12 on the 12th

1. Another bokeh shot, 2. On the phone w/mom, 3. Paying the bills, 4. My homework, 5. Sweets, 6. midday break, 7. His homework, 8. Our own IHOP, 9. Working at school, 10. From a sweet cousin, 11. My hubby the chef, 12. TRANSFORMERS.

I introduced this fun project last month. Capturing a dozen shots today proved to be a bit more of a challenge! Truth be told it was inconvenient, stretched me outside of my comfort zone, and pushed me to take photos of things I wouldn't typically consider "photo worthy." Still, as silly as it may sound, these are good things that will encourage my growth as a photographer. I'm reminded of the expression, "if you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat"; I'll get nowhere real fast by trying to stay comfortable! This lesson is best applied to all areas of my life...

If you are uncomfortable with being uncomfortable, you might want to check out this book by John Ortberg.

"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again. Because there is no effort without error and shortcomings, he who knows the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the high achievement of triumph and who at worst, if he fails while daring greatly, knows his place shall never be with those timid and cold souls who know neither victory nor defeat." ~ Theodore Roosevelt