I've heard that your business blog should be just that... Business. However I disagree this is a small space for me to be me and who I am is not all photography. I'm a Wife, Mother, Daughter, Sister, Friend, and Christian. Sometimes the line is so fine you can't separate it. This has been one of those years. I adore all of you that I reach out to in this blog. You have allowed me to be who I am and right now it's mostly just a girl having a weak moment. So will you sit with me while I endure the cloud
I was sitting with my son watching a video about Thanksgiving and I couldn't help but tear up when it was described how the Pilgrims were just thankful to have enough food to eat and the dream of accomplishing a future freedom for religion. I am so spoiled and unworthy.
This year has been so hard and sometimes the cloud around me has been very dark. Sometimes you smile but on the inside you couldn't turn that frown upside down if you wanted. I don't want it to overwhelm me so if I could I'd like to take a few minutes to just be thankful during this Thanksgiving:
♥ I'm so thankful that my Dad asked the Lord Jesus Christ into his heart and now I have sweet assurance that we'll be together in heaven when our time here is over.
♥ I'm so thankful that Dad made it out of the hospital and has taken some big steps to heal his body and broken heart. I realize that I could have been spending this Thanksgiving without my brother, my uncle AND my Dad. (thank you God for letting us keep him)
♥My wonderful church family, you carry me with your prayers.
♥Friends with beautiful hearts (thanks for showing them to me)
♥Sisters blood or not
♥Photography (sometimes during a shoot, my heart is light and I'm normal)
♥My babies
I feel better already
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Thanksgiving
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- Melissa
- Wife, mother, photographer based out of Dayton Ohio. Will travel =)
I believe in love. I cry when I see it’s presence in photographs of people I don’t even know. I believe love can be touched with the eyes as they move across the well told story of a photograph. That’s what I want to do… I want to tell love stories with my photographs.
I know Jesus in my heart and through him I know how to change lives. All the beauty I see is because of the stability and inspiration of my home life. Family is so very important to me. They are what makes me complete, my foundation and my encouragement. It is because of them that I know a great love story while looking through a lens.
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2 comments:
I agree...your blog is about business but it's ok to be personal and let people get to know you on a personal level. I just wanted to let you know that I'm thinking about you. Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Love ya ~Tracy
I love you too Tracy.
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