JOURNEY

Let’s take a journey. As 2017 winds down it is the time of year we start to reevaluate who we are, the the of year we’ve had, what type of year we want to have. As I look back on 2017 there are things that I love and things I wish I could change but know I never can.

So I look to 2018. In 2018 I hope to grow closer to Christ, become more secure in my identity in Him, parent my girls with grace, make many more memories filled with make believe and messes, have more late night talks and date nights with my hubby, and grow into who God has called me to be. In order to do any of these things I must first be committed to live intentionally. Falling down the rabbit hole that is social media isn’t an option, spending my time mindlessly watching tv should happen even less frequently, obsessing over things that are outside of my control will be considered a complete waste of time. My 2017 was already pretty busy. I am a wife, mom, homeschooler, life group leader, BSF attendee, photographer. This year all of those titles will remain but I will be adding another to the mix, blogger.

 Over the last half of 2017 I have become more aware of God’s pull in my life. I have made the leap to be more intentional with my prayers and follow Him even when it is hard (thank you BSF for opening my eyes to what true faith is). This has caused some major life changes of my family and myself but the fruit has been amazing and we have been blessed to be able to glorify Him through it all. Through much prayer and a lot of being still and listening I felt God calling me to share my thoughts, my hearts, my story, myself.

I believe He has other plans for me and will use 2018 to shape me and show me who I am as a photographer and a daughter of the King. God has led me to just this, writing. Now I am by no means a talented writer, I mess up my grammar, at times I stumble over my words, and I am a master of the run on sentence, but I have to trust that if God has called me to it He will give me the ability to do it.

So here I am writing my thoughts for the world to read (although realistically I only expect a few friends to be interested if anyone). My goal is to let the Lord guide me, to be transparent, real, at times raw, and to use my photography (which will be a 365 day project) as a way for me to express myself. So if you are still reading this I hope you will join me on my journey as I share my heart and photos.