FAILURE.

- Wednesday, April 27, 2011

I FAILED. I didn't blog for over a week!

I have VERY good reasons though!!
Between:
A Senior Picture Session
A Wedding
9 Projects
4 Tests
and
Traveling 12 hours in one weekend
...
I JUST DID NOT HAVE TIME. Phew. I give kudos to the people who find the time to blog EVERY day.

I'm excited to be back though!!

The wedding that I shot this past weekend was SO amazing. The decorations/theme of the wedding were INCREDIBLE. It is literally like the bride knew exactly what I LOVE and decided to make that into her wedding theme. Nothing excites me more as a photographer than walking into a wedding venue and seeing amazing coordination and decoration!! It was so great! :)
 I am having the hardest time ever trying to upload photos onto this BLOG! It's driving me nuts! I want to show you pictures of how amazing the wedding was! :)

I have finished 5 of my 9 projects! It feels sooooo good! :) I am OFFICIALLY finished with school on May 10th! I am so pumped!!

I have been very overwhelmed lately with EVERYTHING I have on my plate. I honestly do not think I have ever had so much to DO and THINK about.
This verse has helped me cope with things lately:

Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
Isaiah 41:10


- Monday, April 18, 2011

Do you have that one person in your life that is ALWAYS being funny and is always up to something?
I DO.
His name is Grandpa. (Well actually his name is Jim, but Grandpa is what I have always called him). There's a funny story behind "Grandpa". I met him 8 years ago at our Church congregation in San Angelo, Texas. He had the sweetest wife named Lucy. My family always ate lunch with him and Lucy! They were the cutest little old couple I had ever seen! Grandma Lucy (we started calling her this right away, along with calling Jim "Grandpa") started getting really sick. She eventually lost her battle with her sickness and passed away. It broke Grandpa's heart. They had been married 51 years. He couldn't even lead prayers at lunch time without crying. We tried everything to make him happy again, but nothing seemed to work! He said he felt "alone" all the time after she passed away. SO, my mom came up with a brilliant idea! We asked Grandpa if he would like to move in with us! We had an extra bedroom and it would work out perfect! He took us up on the offer and has lived with my family the past 5 years! We love him like he is our own Grandpa (henceforth the name :D). My mom and him have become the best of friends. My mom is a single mom, so she gets discouraged at times, etc. BUT, leave it to Grandpa to make everything better! Grandpa and my brother have a very funny relationship too. They are constantly trying to figure out who can pull the better prank on who!  He truly is a blessing in all of our lives! :)
With that being said...
I have had a hardcore "I miss my Grandpa day". He lives 4 hours away, BOO.
I could really use some of his HUMOR right now. School is out of control and my stress level is as high as the Empire State Building. He always knows how to make everything better!
THE GOOD NEWS= I get to see my GRANDPA this weekend! SO EXCITED! :) I also get to see my Mom, Dad, Nana, Brother, Aunt, and Uncle! :)



(I'm super mad right now. I have the CUTEST picture of me and my Grandpa BUT the dumb uploader says I dont have a license to use the picture!?? WHAT??)

So just imagine a super cute picture of me with a precious little old man RIGHT HERE. :) :) :)

God's Family.

- Sunday, April 17, 2011

Our worship services today were amazing.
Our preacher preached an amazing sermon regarding confession. Private confession and Public confession within the Church.
His sermon touched my heart.
We had five people come forward this morning and two this evening with heavy hearts and requests for prayers. The power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is so powerful. I was so humbled this morning. My Christian family completes me. Not only was the strength that each one of these individuals had amazing, the love that our Church family had for each and every one of them was too. Not ONE person that came forward this morning had to sit up at the front of the congregation alone or walk down the aisle alone. Other members walked and sat with them. WE ARE A FAMILY. This is what families do! :)  I know without a doubt that I can count on my family at the University congregation!
I am so thankful for everything God blesses me with. I am so thankful for his unfailing love. I do not deserve it at times, yet he never gives up on me. I was really encouraged by today's lessons and worship. I pray that I will continue to try my hardest to live like Christ. I owe it to him!

"Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ."
Galatians 6:2

Starting Over!

- Saturday, April 16, 2011

I've had a blog before. I was absolutely AWFUL at keeping it updated. HOWEVER, I am not going to let that happen this time around. I am looking forward to blogging daily :)



balance.
That's the main pickle I find myself in almost daily. Trying to somehow figure out how to balance my life. I cannot figure out how to balance my relationship with God, my marriage, school, volunteer work, photography, jobs around the house, grocery shopping, bill paying, and keeping a smile on my face the entire time. I hate that I just said I can't figure out how to balance my relationship with God and my marriage. That's probably not the right way to put it. My relationship with God and my marriage are the MOST important tasks on my "balance list". Maybe I should say this: I cannot figure out how to balance everything I have to do, on top of putting these two on the TOP! That really is the jist of it! I want to spend ALL the time I can talking to God and listening to Him while reading His Word. I want to praise him constantly. I want him to know how thankful I am for EVERYTHING he has done for me. I also want to spend as much time as I can with Caleb. I'm obsessed with him. He's the goofiest and most fun person I have EVER met. When I know I should be editing pictures or writing a paper for an education class, I also choose to spend just "10 more minutes" with him. Which eventually leads to about 2 hours of us watching our favorite shows that we DVR! My goal for the next month, is to find a way to balance it all. I want to enjoy life! I do not want to constantly be trying to fit something into this schedule or another thing into my other planner! I am excited to see how I do with this task! It's going to be very interesting considering I have 9 projects due by April 28th for school! :)

Ahh, what it really comes down to is this:
I need to realize that the things that seem so important and such BIG DEALS to me are actually not that important.


"Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth."
Colossians 3:2

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