Silhouette Studios

Friday, July 17, 2015

Chateau Wedding: Steve & Debra

The first weekend in July, we headed down to Texas to shoot a Chateau Wedding. Gorgeous location, beautiful bride, and a serene setting made this wedding a joy to photograph. We loved getting to know Steve & Debra and capturing their day!

The bride's daughter Carly was Matron of Honor - and her daughter Tallie was the Flower Girl. We enjoyed capturing these few images of their family ..... so adorable!

Steve with his children: Alaina and Jordan

The Groomsmen

After getting the reception started, we snuck outside with the Bride & Groom to capture them together..... love the results!

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

South America - Here I Come!

Only two days now and I will be on my way to South America via Florida. I am so excited to see what the Lord will accomplish in and through our teams. I want to thank each of you for your love, support and prayers - they mean a lot to me! If you wish to follow my trips, you can use the following links:

GE Facebook Page: Usually something posts from the team at least once or twice a day. This is the place to go for up-to-the-minute updates. You don’t need a Facebook account to the view the posts.
GE Instagram Feed: Usually something posts on here at least once a day and we often repost pictures from other team members so it’s a great collection of team members' viewpoints.
GE Trip Blog: We post longer stories and more pictures on our blog than we can add to social media. This is where people can get the more in-depth story.

I will be in Ecuador from July 11th - August 2nd. I will have a 2 day turnaround in Florida before heading to Guatemala from August 4th - 18th. I'll be on the Photography team in Guatemala - using and teaching photography as a way to share the gospel. Here is a recent request for our photography team. Please consider supporting this:

We've put together a fundraiser for five new student cameras. Our 15 student cameras have been traveling the world for a few years and some of them have taken their last picture. We also gave away a few at orphanages where we taught photography. On the whole, I’ve been impressed how well the cameras have held up, but they’re not indestructible. Here’s a link: https://www.tilt.com/tilts/cameras-for-missions.

Saturday, June 20, 2015

My Dad

I love my dad. I can't say enough about how much he means to me. Here's my feeble attempt at recounting just a few of the things I love and admire about him:

He loves the Lord.
He played a major part in giving me life.
He has a great sense of humor.
He loves my mom.
He used to sing a funny song to wake us in the mornings when we were little. :)
He makes hard choices.
He has always lived for his Lord.
He works hard to provide for his family - at times working 2 or 3 jobs and 60+ hours a week in order to make ends meet.
He studies the Word.
He gives up so much for his kids
He makes sure the vehicles are always full so my mom doesn't have to pump gas.
He loves to vacation with his family
He loves dogs
He's a great cook on the grill
I can still remember his excitement each time a new little sibling arrived
He loves me - and he tells me so.
He's a praying man
He's great heading up projects
He's a man of vision
He rises early
He gives good advice
He shepherds his church
He loves music - even though he's tone deaf
He's a good driver
The times he would catapult me into the water (when I was little) at the lake
Encouraging texts to let me know he's praying for me
He loves horses
That he gave up his childhood dream of living in the desert with his horse and dog. :D

And this is just the beginning. I could go on and on. Just 2 weeks ago he preached his father's memorial service sermon. I know that was hard - I was so proud of him. He did a wonderful job. Afterward I took this photo of him at the altar in the church where the service was held. The same altar where he surrendered to preach at the age of 15 - thereby causing his own father to cry. {One of only two instances that anyone could remember him crying.} The same church where he and my mother were married. I love you dad!

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Showers of Blessing

I had the best surprise this morning! Overnight, an envelope bearing the message "Towards Rachel Stewart's Trips" appeared in the night drop-box at the RV park where I work and live. Inside I found $1,000.00!!! I was so excited! With just about a month until I leave, I was a little concerned about raising enough money to pay the balance of my expenses. This was such an unexpected {and exhilarating} turn of events. :) Many thanks to the one who gave - I am so appreciative! May the Lord bless you for your giving heart!
And tomorrow, we will be having a fundraiser at Chik-fil-A here in Enid. Come by and join the party and help raise funds for my trips! Hope to see you there.