April 27, 2010 |

[fotos of the apartment.
fotos of friends.]

moved this month.  i've been so concerned lately with what to fill it with (which in and of itself is not a bad thing).  and why?  if anyone knows me, i'm all about minimalism.  so, really it'd be a lot easier to just sit on the floor with pillows and rugs (something that worked for me in college).  the american dream to me is just overrated.  there is a beautiful hymn that is very apropos to my life at hand, it reads:

Father, I know that all my life
Is portioned out for me;
The changes that are sure to come,
I do not fear to see:
I ask thee for a present mind,
Intent on pleasing thee.

I would not have the restless will
That hurries to and fro,
Seeking for some great thing to do,
Or secret thing to know;
I would be treated as a child,
 And guided where I go.

I ask thee for the daily strength,
To none that ask denied,
A mind to blend with outward life,
While keeping at thy side,
Content to fill a little space,
If thou be glorified.


In service which thy will appoints
There are no bonds for me;
My secret heart is taught the truth
That makes thy children free;

A life of self-renouncing love Is one of liberty.

What made me even think of this hymn was the line, "Content to fill a little space, If thou be glorified."  Without Christ, all there is is stuff with which to just fill our lives.  And more stuff and more stuff and more stuff.  Like the writer of Ecclesiastes, he understands that a life of seeking self, or one that does not seek Christ is to no eternal profit: "Thus I considered all my activities which my hands had done and the labor which I had exerted, and behold all was vanity and striving after wind and there was no profit under the sun" (Ecc. 2:11).  Or as in the Gospel of Matthew (8:36), Christ says, ""For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?"  But this is not to say things in this life are bad.  It's that you just don't want to make your life all about "stuff".

That said: I'm having a party this Friday at the new apartment.  Y'all are welcome to come!  Contact me if you're interested.





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kristen says: Monday, May 3, 2010, 10:39 AM

Simple. And beautiful. So nice.

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April 26, 2010 |
Zach is a very funny senior at Zionsville HS.  we had a blast walking around downtown making some fantastic fotos.  Zach witnessed that day my first encounter of being scolded for standing on "private property."  hey lady, we were only standing on the curb - it's not like we were gallivanting through your barn (yet).  anyway, we carried on with the picture making process and created the following. 

i don't get to do senior pictures often, but I'd like to more...
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April 26, 2010 |
from this past weekend of Kirk and Laura ...

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Kirk says: Monday, April 26, 2010, 02:01 PM

What a beautiful bride!!! :)

J.FREY says: Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 04:29 PM

Hey, and you're married to her now!

Kirk says: Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 09:25 PM

That's great! :) This is a pretty short preview though. Laura and and I are feening for more! :) Must... have... more Jonathan fotos! Your pictures are like a good drug, we crave more!

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April 21, 2010 |
not only is Rachel gorgeous, but she's very lovely inside, too.  her love for Christ is evident in all things.  she's constantly giving of herself - he care for others is very humbling to witness.  i've had the privilege of becoming very close to Rachel and her family over the past few years.  we all go to the same church.  to me they're family, my younger sisters (there's five girls) - to them, i'm big brother. 
Rachel is graduating this year and is off to school in the fall to start an ASL program here locally.  they live out in the country (sort of), so we stuck close to home for the fotos.  we went across the street and followed a path on which her family likes to take walks.  enough of me blabbering already... 


p.s., huh, i almost didn't use the digital, and see what i get for trying to sell the little bugger (yummy fotos); film images to follow here shortly though.



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Nate J says: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 10:15 PM

How courageous, wading around in mud!

Joanna H. says: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 11:53 PM

Jonathan, these are gorgeous! I love all the colors. The red shirt in the forest really stands out beautifully. You're so talented!

Jennifer says: Thursday, April 22, 2010, 07:40 AM

Can't imagine a more lovely subject!!!! She's wonderful and the setting is very "Rachel"

Katherine says: Thursday, April 22, 2010, 02:51 PM

Rachel looks SO lovely in all of these. Amazing work!

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