Lottie Moon Services // Hampton Roads Photographer

Greetings, everyone! I hope your holiday season so far has indeed been merry and bright :) Yesterday I had the privilege of photographing the services at the Harbour View campus of Liberty Baptist Church. Every year they make it a point to have a special time of giving to the Lottie Moon offering.

I didn't know about Lottie Moon growing up since I didn't attend a Baptist church, but she was a missionary to China back in the 1800s. She sacrificed her life to bring the Christian message to those who had never heard it before. Each year, a lot of Baptist churches have a special offering time in honor of her work. All of the money goes to international missions - none of it stays with the church.

Last year Liberty began having mangers as a place to drop off your gift rather than the traditional baskets that are normally passed. I love it! Not only does it give the sanctuary a more Christmassy feel, but it also gives more weight and meaning to your gift as you drop it in. I'm so thankful that we are privileged to give to this special offering each year, and yesterday was such a wonderful day.

FHK at Kempsville Church of Christ Youth Retreat // Hampton Roads Photographer

Ah this was one amazing weekend! As much as I LOVE seeing my photography dreams become a reality, there's something even more fun and exciting about seeing your husband living out his dreams - and I got a little taste of that last weekend! Fox Hole Kingdom was the band for a youth retreat in Yale, Virginia, hosted by Kempsville Church of Christ. They played several sessions in the main room, and led an outside campfire acoustic set, which was one of my favorites over the weekend.

The youth who came were SO excited about their retreat, and the staff/volunteers who came were awesome. It's so great to see people who truly love what they do, enough to go away for a whole weekend with a bunch of crazy students! It was awesome to connect with the students outside of the worship/music sets, too. Overall, it was a huge blessing and I'm so glad I got to go, even if I learned the hard way that editing while riding in a car make me majorly car sick.

If you haven't listened to any of their music yet, Fox Hole Kingdom just released a new single, White Lines. Check it out on their Facebook page!

Girls' Night In // Hampton Roads Photographer

Last Friday was the first - as far as I can remember anyways! - Girls' Night In for Liberty's college-age women. The theme of the night was Identity, and a lot of it centered around having a photobooth style area with crazy props for girls to dress up in and have their picture taken by a photographer rather than an actual photobooth camera. It was a lot of fun, even just in getting the pictures to look like they were actually taken in a booth! The girls were all great sports and there was a ton of laughter and silliness going on the whole night. 

There were so many other things, too, from manicures to Olive Garden to a chocolate fountain. It was a great night! The organizers did an AWESOME job decorating on a budget, and had the cutest centerpieces and little details that really pulled the night together. I hope you can see how much fun everyone was having, and I'm looking forward to the next one!

PS I'll also throw in a picture from the guys' night...I didn't hang around for very long, but they had a whole PIG to eat. :)

So disgusting, right?!

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