“I give thanks to you, O Lord my God,
with my whole heart,
and I will glorify your name forever.”
~ Psalm 86:12 (ESV – emphasis mine)
This month we are meeting over at my friend Lynn’s place “Spiritually Unequal Marriage”; in the month of February we are meeting a my place “Grace Alone…”.
I know I should have written out my thankful post last week, but it has been incredible tough to find time in the evenings. By the time I finally settle down my brain is complete mush; when I am tired I notice twice that English is my second language 😉 . Tonight I still have a little brain-waves left (and hopefully my English will hold up too)…
This week I want to write about the upcoming opportunities. I really need to figure out how to turn my photography into a business. I don’t know how much longer I can deal with accounting (30 years is really enough 😆 )…
Well, the first step came via an invitation by Kristen Schiffman from Exemplify. Although this is not a paying job, I thank God for the opportunity to share my photography with a bigger audience than my blogging friends. Kristen asked me to supply some of my photos for the online magazine on a regular basis – Yeah God!!!
Tomorrow (Thursday) I will meet up with a couple of friends from my former employer. I am very excited to donate my talents to Gethsemane Lutheran School (go Gators!!!!) for their annual school fundraiser. I always loved supporting this private Christian school and I pray that my donation will get a little money for their operation 🙂 . I am most excited though to have lunch with some sweet ladies I can call friends. It will be fun chatting up a storm with Ann and Betty (love you ladies)…
I am so thankful that God has given me these two opportunities. I will not know where they will lead, but I trust Him, because He already knows.
I read a great quote this evening by Max Lucado (one day I will share why I like this author so much):
Hallowed be your name. We enter the chapel and beseech, “Be hallowed, Lord.” Do whatever it takes to be holy in my life. Take your rightful place on the throne. Exalt yourself. Magnify yourself. Glorify yourself. You be Lord, and I’ll be quiet. (taken from “The Great House of God” – emphasis mine)
What are you thankful for this week? Head on over to Lynn’s blog to share with others.
Thank you for stopping by tonight/today. Remember: you never know when God opens a door for you – take heart, step through it and trust Him for the outcome.
Congratulations on these two opportunities!
How wonderful! It sounds like God is at work in your life right now 🙂
Blessings!
ps a blogging friend of mine sells her prints in an ETSY shop. You only have to print out what you sell. (just a thought)
Yeah, you’re getting there! Way to go!!!
I’m thankful for you.
How exciting for you to be blessed with these opportunities. I pray that all will go well. Debbie
congratulations! that could lead to even bigger opportunities. God knows, you’re right. and He has a plan.
stay blessed! =)
Congrats for the opportunities, praying for God to bless you with many more blessed opportunities. I love you.
I am thrilled to hear about how the photography work is progressing. The Lord has plans for you Iris.
I am late in writing a Living Fearlessly post. I want to join in but I haven’t visited all the blogs lately as I’ve been involved with selling my home. But I will catch up in the next day or so.
I am depending on the Lord to live fearlessly in 2010 and it helps me to read your posts and to also write about it.
Love you Iris,
Debbie
That is so cool!! How exciting for you!
So glad to be joining you this week for Thankful Thursday. This time of reflection is such a blessing and I am grateful that you have kept this going 🙂
What a wonderful post! Congratulations on these new opportunities, and thanks for sharing the Max Lucado passage. Love the sentence you highlighted … how hard it can be for us to do that!
These two opportunities are exciting. I pray the Lord will continue to open new doors for you in 2010!!
I really love that quote by Max Lucado. “You be Lord, and I’ll be quiet.” AMEN.
So thankful for you and these opportunies that are before you! Praise God 🙂
Congratulations! God is certainly opening doors! May he continue to use you to bless others. God bless you,
sharon
Iris,
Girl, God has given you this BIG DREAM. I am trusting Him to lead you and I can’t wait for the day you just jump out there and do it.
Do you have a website for your photography?
I love you so very much. I look forward to the day we finally meet face-to-face. You can bet I am going to squeeze your neck. Love you. Have a fantastic weekend. Lynn
Iris, I am so excited for you and the opportunities you have been given to share your photography! I am so enjoying following you on this journey as you share with us. It’s also something I can so relate to as I, too, am trying to branch into something new that will move me out of “corporate America”.
Have a great weekend!