Hey guys sorry its been a bit. If I have to guess I'll say i'll be updating this roughly every 2 weeks. I am still working at the photography studio and also looking for additional work. The Lord has given me witnessing opportunities with several of my coworkers at the studio.

I was able to help with a youth activity of soccer (yay!) and outdoor glow-in-the-dark capture the flag last week. It was absolutely fun and it was great to see an attendance of nearly 40 youth which is the largest group I believe I have seen at our church since my church moved about 15 years ago and it also included a number of visiting youth as well.

In a great reminder of the absolutely stunning wonder of God's creation . . .

Genesis 1

²⁰And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life,. . . ²¹And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, . . . and God saw that it was good. ²²And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, . . . ²³And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

(Such a short description, how quickly we read through it and yet what amazing things were created in that short passage of time.)

I was able to go to the Shed Aquarium for free and use it as a photo opp to grab more stills. Here are a few.

The Shed Aquarium and of course a portion of the Chi Town Skyline

A gorgeous Cownose Eagle Ray (Myliobatiformes Rhinoptera bonasus) Missing his Tail

A Fabulous Green Moray Eel (Gymnothorax funebris)

A large Southern Rock Lobster (Decapoda Palinuridae asus edwardsii)

And of course who could resist a "nemo fish" :)

by any other name a clown fish (Amphiprion ocellaris)

I'll have more up on my photography blog in a couple of days:

http://passionateperspectivesphotography.blogspot.com/

Hebrews 11:8-30

⁸By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. ⁹By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: ¹⁰For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. . . . ¹³These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. ¹⁴For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. ¹⁵And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. ¹⁶But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city. . . .²⁴By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; ²⁵Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; ²⁶Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompense of the reward. ²⁷By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible. . . . .³⁰By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.

Praying for you all

For His Glory,

Elisabeth Pluth

John 4:34-36

Romans 15:20-21