday!

Hope you all had a wonderful week!! We got back from our spring break trip on Friday.  The weekend was pretty mellow. Caleb needed me to take some pictures of him for his senior picture announcements. The weather has been so amazing, I was so happy to enjoy the day taking pictures of him. Here are a couple of my favorite... He always looks so good in pictures. Lucky him. 

That smile gets me every time...:) 

52 Weeks of Awesomeness: Week 11

Happy Friday!!

I have spent most of my evening packing but I figured I better post my weekly picture since I wont be able to next week. This week's challenge was suppose to be my favorite color. I took many pictures of pink objects but I  just wasn't satisfied. I have SO many pink things.. If you know me very well, you know that I LOVE pink. I have noticed that going to a school that LOVES purple, my pink obsession has slowly declined. My family and friends weren't surprised when I had pink as a wedding color. I wish I could have thought of something more creative than this picture but I was running out of time. I can't wait to come back and share the pictures I've taken over my trip!! Stay tuned!!

 Joee

52 Weeks of Awesomeness: Week 10

Last week's weekly picture challenge was suppose to be something that makes my life easier. Once again, it took me a while to think about what I wanted to do. I mean there are SO many things that make my life easier! I mean cars, phone, internet, chocolate.. etc.. I wanted something more meaningful though. That's when I realize that my husband, Caleb, makes my life MUCH easier. He does SO many things for me, such as, helping me get ready for work in the morning ( preparing my breakfast, scrapping my car,etc). Caleb is amazing at helping me handle days where I am emotionally and mentally drained. . There are many times when I have an emotional breakdown and Caleb comes to the rescue. He always knows how to make me laugh or be my shoulder to cry on.. He is the BEST.. enough said. He makes my life so much easier and I am so thankful God placed him in my life.

I took this picture on my photo shoot of my brother & his wife.We were waiting for them to change and I was testing my lighting. I thought he looked quite handsome.. ( as usual). He has since had his hair cut and looks even more handsome!! :) I have to beat the ladies off with a stick when we go out in public. haha. 

( Don't worry, not every week will be a picture relating to how amazing Caleb is.. haha) 

Joee 

Daniel & Shanelle's 1 year Anniversary Pictures

Happy Sunday!!
 This has been a very busy weekend for me!! I was able to see a lot of my family. My brother and his wife will have been married for 1 year next Monday ( March 19). They let me take some one year anniversary pictures of them!! It was a great time. They are such a wonderful couple!! It was probably one of the best shoots I've done.. My brother is quite a goof when taking pictures.. but that made it even more fun!! :) I am soo happy for them and I look forward to taking their 50 year anniversary  pictures.. hehe. Here are a couple of my favorite pictures.. Hope you enjoy them!

This is SOO cute.. 

My Fav!!! 

(Dan was in the "chair sit" position.. lol ) 

I took this sitting on Caleb's shoulders.. 

Now... tell me you didn't oooh & aww!! hehe
 Joee

52 Weeks of Awesomeness: Week 9

Hey there!
 This post is a little late but I decided to go ahead and post it anyway. Last's weeks picture of the week
 was suppose to be of an object that said something about yourself.. I always struggle with what to because I want to think something super creative that challenges myself.. which can be difficult! I thought about a variety of different objects but kept coming back to my bible and wedding ring. I finally decided that those two object said the most about me!

I picked these two objects because they symbolize the two most important things to me; my husband's and my heavenly Father's love for me. My faith is very much a part of who I am. God has brought me through many difficult times in my life. He always perseveres and never gives me more than I can handle. I would be so lost without him. He provided me with my lovely and patient husband. My Husband is my biggest supporter. He's always pushing me to be best Godly women I can be. It's such a blessing to have such an amazing man that treats me like a princess. When I was in high school, I'd always write the qualities I wanted in my future husband in my journal. One of those qualities was  "treats me like a princess." I started to believe that is was unrealistic expectation.. that it only happens in romantic movies. However, Caleb proved me wrong. I'm not saying our marriage is perfect ( far from!) or fairy tale like you see in Disney movies but it's a marriage that is founded in God's love. I hope that girls don't give up on the dream of finding their "Prince Charming"... because you really can!! That doesn't mean that they will never make you mad or disappoint you because they will. Marriage is about a commitment to love your spouse in good times and bad.. in the days where they drive you nuts and the days where they make you laugh still you cry. I am sure there will be many rough days but there will also be many MORE good days!! :)  ( Sorry for my little rant.. )

 Anywho.. I hope you enjoy my picture from last week. Hopefully, I wont take as long to post this week's photo. Keep checking back for updates!! ( I may be taking some anniversary pictures this weekend.. depending on the weather!! )

Joee