I started a Thanksgiving post on Thanksgiving, but it’s been busy. It’s fitting I finish the morning of my Christmas Sessions.
I really have tried to make it a practice to be thankful every day. This has been true especially since having kids (and very specifically since having Lincoln), bc I want to instill a gracious attitude in them. I didn't schedule any sessions most of this week because I knew my kids would be home, and we would be prepping for our Christmas Sessions. You probably notice I say “we” a lot for a business named after one person. I am a truly thankful girl today. I am so thankful for my sister-in-law who has invested entirely too much in my potential success. She goes to every extreme imaginable to ensure that we get the best photos. She will never really know how much her support and friendship means to me.
I am thankful for a best friend I made later in life. I often regret working my second year in pre-k because I feel like I took so much away from Addie, but if I hadn’t worked that year, I would have never been Luke’s teacher, and I would have never formed the friendship with his mom that I literally thank God for every single day. Brittney has been a HUGE part of raising Lincoln, and nothing tops the sacrifices she made to ensure that she formed an everlasting bond with my miracle. Now she’s so encouraging in whatever I do and especially in urging me to do what I love and make this dream a reality. She has been so helpful and even volunteered her grandparents home for our Christmas sessions. I am grateful for everything she does.
I am thankful for all of the people who let me borrow things for shoots, watch my kids, let me use their property, etc. I am truly grateful And couldn’t begin to express my appreciation.
I am thankful for God’s grace and guidance. I am learning that I have to let things go and not let every little thing bother me even when some things are blatant. It’s been a hard thing to learn, but it’s coming along. I will always be a work in progress, but as long as I’m progressing, then I’m growing. Learning to “grin and bear it” in some situations has been tough but needed, because I really stink at grinning and bearing anything. I pray often, but prayer is not about always being a talker. Prayer requires listening. I am chastised in prayer sometimes, and I usually need it.
I am thankful for positive encouragement that I receive. It keeps me going. I am also thankful for constructive criticism. It makes me better, and I want every opportunity to be better.
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I am about to get extremely busy, I don’t know when I will have the opportunity to post again. Until I do, thanks to everyone who reads my blog. I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas! Enjoy this holiday season!
Thessalonians 5:18
In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
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