Thursday, August 04, 2011

Encouragement Received; Spirit Lifted

Since coming home I have been busy catching all my pets for their weekly bath - first were my hammies (one of them looks sick); then the love-bird; and lastly my doggy. I just finished hanging the laundry and looking at the clock, I did not know it has passed midnight.

In between bathing my pets and waiting for the washing machine to complete its cycle, I had to help a dear sister-in-Christ retrieve her photos which she and I painstakingly took during a photo-shoot session in her studio last evening.

When her hubby called and told me about one of her MacBook Pro's softwares crashing on her while downloading the photos, I prayed and asked God to intervene in this matter. I know how frustrating it can be to lose the photos as she needs to use them soon for a launch.

I suggested to her hubby to try downloading the SD card into his own computer. I waited over the phone (and continued praying) as he did that and all glory to God, the photos were able to download and nothing was lost! Initially the couple thought they were gone as there were no pictures in the card. Praise God that the software in my sister-in-Christ's MBP managed to work again after she re-started it. Hallelujah! :)

Yesterday was a fun but tiring one. I helped the same sister-in-Christ in doing some data-entries for her business. After that we had lunch with her mum. Even now as I open and close my eyes, there are nothing but numbers. :) I am thankful to God that I managed to lighten her workload a little. Hopefully the figures entered are all correct.

Towards the evening when she managed to finish her side of the work, she decided to do the photo-shoot. It has been a while since I last did fashion photography but I was so looking forward to it. I remembered enjoying this kind of photography when I was teaching my students about it almost two years ago. :)

I was also teaching my sister-in-Christ some new techniques so that she can achieve a more natural and candid shots. I am glad she enjoyed those new moves. I was also happy when some of the shots turned out pretty good. :) She was telling her hubby how I was ooh-ing and aah-ing when we viewed the photos. Of course I had to react that way because I was pleased with the photos. :)

Yesterday's session has sparked that desire in me to do more photography. I have stopped for a while especially since I have been unwell for the past three months or so. Well, I have decided to bring my camera equipment to The Netherlands. When I have the time I will do some photography. I think this would help aid my personal retreat as I admire the beauty of God's creation in another part of the world.

Well, I shall end here. I am thankful to this dear sister-in-Christ who has opened her office for me so that I can come and do my own work and also to help her when the need arises. The fellowship with her and her hubby these couple of weeks have lifted my spirit a little and also taken the attention off some of the struggles I am still experiencing.

God is indeed good to have provided such dear siblings-in-Christ. I will always be grateful to Him and them. :)

I shall now go spend some time in prayer.

Good night, everyone! :)

"Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing." 1 Thessalonians 5:11

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