we’ve had a very busy year!  and although when most people say this as a complaint, i am saying it with pure gratitude!!!

God has blessed clint and i with so many opportunities and achievements this year, and as we approach the Thanksgiving holiday i cannot help but think about how grateful i am for this busy season in our lives. i am grateful for the friends and family that have supported us and encouraged us to chase our dreams and live a life that is pleasing to the Lord. being able to take time off is a blessing as well as a foreign field for us…we don’t sit still very well and sometimes you just need to step back and re-evaluate your life, goals and relationships!!! if there is anything I’ve learned this year as a business owner…it is to take breaks! the entire reason we decided to go full on self employed this year is to slow down and spend time together as a family before this precious season of our life slips us by. we make our own schedules and we get to plan how we start and finish each day. we’ve learned so much about each other through this time too. being married 5 years now it is refreshing to know we can keep surprising each other!

i’ll be doing a reflection post for this year…but this is so strong on my heart right now. our time on earth is so precious and although we are only here a brief time before making it to our heavenly home…we need to make the most of the time we are given here on earth. i decided last year to quit letting things get to me, to let things just roll off my back. not in the sense of acting like it didn’t bother me, but actually let it go. i cannot begin to tell you how freeing that has been! my business has become my ministry and i want to reach so many couples and families and show them the love of Christ…but i cannot do that if i’m secretly holding a grudge, angry with someone or thinking that someone owes me an apology.

this year i’ve been able to really focus on my family, my friends and my love of photography! i’ve been able to let go of past relationships that are just toxic…they weren’t doing anyone any good and i honestly felt a huge burden literally lift off my shoulders! being able to just brush something off and move on is so liberating!!! i just get so happy thinking about it!!!

so as we approach this Thanksgiving…think about a time when someone has hurt you, or you’ve felt betrayed, unloved or just outright angry with someone. pray for that person. pray for healing, pray for forgiveness – for you and them, and pray for a clear mind…to be able to let it go and not worry!!! pray that you can show the love that the Lord has shown us…actions speak louder than words. put it into action and be #thankful!