Tomorrows Filmmakers: An Online Film School

I know it has been absolutely forever since I posted last...life has been rather busy. I wish I could give an update on all that has happened in the past year, but alas! That must wait for another time. Just a quick tidbit that might explain my lack of posts: I have been courting an amazing man for 9 months now! God is faithful and he does provide! I cannot wait to update everyone on this new development.

So, on that note, I wanted to share with you an awesome source for anyone - any age, any place, any situation - interested in film or filmmaking. My beau has launched an INCREDIBLE online film academy designed for Christians who want to learn how to achieve excellence in filmmaking for God's glory. Or, if you are just interested in knowing how the filmmaking process works....whatever your level of expertise or interest, this is the source for you. I am not just saying this out of bias. This is truly one of the best online classes out there, and the only one in its category. Introducing: TOMORROWS FILMMAKERS!

Parents: This is a safe, clean environment for your child, teen, or college age student to learn about filmmaking without being worried what they will be taught.

Aspiring Filmmakers: Have you ever wondered if there is one source to find all the instruction you need that is also Christian? This is truly what you have been searching for. 

To learn more info, just watch the video below. Then, head on over to Tomorrows Filmmakers website. If you are even the slightest bit intrigued, you can sign up and get the FIRST MONTH FREE! Every Christian film artist should take this course, without question. So please, go and check it out. And if you are interested or know family or friends who would be, share it with them as well. Take this opportunity to further God's Kingdom through film! 

Thanksgiving Pictures

I apologize for the lack of posts for the past several months. I have begun post-high school courses online so life is a bit hectic right now. It is a good kind of hectic though. The courses I am taking are listed below for anyone interested. I would recommend all of them at this point, although I am not very far into any.

• Koinonia Institute
• The Creationist Worldview
• America's Test Kitchen Cooking School

 

Anyways, here are a few pictures of our family taken this Thanksgiving. I hope y'all enjoy!

Three generations. From left to right: me, mom, my sister, dad, my grandma, and my brother.

My parents with the grandkids. Aren't they precious?

Swinging with Pawpaw Greg :)

Me with my cousin.

Mom and Dad

 

So sweet!

 

 

Thanks once again to Berean Productions for the wonderful pictures.

 

 



Exciting Trip!

It has been dreadfully long since I posted last....many apologies. Life has proven hectic of late. I was awarded once again last week, but have been unable to answer the questions attending. I hope to be able to do so by late next week....we'll see!

In the meantime, my family and I will be traveling to Indiana/Kentucky to see the Creation Museum! I have heard a myriad of wonderful things about it, and can't wait to see it for myself, Lord willing. After staying there a couple of days, we will make a pilgrimage further northeast to see Holmes County, Ohio - the world's largest Amish settlement! I am so giddy about this trip....I pray the Lord will have a lot of information and wisdom in store for us. Our biggest goal with this trip is to learn how we might better glorify Him, and with His guidance alone we will not take our eyes off of this goal. Stay tuned ---- many pictures and stories in waiting when I return, Lord willing!

Homeschooling

I saw this on Doug's Blog and thought it was precious and so true.

I am so thankful that I have had the opportunity to homeschool for these last 10 years.......thankful to the Lord for guiding us into this path, to my mom for sticking to it and giving up a career of nursing, and to my dad for his willingness and joyfulness in being the provider. It has been such a blessing to all of us. I can't wait for the opportunity to teach my children the way God intended it....at home!

Mother Daughter Trip and Witty Wednesday

The first very important anouncement is:

The Marriage Amendment passed in North Carolina! Praise the Lord...He is so good!

Now, on to two other things:

Several weeks ago, my mom and I went on a trip to Rockford, North Carolina. Rockford is a small historic town about 50 miles south of the Virginia border. We stayed two nights at the Rockford Inn Bed and Breakfast.



Front entrance



Side



Back

Because we were in the Yadkin Valley, there were vineyards everywhere. The Rockford Inn had a very small vineyard and a very pretty backyard.



Some kind of Gardenia. These smelled heavenly

The hosts at the inn were so kind and hospitable. At a bed and breakfast, breakfast is served each morning for the guests. Both breakfasts were delicious, but I especially enjoyed the French Toast with Peaches (I would have gotten some pictures, but I didn't want to get my camera sticky).

On the first day, mom and I drove to Mayberry (actually Mt. Airy), the home of Andy Griffith. We have always been fans of the Andy Griffith Show. The drives we took were filled with beautiful scenery...it is a reminder of how great God is.




Driving down the road



One of many vineyards



Sorry for the window glare on this one...I forgot to roll the window down. The view is beautiful, though!


There were many, many old homes and buildings, and since I am such a fan of old things, I took some snapshots!



This was one of my favorites. It was right up the road from the B&B.



This little house was perfectly situated



Loved this old barn

Another beautifully situated home



 
Once we arrived in Mayberry, we drove by Andy Griffith's old home. It is currently a vacation rental, so we couldn't walk around.

We also visited the Andy Griffith museum just for kicks. In front was the statue of Andy and Opie going fishing - the classic Andy Griffith Show image.

We also visited an Amish store and rode through the "Amish country". In the area there were Amish people living interspersed amongst farmers and such.

Amish X-ing sign

The same building with the sign was an Amish market on the weekend



Not an Amish building, but neat nevertheless!





This building was awesome...I think it was a windmill at one time



I was so excited to see this on a church sign

I know this shot is blurry, but I had to post it anyway. These little animals are groundhogs and they were on someone's porch!

An Amish buggy

An Amish home



The views were beautiful





The next day I took some shots of the little village of Rockford before we left.



The 1830's Methodist church



As you can tell, it was raining!



I just loved this house



I am not sure what this building was, but it was really neat (and isn't the inside of the car awesome? This is the best angle I could get :)



The tavern. It was up a tall hill, so I couldn't get the full building



 

The glass store. This was my favorite building in Rockford

I hope you enjoyed the photos, and that these little snippets of my life are a blessing to you. It is most important to remember how great God is:

For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God? It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights.   1 SAMUEL 22:32-34

As for Witty Wednesday, I will be posting a founding father every other week during the summer, due to the hectic nature of our schedule this year! So, next week is the week for Witty Wednesday.

As usual, I love to hear from you. Please leave a comment in the section below!

Easter and Witty Wednesday [6]

As promised, here are some Easter photos from our family gathering. It was the first time to have a family event at our new house, and we were quite excited! I hope you enjoy the few photos I took!

My Edwardian-inspired Easter outfit

Trying to look regal. Notice my dog...lol!

Notice Frodo in this shot, too! He really has a disgusted look on his face.

I traditionally make apple pie for all of our gatherings

I always enjoy creating a design suited to the season

I also made green bean casserole

Mom makes the best pasta salad

I have made deviled eggs since I was very little

Grandma brought delicious potato salad...

and macaroni

Yum!

We found this at a thrift store...isn't it precious?

I collected some wildflowers for the mantle

Close-up

My sweet mom and grandma

Remember those fuzzy yellow chicks I posted about a while back...here is what they look like now!

My brother caught an Anole in our mudroom

Running to see the chickens... my niece and nephew LOVE our chickens!

My niece, Chloe, was looking so pretty for spring. I can't believe how fast my sister's precious children are growing!

I loved her hat

My sister's oldest, Cole, searching for eggs. Since I grew out of hunting for eggs several years ago, I graduated to hiding them (which happens to be really fun)!

Trying to find eggs before everyone else does

My cousin, Ross, and Cole and Chloe. This is what happens when you give hints...they all flock to one area like a magnet!

My brother and I playing chess. He just recently taught me how to play chess...and he also beat me at this game! I am getting better, though!

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Now, on to Witty Wednesday!

John Quincy Adams

---On July 4, 1837, in a speech celebrating the 61st anniversary of the signing of the Declaration, Adams said, "Why is it that, next to the birthday of the Savior of the World, your most joyous and most venerated festival returns on this day.

   Is it not that, in the chain of human events, the birthday of the nation is indissolubly linked with the birthday of the Savior? That it forms a leading event in the Progress of the Gospel dispensation?

   Is it not that the Declaration of Independence first organized the social compact on the foundation of the Redeemer's mission upon earth?

   That it laid the cornerstone of human government upon the first precepts of Christianity and gave to the world the first irrevocable pledge of the fulfillment of the prophecies announced directly from Heaven at the birth of the Savior and predicted by the greatest of Hebrew prophets 600 years before."

---"The first and almost the only Book deserving of universal attention is the Bible."

---"I speak as a man of the world to men of the world; and I say to you, Search the Scriptures! The Bible is the book of all others, to be read at all ages, and in all conditions of human life; not to be read once or twice or thrice through, and then laid aside, but to be read in small portions of one or two chapters every day, and never to be intermitted, unless by some overruling necessity."

---"In what light soever we read the Bible,whether with reference to revelation, to history, or to morality, it is an invaluable and inexhaustible mine of knowledge and virtue."

---"Blessed, forever blessed, be the name of God!"

---"May I never cease to be grateful for the numberless blessings received through life at His hands, never repine at what He has denied, never murmur at the dispensations of Providence, and implore His forgiveness for all the errors and delinquencies of my life!"

---"Providence, has showered blessings upon me profusely. But they have been blessings unforseen and unsought. Non nobis, Domine, non nobis, sed nomini tuo do gloriam. [Not to us, Lord, not to us, but to you name be the glory.]"

---This final one sent chills down my spine, "Posterity - you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it."

Are we making good use of our freedom? To be sure, there are many "rights" we have today, but are they worth the cost? Women's right to choose, though a "freedom", has killed over 50 million babies since the adoption of Roe v. Wade. I contend that we are not making a good use of our freedoms today.

As usual, I would love to hear from you regarding this issue (or any other)!