grant, katie, thomas & james

i’m afraid my life has been littered with bad choices. some of them had to do with unhealthy relationships, financial mishaps and fashion faux paxs. my coolest outfit in the 7th grade was a pair of pink, PINK stonewashed jeans and a purple shirt that said bad is good. wait, it gets worse. the shirt had mickey mouse on it and he was wearing sunglasses and giving a thumbs-up sign. eek. to go along with this fine ensemble, was a head of hair that was teased so high, a bird could have easily been making a nest up there and i wouldn’t have had a clue. it was bad. and for the record, bad was not good regardless of the message that ridiculous rodent had tricked me into believing.

sometimes though, i make really good choices. brave ones. decisions that cause my path to split off in a totally different direction than i had ever intended. it feels like a thousand me’s ago when i blindly decided to start a photography business. but in all actuality, it was a year ago today. i love my job, it’s been humbling, life-giving and redemptive. i love photography, it has been a visual journal of my heart’s inner workings.  i love my readers. i’m still baffled that people come back day after day to read my random ramblings. like meredith huntley. who is this sweet girl who visits my world and leaves encouraging words in my comment box? and of course, i love my clients. i’m grateful that they allow me to hopscotch into their lives and take up space in their world. like these guys..grant, katie, thomas and james. they are my kind of family. even on the warmest of days, they still want to snuggle. as you view their pictures, you should definitely sing along:

you are my 

sunshine

my only sunshine

you make me happy

when skies are gray

you'll never know dear

how much

i love you

please don't take

my

sunshine

away

the end.

oh, you want an encore? sure thing.