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Monthly Archives: March 2012

from the phone.

 

thank you so, so much for all of your kind words about my last photo series! it was so much fun, i’m truly thankful to be able to do what i love.  the past couple of weeks have been a bit busy. i have a wedding tomorrow and then things will settle down some until may. my time during the day is devoted to leland….then nap time and when jay gets home is devoted to emailing, editing, editing some more, sometimes cleaning (haha), getting packages together…you know, all of that fun stuff ;) mainly, the “business” side of having a photography business takes up much more time than shooting. a lot goes into it. (but anywho, that’s a topic for a whole other day!)  i hope that you have a beautiful weekend! right now leland is taking a nap and i’m caught up on some things so i am actually just going to sit outside, listen to this album (which i  love!) and take a breath of fresh air. much love! have a blessed day y’all!

p.s. i forgot to mention, the photos above are from my phone over the past couple weeks! loving spring!!

springtime beauty.

a few weeks ago when everything started blooming, i knew that i had to do this shoot that i have been envisioning for a while. the trees were blooming, my model (ashley) was as sweet as can be, and everything fell into place. needless to say, i am very excited to share these! there are quite a few, but i tried my very best to choose my favorites from the shoot. i hope you are enjoying this beautiful season as much as i am….happy spring!

 

 

a gorgeous march wedding.

 

hope you are having a lovely weekend! i have a new gallery on my website from a gorgeous march wedding. it was a beautiful day and i was so blessed to be a part of zach and trish’s wedding. to see the photos and view the full gallery click here. xo!

a roadtrip to tennessee.

when we took a roadtrip to tennessee and went to nashville a couple weeks ago, i brought my camera along and took a few pictures. i love nashville but i especially love franklin…it is such a cute town! we stopped by some old plantations which were absolutely beautiful. it is definitely a lovely area & i always love visiting…

…..iveycake. these make the best cupcakes..they look too good to eat and are soo delicious.

…my favorite store in franklin. love going into this place and their clothes are awesome. not to mention, they play worship music in the store and support some great charities.

found this dirt road lined with trees at one of the plantations and just had to take a few pictures ;)

 have a  wonderful weekend!

 

p.s. thank you so much for the kind and encouraging comments from my last post :)

thoughts and ramblings…

today it’s going to get to almost 80 degrees and boy, does it give me spring fever! so, so excited for warmer weather. i am definitely looking forward to spring. some things that we’ve been up to…..

….last week we went to jasmine star’s the fix in nashville. speaking of nashville (franklin area)….i love it!! and would so love to move there one day. maybe, possibly. for now i’ll be thankful where i’m at ;)

…leland is constantly pointing to everything saying “was dat” over and over and…over. he’s learning new words, doing new things…what a cute age! i love it. i’ve been taking him to the park and letting him run everywhere to get his energy out (he has a lot of it!!)

…i’ve been thinking a lot about blogging lately and why i do it. obviously, it is a journal that is public but i mainly do it to keep thoughts, photos, and other things all together in one place. to write out things that encourage me, what i’m learning, things about my family. i don’t do it for an audience. i need to remember that. i forget sometimes that it is public and anyone can go on it, and it makes me hesitant sometimes to keep writing. but i will anyway :)

some other things that have been been on my heart…..

-learning that it’s ok to not always fit in.
-thankful for encouraging friends and family.
-booked a cabin for later this spring and cannot wait for a little vacation!
-updated and re-designed my website! still have images to add but it’s just about done.
-taking this quote to heart: “friends are for season, reason, or life.” and remembering not all friends are for life.
-loving dave barnes’ new album and christy knockel’s new single.
-also loving the chiffon maxi skirts at forever 21 that are soo cheap! love em.

if you’ve made it this far and read all of this, phew! that’s awesome. just a bunch of thoughts and ramblings in a mess of a post. much love!

always today.

i found this printed and taped in my journal from 2008. i didn’t write it (not sure who did) but absolutely love it…

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“maybe someday, i will quit. maybe someday, i will burn out. maybe someday,

i will throw in the towel and recognize that what is impossible cannot be accomplished.

but not today.

maybe someday i will concede to popular opinion. maybe i will see the side of the

complacent majority. maybe i will realize that there’s no way that God would ask these

hard things of me and make such amazing promises. maybe someday i will find Him just

as safe and uninteresting as His alleged followers.

but it won’t be today.

today i will live, and love my Jesus, and shout to the sky how much He means to me.

i will rejoice in His love, i will embrace His truth, i will run after Him, dance to the melody

of grace, and give Him glory for every moment! i will be obsessed in His kingdom, entranced

by His light, filled with His love, and consumed with His passion.

because it is always today, and never someday.
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