Where did the time go??

Ok, so I spoke too soon! I have NO time! What in my right mind ever made me think I'd have time? Ha, I must laugh at my last post. What changed? My daughter's schedule! As I still feel like I'm stepping into parenthood and I'm getting a taste now of what it's like to have TWO; it has been a challenge to say the least! She has swimming at the YMCA Monday through Thursdays now, and the night before her first lesson, I was thinking about all I was going to have to do to prepare the night before. Wow. Get him ready, get her ready, take a change of clothes..will she need a shower, where will he stay, should I take him in with me, watch him get hungry just as we leave, what if we're late on the first day? Ahh!! I know you mothers out there are feeling my pain. How on earth did you do it? And the single moms? My hats off to you. I know I couldn't have done it myself; that's when I'd be throwing in the towel and say to her, "Well, I'll just teach you to swim myself one day..." Yep, I feel ya.

So here I am, off for the summer but still feel like I have a full-time job with the kids. It's been an adventure! Every now and then I get some time to step away and dive into all my sessions I've been itching to see! Recently I had a rare but fun studio session with a little angel baby and she was the best! Mom was so smart and brought her over at the peak of her day, fed her clear foods, and she was happy as can be. We had a great session for documenting her christening dress on her. This dress is amazing! Handmade by the baby's grandmother from her own wedding dress years before, it is a keepsake for sure. I was lucky enough to solidify the memories of this gorgeous heirloom on this baby and got some great shots! It seems every single image was outstanding; I had a hard time throwing any away. Then we had some fun with a tutu and some butterfly wings. Here's a few shots from this great session!

I'd also like to Praise God for some really great news in my family recently! My sister had a very big cancer scare and the doctors seemed sure she had lung cancer. As you can imagine, this idea has been tormenting our family and the thoughts of everything we needed to do for her were overwhelming us with fear. With lots of prayer and mercy, God delivered the test results to indicate yesterday that she did not have cancer, and what the doctors saw was not dangerous. My sister was so happy!! I am so happy for her, her family, her kids! It was an amazing testimony to what God does for people everywhere, every day. We so rarely hear about the near-misses, I just feel the need to tell you what God did for us in our lives recently. So many things to praise Him for; not enough room to mention it all! My life, although difficult and hurting at times, is changing for the better and so are the lives of the ones I love and I am grateful for that. For those that are still out of jobs and are still struggling emotionally and physically, you are all in my prayers. I love you and Jesus does too!!