Sunday, November 29, 2009

cherishing life...



Our lives are a vapor... Paul warns us in the Epistles to make the most of every opportunity, for the days are evil...

I pray this holiday season the Holy Spirit will lead each of us to cherish each moment and make the most of every opportunity... whether to love through deed or love through prayer may our heart's be sincere and washed clean to love fervently from a pure heart.

May faith & love in Him have it's thorough work in our hearts and lives... freedom in Christ, freedom to Christ.

xoxo,
katee grace

Thursday, November 19, 2009

loving the details...

only when we hold people dear to our hearts do we truly notice and appreciate the often unnoticed details...



| capturing + loving life | xoxo | katee grace |

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

WestSide Pregnancy Clinic | Outpouring of Love

That phrase reverberates in my head more times a day than I could imagine. I’m so overwhelmed…”freely you’ve received | freely give.”

I know budgets are tight and finances are strained but I want to ask you on behalf of my friends at West Side Pregnancy Clinic and on behalf of God who reminds us to care for the orphans and windows… This group of people are wonderful and sincere and well-focused but seriously being attacked by the world, where God would have justice and mercy prevail the world wants to bring destruction. Would you be able to help, or maybe team up with a friend and help create a very meaningful and powerful gift for a woman and her child or a woman healing from the loss of her child… I’m not a mother but I can only imagine the pressure, heartache and fear that must accompany a woman in the situations these women at West Side Pregnancy Center are finding themselves. Please just think about it and pray… If you are able to be involved in creating one of these baskets please contact me or West Side Pregnancy Clinic directly…Or if you would like to donate Christmas money for a basket for one of these ladies that would be so so so wonderful too!!!
Love Baskets:

-The “basic essentials” and includes one pack of diapers and one pack of wipes.
-The “my favorites” and it includes the persons 3 favorite things that they used with their child and a little note about each:)
-The “recovery box” and this is for each woman that joins either the post-abortion or post-adoption support groups. It can include a journal, a bible, candles, etc.

Micah 6:8 “He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, and to love kindness and mercy, and to humble yourself and walk humbly with your God?”

I’ll be creating a “recovery box.”

Happy Happy Day!

xoxo | katee grace :)

Check out WestSide Pregnancy Clinic Information Video (4min)

http://vimeo.com/7512496

Families from WestSide Pregnancy Clinic that I was privileged to photograph:

http://belleinnocence.com/#/wpc2009/

| I will be taking baskets to the families of WestSide Crisis Pregnancy Center DEC. 6th & the 22nd so please email me regarding how you would like to be involved katee@kateegrace.com |




I am already so so blessed by "A's" response to this opportunity... "Thanks for sharing this opportunity, it just touched my heart this morning and brought me to tears here at my desk. Women in these situations must know that they are loved and cared for and are so deserving to feel that way." and the Lord's call and graciousness to these women to bless others so we can bless them...

much love,
katee grace :)

Monday, November 16, 2009

Belle Innocence | Princess Tea Party

Belle Innocence hosted our first annual Princess Tea Party last Saturday and I am so so so excited to share some of the beautiful children with you! It was a wonderful way to spend a Saturday and even more special to see the excitement of the little ones and their mommies and daddies as they walked into the backyard so artfully prepared (graciously and beautifully by J Designs) as Belle Innocence's Princess Tea Party.
There were big princess girls...
















...and there were babies
















I'll be posting some of the beautiful details so stay tuned! :)

CLICK here for the fabulous fabulous fabulous slideshow!!!

eternity and real value

It's interesting to look back on life and see the intensity with which God reveals things. Sometimes it seems so gentle and like a leading, the object being revealed still held a bit at arms, while other times it's like being thrust into a reality that is not just right in front of your face but overwhelming my entire person.

| Heaven & Hell | Eternity | Time | Vapors | Seizing the Day | Purposeful | Powerful |


The last few weeks (or maybe months) the Lord has been really revealing to me the reality of eternity and of how temporary is this time we have on earth. My selfishness is glaringly in front of me and I pray pray pray that the Lord leads me out of it and into receiving His grace and His love and pouring out to those around me. The selfishness that seeks to protect and serve myself... no more no more no more!!! I don't want fear of man to rule my life, only fear of God and love for God and love for man...

I went from the Lord leading me into this reality to being thrust into it with the suicide of my dear and long-time friend Jordan... I pray her death will no just leave me grieving but that my life will change, my priorities will change, my loves and passions will grow and crescendo from this point on through the rest of my days...

| Every prayer matters | Let no person's prejudice, opinion, fear or speculation dictate our lives, prayers, relationships, or obedience to the Lord (loved ones or our own) | May we depend wholly on our Lord, cling steadfastly to His Word, Love & Serve Passionately and Pray like there is a war that we do not see (Ephesians 6)

Seize the day because we are not guaranteed tomorrow.

xoxo,
katee grace