{ JUST ONE }

"I like to see people reunited, 

maybe that's a silly idea,

but what can I say,

I like the impatience, 

the stories that the mouth can't tell fast enough,

the ears that aren't big enough,

the eyes that can't take in all the change,

I like the hugging,

the bringing together,

the END of missing someone."

xoxo,

Anna Rose

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XOXO,

Anna Rose

Summerness // Part 3

Focus on Christ.

It's so easy to get my eyes off of Christ, especially when I'm tired. I want to sleep, I want to be by myself and I want my way. Jesus gently reminded me several times this last week how important it is to love people, to listen to people, and to encourage people. Love is an action word. "Love is never stationary. In the end, love doesn't just talk about doing. To put it simply: Love Does."

Summerness // Part 2

I'm sticking my head in real quick to say 'hello!' to ya'll once again! 

It's August... seems crazy I know.

I only have 2 more weeks of camp left. Two more weeks till I start school. 

Two more weeks left at this place that I have learned to love and have learned to call home. 

I have been very challenged not to let my impact stop here. Just because I am leaving camp does not mean that I must stop being an example to others around me, like 1 Timothy 4:12 says. 

And so I challenge you: first, consider your impact. Is it for Christ, or away from Him? Once that has been determined I challenge you to continue your example to others "in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity."

That is what will count for Christ.

xoxo,

Anna Rose

Summerness // Part 1

I'm spending this summer working at an incredibly gorgeous and amazing camp!

Although I don't have much time to tell you all about what has been happening, you can check out my Instagram for weekly updates about what God has been teaching me. 

xoxo,

Anna Rose

Shoot and Share // Photo Contest >> Personal

Let us rewind to last year. 

There was this photo contest I had heard about. 

I was too scared to enter, so I just watched and voted for my friends pictures as I saw them.

I thought this photo contest was great! It was created by photographers, but there was something just a leeettle different about this one.

For this contest, the people were the judges. 

Here's how the voting worked:

1. 4 pictures appeared on the computer screen, they were chosen completely at random. Since there were 110,000 pictures, I very rarely saw the same picture twice

2. I clicked on my favorite picture of the group of four and then I did it over and over and over again. 

3. The pictures with more votes stayed while the pictures with fewer were eliminated. This went on for weeks and weeks. 

I did not go into this contest with the expectation of winning or becoming a finalist. So although I did not win, becoming a finalist (with not one, but two of my pictures) was *super* exciting!

So now that the first year of college is over and I actually have a little time here and there I decided I would show you a few of my shots that I entered.

You remember Hannah from her senior session in August?

And Dakota from her senior session.

Heres another shot from Hannah's session.

Here's Abby from this summer.

Another one of Dakota.

This was a funny shot from Thomas and Erin's wedding. 

All the groomsmen wanted to play football with the bouquet.

This ring shot was from Scott and Rachelle's wedding the day before I left from college.

All in all, it was a lot of fun entering and it was fun seeing how my pictures did in the contest. 

And now, I'm off to try to finish a different blog post about this entire semester... We will see how far I get. 

-Anna Rose

Naomi >> Portraits

In 12 years a lot changes.

We no longer have chubby baby cheeks...

and we've grown a few inches (some of us more than others.)

 We've both changed a great deal, and even though we don't spend much time together anymore, our friendship is always there. The years of friendship have built a layer of trust that cannot easily deteriorate, and I'm thankful that we can always pick up right where we left off.

You've seen this blue door pretty recently, but it's been a while since this pretty face has graced my little blog with her presence.

World, meet Naomi.

xoxo, 

Anna Rose