Don't end your sentence with a preposition

I thought I'd share my favorite birthday card with you. This is from my best friend and we're both sticklers for correct grammar. Not to mention that we would have a conversation like this:).

I still can't believe that I'm 31. I truly believe that this year is going to be a year of blessing. I can not describe how wonderful it feels to know that God is blessing me to do what I was created to do to bring Him glory. I look forward to sharing the year with you!
Be free!
B

The Smiths

These are my friends The Smiths. I love this family. I met Brian and Melanie through Discovery and we became fast friends. They actually bid on a photo shoot from me and won. It took some time to get it together, but I think we had a great time. I enjoyed shooting them. They were fun and up for ANYTHING!

My First "F" as a Southern Belle

I just had a conversation with my Memaw and she is , "Mortified that her granddaughter born and raised in the South doesn't know how to make biscuits or cornbread".

I pride myself on being a Southern Belle (I was in a Debutante Ball for heaven's sake), but apparently my future rests on these two things. My mom and Memaw are wondering how they failed me and my future spouse and children because I can't pass on such a heritage.

Tonight I'm tackling cornbread. I think there's still time for me to gain my crown and get a shiny Southern Belle "A".

A Must See Movie

I just finished watching The Darjeeling Limited and I highly recommend it!

It's the story of the spiritual journey of 3 brothers in India. It's full of hope, humor and dark comedy. The cast includes: Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, and Adrian Brody.

I laughed, I cried and ended with a renewed sense of who I am. For me, it's a picture of the long journey to freedom that I travel daily. It's easy for me to want to be "fixed" quickly but healing truly takes time.

It's the journey filled with the laughter, tears, and ironic comedy that make the healing so much sweeter on the other side. Check out the movie and see where it takes you!

Be Free!

The Time is NOW

You know, life is strange. I spent the last 9 months of my time in Dallas with mounting anger towards God. I couldn't understand why He had closed the doors for me to work with Frontiers to pursue photography and then not open doors for me to do that. My heart was broken and I felt like God was withholding my dreams from me.

Hindsight is a funny thing. Here I am 4 months into life in Georgia and it all makes sense. God had to move me to Georgia for Hid dreams for me to become a reality. I couldn't have pursed a new photo business in Dallas.

About 3 weeks ago after reading an entry on Scarlett Lillian's blog about waiting and having faith in the waiting for God's heart and purpose for you, I surrendered my heart, my dreams and my plans for my business to God. I realized that without He and His blessing that nothing about my photography made sense.

This week has been overwhelming. Funds have been released to me to purchase branding, a customized blog, a customized website AND a brand new pimped out 17" Macbook Pro. Ross at Flosites is the talented design genius that I've chosen to put my trust in. Check them out!

It's indescribable to explain what it feels like to be standing on the cusp of God's heart and dreams for me. I know that NOW is the time. It's an incredible feeling to see the thing that you know you were created to do to glorify God come into being.

I've taken several leaps of faith and God met me in each leap. I praise Him and worship His goodness and grace that WE are living out OUR dreams. What a great God. I know He's smiling on me and rejoicing over me with every release of the shutter. What joy! What peace!

The Opats

I met the Opats through a friend and I shot Isabel's 6 month portraits. I moved from Dallas and they tracked me down in Georgia because they wanted me to take her 1 year pictures. I had a blast with them. We walked around downtown Southlake (which Meredith scoped out for me) and went to town.

It's always a venture doing kids pictures but Isabel was a champ. She hung in there with us and I think we got some killer shots of she and her parents. Here are some of my faves from the day.

Casey Richardson

Meet my best friend Casey. She is the strongest, most amazing woman I know. If I'm ever in the midst of a tornado, I want her there with me. She has held my hand and me for that matter through some of the toughest times in my life. This is one thing I can give back...pictures to make her see how beautiful she truly is.

I made a trip to Dallas a few weeks ago and she agreed to sit for me. We had a lot of fun. She even agreed to pose in the rain...and play in a fountain (and it was chilly). That's true friendship! Case...I hope these make you feel as beautiful as you are!

Patrick Ryan Clarck

This was my first show to shoot. I felt like William from Almost Famous as I walked to the back door to get my VIP wrist band. It was such a blast to shoot the concert. Be sure to check out the pictures of he and his wife in the post below.

Patrick is so talented! Check out his music on My Space here. His website will be up and running soon. Stay tuned for that:http://www.patrickryanclark.com. I predict that he'll get signed very soon. I'm no psychic but I know and love good music. We'll see.

Patrick and Gretchen Clark

I absolutely love shooting this couple. I've shot them a few times and you can just tell how much they love each other. I want to be like that one day. Ya'll keep loving each other well.

We snuck out behind The Granada after Patrick's show to take a few shots. Patrick was reluctant at first but I'm glad we did it. I think we got some good shots.