Inspiration

Baby | Little Romé 4 months

Little Romé has the most beautiful blue eyes I have ever seen.  When she looks at you with those cute little eyes, it feels like she is looking right through you and you just melt.. This little girl already has a very playful spirit!  It doesn't take a lot to get her to smile.  O and those cheeks !!  Isn't that just the most adorable !   And is she not wearing the cutest outfit !  Very fashionable I think.. :-)

Baby | Owen's Christening

Little Owen is just the sweetest baby. He is only one month old and already one can see that this is a tough little guy!  :-)  When he was born there were some complications with him and he was hospitalised only a few days after. The doctors advised that he possibly need surgery, but they first needed to run some tests. A lot of prayers were prayed for little Owen, and God answered.  He didn't need the surgery!  He was healed!  A miracle happened!  Praise the Lord.

He was so easy to photograph and I just loved all the expressions on his cute face.  To his parents, Bernard & Gernine, I hope he brings you all the joy in the world.  He is so special..

On my recent trip to the Kruger National Park, I took this picture of waterbuck during sunset.  The light was golden !  Just the way any photographer likes it.. :-)
I would like to share this image with a verse from the Bible that inspired me today.  At the moment I'm reading a book written by John Ortberg - "If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat"  The book is about to hear from God your calling and do in life what God made YOU to do.  And I read this verse in Ecclesiastes this morning and it just all came together !  "Our God is an awesome God ! "

I've recently been on a trip to Botswana.  We spent a couple of days at Wild at Tuli and it has been fantastic!  Wild at Tuli is in the Tuli block in Botswana. The Tuli block has a "no fence" policy so animals can walk around freely, so you never know what to expect when you visit.  On our last day out we came across this eagle that was hunting for something to eat.  It was amazing to observe how this bird was hanging from a tree to make a catch of what ever was in that tree trunk. 

While I was editing these photos it made me think a little..  I thought of the eagle as an "evil force" that tries to catch and swallow you and me.  Lets assume a little squirrel was hiding inside the tree (I don't know what it was, because the eagle did not manage to catch what ever was inside the tree).  The squirrel represents you and me.  We should build our "spiritual houses" strongly and in relation with God's plan for us so we can be out of reach of the eagles.  The eagles will try to reach us, but we should know that God protects us and helps us every day to over come the evil force.  And eventually (like in the last picture of this blog post) the eagle will fly away !  Have a blessed week.

 

Little boy | Danru

I would like to share some photos of my little nephew, Danru.  He is growing up so fast and is becoming this walking talking little boy.  He surely makes our family laugh alot with all the funny things he is up to.  And he sings !  Like a little pro.. :-)  I just loved these images in black and white. Brings out a little bit of this little guy's personality, I think.. ;-) 


 

Wedding | Jaco & Zanandi

Jaco & Zanandi's wedding was a fairy tale from beginning to the end.  I've met with them to do an engagement session (view the pictures here) and just realised again the huge value of an engagement photo shoot.  On their wedding day they were so use to me (and my camera ! :-) ) you could just see how relaxed they were on their wedding day.  An engagement photo shoot can be seen as a "rehearsal" of the wedding day and the couple can then get to know the photographer and know more or less what to expect on their wedding day.  This is so important, as you dont get to re-shoot your wedding day.. :-)