Dawn Q Photography Blog

That’s been the question I’ve been getting the past couple of weeks.  For those of you who still read the blog you’ll also notice that I have been MIA.  (missing in action) ;)  And by that, I mean I have closed my Facebook account.  It was my main way of communicating with many people.  It went from something that was a good tool for free advertising to a daily addiction.  I found myself spending more time on Facebook than with my family or on REAL work.  I always justified keeping facebook for the clients I booked off of it.  Well, in all honesty, I maybe got a few bookings from Facebook.  In essence, what I was doing was telling God that I didn’t trust him to supply my needs.  If I leaned MORE on him and less on me, then I could really get somewhere.  So with that new mentality and that new revelation came a freedom I never expected to experience.  It’s amazing when you turn yourself from some”thing” that consumes your time and you can step back and look at the big picture, you see where your priorities fall.  For me, they weren’t in order.  I want to send a million thank you’s to all the people who sent me emails saying they missed me.  I love you guys and hope we stay in touch via email or phone.  Oh and just to let you guys know, I have a new personal mission.  I’m resorting to “snail mail”.  I have made a list of people I want to write to.  Do you remember what it was like to go to the mailbox anticipating a letter from a friend or penpal?  I do.  I miss the simplicity of those days.  So, I’m starting a new trend.  I’m writing to you guys.  Something that doesn’t get sorted to the trash folder in your inbox or on your phone but rather gets treasured because of the love that was behind that pen.  So if you see mail from me don’t be surprised.  It’s just me, reinventing the new me.  I like the new me.  I love deeper, I cry harder and I pray more passionately.  And for those of you who know me REALLY well I get hives more often

On a way more serious note:  Many of you know that my little sister found out before Christmas that she has another brain tumor.  We will be traveling this weekend to be there for her surgery this upcoming Monday.  I am asking everyone to pray for her.  Pray that God has his way in this.  Pray for her husband, pray for her two small children.  This situation is already hard enough but when there are two babies who don’t understand yet what’s even about to happen, it makes it a little more difficult.  Especially for her.  Any mom out there knows what it’s like when you can’t pick up your babies or have the simple pleasures of bathing them and cooking for them.  We need to pray for Tori.  Lord, keep her strong, keep her faithful and send your Peace to her.  Tori, I wish more than anything in this world that I could make this go away for you.  You have no idea how bad I wish this wouldn’t have happened to you for a second time.  Especially now!  If I could take your place in all of this I would fill your shoes in a HEARTBEAT!  I love you so much!  I love how you love God and I love that no matter what emotions you go through you ALWAYS go back to God.  There’s alot of stuff we will never understand, but like we talked about, HE knows!  And for you and I, I’m content with that.  I love that we have grown together not only as sisters but as sisters in Christ!  I will NEVER be more than a breath away through all of this!  I am so glad that we ARE where we are!!  I found this song and I wrote the lyrics down.  This song is beautiful in so many ways, from so many different points of view!  I hope it blesses everyone who reads it!

Healing Rain

Michael W Smith

Healing rain is coming down

It’s coming nearer to this old town

Rich and poor, weak and strong

It’s bringing mercy, it won’t be long

Healing Rain is coming down

It’s coming closer to the lost and found

Tears of joy, and tears of shame

Are washed forever in Jesus’ name

Healing rain, it comes with fire

So let it fall and take us higher

Healing rain, I’m not afraid

To be washed in Heaven’s rain

Lift your heads, let us return

To the mercy seat where time began

And in your eyes, I see the pain

Come soak this dry heart with healing rain

And only You, the Son of man

Can take a leper and let him stand

So lift your hands, they can be held

By someone greater, the great I Am.

Healing rain, it comes with fire

So let it fall and take us higher

Healing rain, I’m not afraid

To be washed in Heaven’s rain

For everyone who is helping out with meals and childcare and puppy care, just know that from the bottom of all our hearts we are grateful.  THIS GIRL couldn’t ask for a better group of friends, family and church family!

Love,

Dawn

Oh yeah, she’s weird just like her big sis!