My oldest daughter will start her senior year of high school in less than two weeks. Today we filled out paperwork for her to enroll in her first ever college class. Well, I guess technically second since she is taking a dual enrollment English 1010 class at her high school. It seems like yesterday that she was just going to preschool. I was reminiscing on my drive home from work today when a song came onto the radio that I used to sing to her back when she was a toddler. It is certainly true that the days are long but the years are short.
What I had predicted for my life those several summers ago, and for her life, has most definitely not played out. I’m sure most everybody who reads this now or in the future can say the same. However, there has been beauty in the journey. She is amazing and her younger sister is running up right behind her in that. I can’t even begin to express my immense gratitude for them, their love for each other and their willingness to be team players in our family.
Recently I have not been taking on as many photo sessions for various reasons and I have been feeling a pull to put out more material into the world that may inspire, or at a minimum, let somebody know that they are not alone.
So, this may be a turning point in content. I am a photographer so, of course, I will still be posting photographs and writing about all things photo session related, but I may also post about the podcast I just listened to or a book I just finished reading or something beautiful that I learned while trying to teach young women at church, only to find that I learned more from them than I could have ever imagined teaching to them.
Life can be hard. I would guess that at least 50% of it is a challenge or downright difficult. We shouldn’t feel alone in the easy times or the harder times and I know that we often do. I may not have a million readers or social media followers, but one day someone will type in the right search terms and come across this post just as they need to hear it.
You are not alone. You are loved. You can do this.
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