01/04/2022
🚨Long post warning!🚨Re-entry into the freelance world after welcoming William into our family has been quite the roller coaster 🎢 The mom guilt, the career guilt, the well intentioned expectation for myself has been taxing. One part of me is pumped about getting back into showcasing other artists' and small business owners' projects through photography but another part of me is pulling me to dwell deeper into the lives of these littles. Patrick and I were blessed to have some time away to celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary in February. TEN YEARS, wow has time flown. In a blink, it'll be another 10 years. The quiet trip away from the kids has reminded me just how special, how precious, and how fleeting time is. It would behove me to NOT press deeper into these kids' lives. With absolutely no guilt, and with total confidence, I'm retiring. I'm not quitting photography or art, I just won't be working for you. Maybe we can collaborate, for fun, and I may bring my oldest to teach her, but I won't be sending you an invoice. I'll still be posting from time to time images from past shoots. I still may jump on a set from time to time. I may one day be back at it. There's no plan for now, except to press into the calling I have for my family. With complete gratitude and humility, thanks for reading my longest yet most heartfelt post ever! If you are feeling this way too but aren't sure which direction you should go, I would love to chat! It is good to work, it is wonderful to have a family, the balance is often overwhelming. There's no clear path that works for everyone. We need each other more than ever! ❤️ I can't wait to see what remarkable work God is going to continue to do right in front of my eyes. His will is BETTER. Jeremiah 29:11