A few of my original Orchid Notecard designs.

Today's Joy: My First Custom Order.

Finished my first custom card order for a customer today, Reader. Thank you cards for her friend's wedding. I'm very pleased with the way they came out. I hope the bride likes them as much as I do. With other photo orders coming in this week, I feel great. What a joy to be able to share this gift I have and make other people's lives better! How humbling that in these days of a tight economy, people are choosing to spend some of their hard-earned money on my work.

Gotta give the glory to God, for providing the talent and resources that got me to where I am now. If you'd told me 10 years ago, or even 5 years ago, that I would be a photographer in my spare time, I wouldn't have believed it. You never know what comes next in this amazing plan of God's. I feel more fulfilled than at any other time in my life. That is an incredible gift in itself! I can't wait to see what He has planned next!

What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God. ~Eleanor Powell

Quote courtesy of The Quote Garden.

Some of my new notecard designs.

Today's Joy: The Finished Product.
Just finished the last of my new card designs for the show in a couple weeks. Reader, there are 20 in all, plus my original 8 Orchid notecard designs. Add to that the new bookmark designs that will also debut at the show and I'm feeling pretty darn good.

Love, love, LOVE these new cards! I saw the finished product and said a little prayer of thanks to God--they are better than I hoped for! Can think of at least a dozen people I want to send them to--but that would defeat the purpose of selling them, so for now, I will refrain. All in all, I'm feeling well-prepared and excited. After experiencing specialized show markets and the craft fair scene, I'm really interested to try my hand at the art fairs.

Just goes to show, Reader, you never know when that divine creative spark will lead you to something wonderful...