A common practice among photographers is applying something called a vignette to a finished image. If you're unfamiliar with that, the idea is simple: darken the edges of the frame. This helps keep the viewer's eyes focused on the center of the photograph. You can take it a step further by using a technique called dodging and burning, where you lighten or darken parts of the image to help direct the eye. It sounds like cheating, but it's pretty common and helps to tell the st

Coming off of Mother's Day, it seemed a smart move to share a post dealing with motherhood. This post from Ligonier gives mothers 12 points based in Scripture on how to be godly mothers. Obviously, I am not a mom myself, but reading this article I can't see how the advice given would not benefit any mom anywhere, and at anytime. So, I hope it will benefit any moms that read this. But, I also hope it will help husbands and children know how to pray for mothers.

Well, tomorrow is Mother's Day. It's interesting, the calendar that is. We have so many holidays for so many things, and of course, there are discussions on various sides of that issue. "Oh, it's just a day so stores can sell more candy or cards," says one person. Another might state that these are good reminders, days that help us remember special people and events. I don't think Paul had these kinds of days in mind in Romans 14:5-9, per se, but I think some of the principle