it really has been a hot minute since i have posted but having spent nearly a whole year preaching about goals and getting in the right mindset i realized that it was time to take all i had shared into action. last year i set a goal of one blog post a week and while i did miss a couple weeks towards the end of the year (because well i am human and understand i am not perfect) i saw that when you set reasonable and achievable goals anything is possible. i love my blog and honestly sitting here typing it makes me miss it that much more. the end of 2020 though i knew it was time for change and so i took a leap of faith in sorts because i still had a vision. i still had a plan or at least part of one. i started with a broad idea of what i wanted - spending more time with my photography and from there i set a goal to shoot at least once (maybe 2) a month.

spoiler - it did not go as planned. so while i still have greatly put more time into my photography as well as invested more money into it whether that was in equipment or experience god spoke another project on my heart. i wish i could share it more in depth but trust me it will be good. with that said i haven’t quite been reaching my two shoots per month goal simply because there is not enough hours in the day with working full time, taking an online class (i’m finished now thank goodness!), and working on a new project! something had to give and that was photography because well trust me there is so much more than taking photos. there is prepping and planning, location scouting, and all of the media posts! especially with this algorithm that hinders those who aren’t constantly posting in order to stay on top you gotta be constantly making content! it’s a lot but i love it!

my point of all this though is that often times the things we plan are not the same things god has planned for us. that’s what happened for me. i thought this was the year that it would be just photography but god had other plans. he had perfectly set in my heart this vision from a young girl and after years of it just a thought in the back of my mind the light bulb went off and i came up with a lot of ideas that worked. i started looking into it and setting steps and then kind of just sent it. i knew god placed this in my heart for a reason. it had a purpose and even if it doesn’t end up working well at least i tried. i really have a good feeling with this one. ahh for the day to share it more with you, but for now here is your reminder to simply go with the flow. god has a plan and purpose for all that is in your path - don’t fight it, just let it be. when you do well that is when you will see the true glory that is in each and every moment he has beautiful and so effortlessly laid out for each of us.

“trust in the lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” - Proverbs 3:5-6