Two Texas Beauties & My Borrowed Camera

Photography makes me weak at the knees.  I’ve been crushing on him for a few years now.  The last few years it has been a huge part of my life.  However when I decided to move to attend Hillsong, I put at hold on my love affair with photography.  I sold my camera, and other photo equipment in December.  However when I decided to wait until July I started booking photo shoots again, luckily for me the store I sold my camera allows me to rent it out whenever I need it. Last weekend I went for a short visit to Texas to take senior pics of two beautiful ladies.  Really I just use any excuse to see my niece and nephew.  When I upgraded my camera, to the 5D Mark ii, I sold my Canon Rebel to my sister in law.  So I was able to use this when I visited.

I remember when I used this camera all I did is complain about the equipment I used, and how no one would take me serious with tis camera.  But it was this camera that made me enough money to afford my big kid camera.  So often we want to hurry through seasons, of our life. God has something that he wants to teach us in every season although it isn’t always fun.  Looking back on this time, it made me a better photographer.  It made me truly learn how to use all the dials on the camera, and prepared me for using my big kid camera.  Here are a few images from our shoot this weekend, I hope you enjoy.

-Jsqd

And lastly this one because my niece would kill me if I didn't post one with her in it. 

Juicing

                                 

November of last year I came across a movie on Netflix, that intrigued my mind.  It was Fat Sick andNearly Dead by Joe Cross. It detailed his journey of a 60 day juice fast. During that time he was able to cure a chronic disease, and lose close to 80lbs.  Although I haven’t been successful with completing my personal juice fast, I have been able to add juices to my daily life.  I have struggled with asthma for as long as I can remember, and I also have at least one yearly big sickness. Sometimes its breathing treatments at the ER, and sometimes its sinus infections that make me want to stick my head in the freezer for extended amounts of time.

This year I began adding fresh juice into my life, and I started to notice that throughout the weather ups and downs I only caught one small but, and I was able to go the entire winter season without one breathing treatment.  Today I am going to give my juice recipe, that I use on a daily basis.

1 Cucumber

1 Lemon

1 Green Apple

1in of Ginger

5-6 leaves of Kale

1 cup of Spinach

Voila instant yumminess

I use organic fruits & vegetables that way I don’t have to peel them, I am kinda lazy like that. A couple of pointers would be, use a juicer not a blender, Nutribullet, Ninja, or Vitamix. These are all completely different than a juicer. I use the Breville Juice Fountain Plus, and I love it.  I used a cheap juicer when I first started, and it lasted all of 1 use. So try to get a quality juicer, at a reasonable price. Also I find that I like the juice better if I eat it within a hour of making it, however that's not always convenient so you can make it and save it in the fridge in mason jars for 48 hrs.  

This has pretty much been my morning meal.  I discovered these bars this weekend at Whole Foods, and holy cow they are amazing. They taste kinda like a healthy Eileen's Monster Cookie.  Plus they are local, and I am all about supporting local business. They are actually made down by the OKC Farmers Market.  It also doesn't hurt that the guys from KiZE were in Whole Foods and they aren't too bad on the eyes.

Alright, deuces for now. Tomorrow I will doing a Fashion Friday special. Talking about natural hair. 

-JSqd

My Call My Heart My Life

Welcome to my little spot on the Internet. I know, I know I said I would be blogging again starting on Monday, but life happened. So Wednesday and Monday are pretty close together if  you ask me.

The name of the blog is pretty much explains itself, but just to clarify read below.

My Call- To help a generation of young women to see themselves as Christ sees them, to inspire them to be true Proverbs 31 women, and to challenge them to leave their mark on this world.

My heart- My Lord, my family, my girls, and photography has my heart.  My relationship with my Savior has been eventful to say the least, but HIS constant grace for my stupidity has strengthened our relationship.  My #1 will always be the Lord, and serving his will.  I would be nothing without my family, they affirm me, push me, and call me on my crap.  God placed me in a wonderful ministry in South OKC, and gave me a group of young ladies who I love dearly. Lastly photography is my way to express my love for God's beautiful creation.

My Life- All the craziness that makes me, whether it be my natural hair journey, juicing, my d.i.y. attempts, or my obsession with my boo Kenzie Da Dawg.

A little about me:
I am a lover of people, and adventures, photographer, youth leader, a comfortable shoe addict, die hard Thunder fan(I might shank you if you talk about my boys), soon to be Hillsong College Student(yep that's Australia y'all), new Yankee's fan, fairy Godmother to three little delinquents, Aunt to two kids who grow incredibly to quick but bring me so much joy. But most importantly I am in love affair, with the CREATOR of all things. Although I am fumbling through this thing called life, I strive to seek GOD'S will in every decision.

My current life verse:
Luke 1:45- "Blessed is she who has believed that the LORD would fulfill his promises to HER." I hope this blog serves as a place of inspiration, and a call to live for more.

My current obsession:
Classen curve juice at Whole Foods(pineapple puree, carrot juice, apple juice, and ginger), and yoga pants.

What I am looking forward to right now:
Australia, duh!!!

-JoAnna Johnson aka jsqd