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Kristin

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...it's about learning to DANCE in the rain.

About Me


I'm a Carolina girl that's moved north for love!
I married Mark, the love of my life, June 10, 2006 and now am living in the frigid cold of Michigan. I have vowed NEVER to pick up the northern accent. I'm proud of my slight twang and kinda like the attention it brings=) I also am a step-mom to a handsome 7 year old boy that looks exactly like his handsome daddy.
I love the Lord with everything in me.
I grew up in a Christian home. I became saved at 8 years old and found true intimacy with the Lord in my high school years. There's no other place I'd rather be than in that deep and intimate place of being face to face with Jesus through worship. Worship allows you to truly touch the heart of God and feel his presence all over you.
I love to laugh.
I like to be listened to.
I have an independent personality.
I admit....I'm a hair perfectionist.
I love doing hair and I love for my hair to STAY IN PLACE=) So...with that said...
I love hairspray=)
I also love makeup.
Can't walk out of the house without my eye makeup on. People already think I look like a teenager and so without my eyes on...people think I'm 12! But...at least I'll be one hot 50 year old like my mom because then people will think I'm in my 30's=)
I also love JEWELRY!!! I have just recently become a Premier Designs Jeweler. So...you need jewelry???...I'll hook you up!
I love taking pictures of flowers and portraits of people.
Oh...and I LOVE CHOCOLATE...Reese Cups are my FAVE!
Well...I guess that's it for now! Love ya'll!
"Yes, everything else is worthless
when compared with the infinite value
of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.
For his sake I have discarded everything else,
counting it all as garbage,
so that I could gain Christ and become one with Him.
I no longer count on my own righteousness
through obeying the law;
rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ.
For God's way of making us right with himself
depends on faith. I want to know Christ
and experience the mighty power
that raised Him from the dead.
I want to suffer with Him,
sharing in His death..."
Philippians 3:8-11
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My Interests

I am a certified teacher that taught 2nd grade for one year in South Carolina before moving to Michigan. I have not been able to find a teaching job since the move and am praying for a job opening in the 2008-2009 school year.I am a photographer. I have photographed many weddings as well as numerous portraits of families and individuals. My ultimate career goal is to become a professional photographer with my own lab and studio.

This is my BEAUTIFUL little family.
My handsome hubby, Mark;
my handsome step-son, Logan;
and me.

Meet our pets...
our beagles Brutus and Sasha...

And our rescued kitty Miles.

I grew up with
a WONDERFUL family
in South Carolina. My parents are the BEST.

And I have WONDERFUL siblings...
including the newest addition...
my sister-in-law, Kerri.

Photography is my hobby...
one day will be my profession.

Artistic Photography

Portrait Photography

Wedding Photography

I'd like to meet:

This is my poor kitty, Miles
getting a dreadful flea bath!
It is quite hilarious
if I may say so myself!!

Poor Kitty
..

"For God love the world so much
that He gave his one and only Son,
so that everyone that believes in Him
will not perish but have eternal Life.
God sent his Son into the world
not to judge the world,
but to SAVE the world through Him."
John 3:16-17

Music:

Desperation
Misty Edwards
Jason Upton
Vineyard
Hillsongs
....anything that brings me
into His prsence!

"You will keep
in perfect peace
all who trust in you,
all whose thoughts
are fixed on You."
Isaiah 26:3

Movies:

I love them all!
Anything from romantic comedies
to cartoons
to action and war movies!

"Guard you heart
above all else,
for it determines
the course of your life."
Proverbs 4:23

Television:

10 Years Younger
What Not to Wear
Extreme Makeover Home Edition
Trading Spaces
Trading Spouses
Law and Order
Without a Trace
Gilmore Girls
Funniest Pets and People
America's Funniest Videos
Animal Cops...

"The Sovereign Lord
has given me
His words of wisdom,
so that I know
how to comfort
the weary.
Morning by morning
He wakens me
and opens my
understanding
to His will."
Isaiah 50:4

Books:

The Bible
Captivating
Love and Respect
The Five Love Languages.

"Put on your new nature,
and be renewed
as you learn
to know your Creator
and become like Him."
Colossians 3:10

Heroes:

Jesus because he died for me and loves me through all of my many mistakes and failures!

My parents for setting such a strong, Godly example for me to follow and for supporting me always.

My husband because he has me and his step-son to take care of, works full-time, and goes to school full-time.

"He has showered
His kindness on us,
along with
all wisdom
and understanding."
Ephesians 1:8

My Blog

With the End Comes the Beginning.

When will this winter fade away and bring the Light. Fade away cold, silent, blank, desperate nights. Come to your end loneliness, death, broken lives. Usher in the newness, the invigorating warmth of...
Posted by Kristin on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:09:00 PST

God knows the steps.

God is at work in so many ways right now&it's amazing! For the first year of our marriage, it was hard many times to tell if God really heard my prayers (even though I knew he did) and if He was reall...
Posted by Kristin on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:38:00 PST