Day 6: Books

Without really meaning to, I have established a little collection of Children's Bibles. The Big Picture Bible on the left I read to my campers every night at Camp Desoto, Summer 2008. The Child's Story Bible is used at a classical academy in the area, is a little more grown up than the others, and is my most recent addition. The Jesus Storybook Bible is one that I did a Bible study on in the Spring of 2010 with OURUF.

What is important about all of these Bibles is that they do not reduce the Bible down to pointless stories. I put special importance on this since it was a big hindrance to me becoming a Christian. As a teenager, I did not understand why people kept asking me if I was saved, or even why they cared to know about my relationship with Jesus. Wasn't this whole Christianity thing just about a bunch of nice stories anyhow?!?

Each of these Bibles have their own way of making children's text accessible as well as filled with the hope and the truth of the Gospel.

The Big Picture Bible

The Jesus Storybook Bible

{the artwork is my favorite}

The Child' s Story Bible

Day 5: Today's Breakfast

I often visit the barn the first thing in the morning. It is a peaceful way to start the day. In this hot Oklahoma heat, however, it is hardly desirable to leave the house with a steaming cup o' joe. Since my sweet mom gave me a Starbucks giftcard when I was home last week, I swung by the coffee monopoly and got a grande iced caffee americano! Yum!

Day 4: Clouds

This picture was taken last summer out at the barn where I keep my horse. Beautiful tree line with a cloudy Oklahoma sky!

Happy 4th of July!

Day 3: Hands

Day 3 of the photo project is "hands." These are pictures I took last summer with my Grandma Schultz (my mom's mom) in Texas. Grandma is a great seamstress, and I have many things in my house made by her. She would be really embarrassed to know that there are pictures of her hands on the internet, but I really see them as a symbol of her hard work on the farm and in the home. She still wears a wedding ring from my Papa, who died 16 years ago.

Helping make curtains for my kitchen in Norman:

Sitting at her sewing machine.

Day 2: Favorite Shoes

Day 2 is "favorite shoes." Kinda silly, and I don't think I could just pick one, so here are my top three:

The MOST Comfy:

The MOST impractical, but a girl has to live sometimes y'all:

The MOST at-home feeling, these are my paddock boots for the barn:

Photo Project

The last two years this blog has served as a place to talk about my work with RUF at the University of Oklahoma. That has been great. However, change is coming. In seven weeks I am moving to St. Louis. My paycheck no longer comes from RUF. I am not "the intern."

So, as this change approaches, I thought I would share something a little more light hearted...a 30 day photo series! The outline of the series:

{Check out a full sized image here}

Picture Day 1- Self-Portrait: Holy Moly it is really hot in Oklahoma and my cheeks are always red from heat these days!!!

{I guess I should mention this was also taken after a trip to the barn!}