"For God so loved the world..." by danette

"For God so loved the world..."

"...that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." John 3:16.

Today's word is love. I bought this item in Kalona, Iowa, where there is an Amish/Mennonite community. Lovely town! It is made of nails. Attached to the piece is a paper that says:
"The cross is to remind us of our Savior's dying for our sins and the nails remind us of the terrible price He paid. Surrounding the cross is a heart. This is remind us that it was His love that held Him on the cross, not the nails."

http://www.kalonaiowa.org/culture.htm

PP 1/26/13
This is absolutely beautiful and fully captures today's word
January 24th, 2013  
It's beautiful, and your image is lovely - captures LOVE perfectly.
January 24th, 2013  
Gorgeous shot!
January 24th, 2013  
Beautiful shot!!
January 24th, 2013  
Very nice.
January 24th, 2013  
Awesome.
January 25th, 2013  
Amen to that! and gorgeous shot, Danette!
January 25th, 2013  
This is a beautiful shot for love and I also love your quote.
January 25th, 2013  
Very nice lighting and balance.
January 25th, 2013  
llovely lighting
January 25th, 2013  
Great sign of all time! I like the sun shining through and this is a beautiful piece. I thought I was the only one who had ever been to Kalona. I lived in Iowa for two (cold) years and literally visited every inch of the state, since I had agents in offices all over the state. I lived in Windsor Heights and had an apartment in Dubuque. What took you to Iowa?
January 25th, 2013  
My parents married in Des Moines (mom frm WI, Dad from FLA). One of my best friends lived in Maquoketa for years. First time I travelled to Iowa was for her wedding. Many, many moons later, youngest son joins a fraternity at UF that is headquartered in Iowa City. After graduation, he worked for them for two years. I really love Iowa City and I loved visiting him a few times. Too cold for me, for certain. I have flown into Dubuque and last time we were there, we were nearby. But did you ever visit Field of Dreams??
January 25th, 2013  
I definately like your pov on this shot and the lovely sunlight at the bottom of the heart.
January 25th, 2013  
lovely shot:D a fav for me.
January 25th, 2013  
A very visually striking capture.
January 25th, 2013  
Great post and photo. Like that you captured the clouds so clearly as a backdrop.
January 25th, 2013  
I love this! Great words! I love the sun flare!
January 25th, 2013  
Very spiritual feel to this, Danette. Beautifully captured.
January 25th, 2013  
@dreams Thanks, Karen. I was trying to balance things beyond my control.

@snowflakes86 thanks so mch for the fav!

@kandernob thanks you, Karen!

@embarkr thanks, Matt. I knew I had to take the photo outside. :-)

@orangecrush Thanks so much, Jerry! Means so much coming from you!

@purdey Thank you, Sharon. I am glad it conveys that!
January 25th, 2013  
Wonderful symbolism and a great composition....and the sun shows us He is the Light of the World!
January 26th, 2013  
@lynnb That's what I hoped for, Lynn.
January 26th, 2013  
Love this!!!
January 27th, 2013  
Beautifully composed to include the sun flare Danette! It greatly depicts the meaning of Jesus' death on the cross that provided the one and only way for mankind to leave a life in darkness and enter into God's light! +F
January 27th, 2013  
@danette Yes, I was there when the movie was released, so I eventually joined the long lines of traffic that visited there. Just before I moved to Florida, I sold health insurance to the neighbor on the farm just north of the field of dreams...wasn't that a great movie!!
January 27th, 2013  
The sun light and reflections of it on a symbol give life to the whole composition. Well done!
January 27th, 2013  
Oh Danette! This is simply beautiful - kinda' reminds me of my shot from yesterday. Great minds think alike :)
January 27th, 2013  
Congrats on the PP, Danette.
January 27th, 2013  
@anden I'm so glad you liked it, Anatoly!

@pjonas Agreed, Patty, much like yours!!

@mittens Thanks, Marilyn, you have no idea what it means at this time in my life. :-)
January 27th, 2013  
beautiful!
January 27th, 2013  
Stunning image, flare and message. Love this. Fave!!
January 27th, 2013  
That's really nice, I haven't seen it combined with a heart before, but that's awesome.
January 28th, 2013  
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