Something I miss

One thing you may or may not know about me is...

That I used to write for the newspaper in high school and college. 

I've always loved writing, so it was perfect for me.
My senior year, of high school, is when my writing really started to change.
It was the summer after I became a Christian and my passion changed.

I started writing about my relationship with God and my faith in Him.

I wrote about my past, my morals, my hopes.

I gave glimpses into my heart and life. 

In college my writings got deeper, more personal.

I wrote about my struggles and how God was there.

I wrote about my pain and how I saw God in it.

I wrote about whatever was on my heart, whatever He placed there.

And I was unafraid. 

I miss writing that way.
I miss writing with passion and conviction.
I miss writing without fear of what other's may think.
I struggle with that now because there is so much on my heart and in my life,
But I am afraid, afraid of what others will think.
Some of those people in my life and some in the blogging world.
And some things are too personal, but I still want to write it out.
I still want to share. Such a battle for me.
I miss this more than I can explain. It's a deep part of me, more than I share.
Do I write what I want, regardless of what others may think.
I think it's all about balance, but maybe I'll try to be more open here.
Maybe I'll even share stuff I wrote for the newspaper.

Do you struggle with this? What topics do you just not go near?
Do you want to be more open? Or less open?
Curious about your thoughts!

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Headed Towards a Dream

My dream came into light when I had my son, Braden almost two years ago.
I loved taking pictures of him. I wanted to capture every single moment.
I literally have thousands and thousands of photos from when he was a baby.
I realized during that time how much I loved capturing memories.
When he was just a few months old we decided to buy a better camera...
And I've loved the feel of my canon in my hands ever since.



I've dreamed of having a photography business ever since.
Honestly, its something I always thought I'd dream about, but would never happen.
I figured years and years down the road, I'd still be dreaming, but that's changed.
Life is too short to just dream. Its too short to just think about doing something.
You should do what you love and photography is what I love.
I haven't been this passionate about something in a long time, other than motherhood, that is.
Its important to be passionate about something.
For me, especially, there's more to me than motherhood.
I have dreams. I have wishes. I have longings.



I'm no longer just dreaming a dream, but putting my dreams into actions.
This dream fills me with joy and happiness. More than I've felt lately.
All of this feels good, so good.
There's still a lot to put into it. I still have a lot to learn, but experience is the best teacher, isn't it?
I also want to come with a name and a website, both things I'm clueless about.
So, tell me any suggestions, you creative minds?
Any thoughts on a name? And how do you go about setting up a website for your photography?

To you my lovely readers, don't be afraid to go after your dreams.
You can do it!

A passion of mine

I love to write. 

The first time I remember writing a story was 3rd grade. 

I couldn't wait to get done with my math so I could work on my story.

And then as I got older I would spend hours writing in my journal.

Writing about things going on in life such as my first crush and first heartache,

prayers to God, frustrations, anger, things I wanted to change, things I was thankful for. 

In high school and some years in college I wrote for the school newspaper.

Writing was my way of getting my thoughts out. 

I'd write about things I was going through.

Hard things.

Convictions.

Passions.
God things. 

I loved it and felt like I was good at putting my thoughts into words.

I wrote without fear. 

It didn't matter what others thought because they were my words and they were 

important to me. 

I miss that, writing that way....
Writing things I'm convicted and have strong feelings about,
things I believe, passions I have. I miss writing without fear.
I want to do more of that because its important to me, because I love it.

So, hopefully there will be more of that around here.

Setting goals

I'm horrible at setting goals. Actually, maybe its not that I am horrible at setting goals... I do perfectly fine at saying what I want to do, but horrible at follow through. I wish I were a more motivated, goal-oriented person, but I don't seem to be. I want to work on that. I'm hoping that if I blog about them, then I will actually follow through. I hope so. 

I have things I "want" to do in multiple areas of my life, so I need to set goals in specific areas. Here I go!

Spiritually

Read The Word daily. Even if its just a single verse.

Journal a few times a week. Its my way of praying and I used to do it for hours at a time. 

Pray with my husband before bed time. We were doing so well at this and need to get back on track.

Pray with my baby before he drifts off to sleep.

Health and wellness

Drink more water. I'm not a fan, but my body needs it.

Exercise daily. Even if its just a walk. I want to learn to be better at running, so maybe I should try that.

Eat better. As in 3 meals a day.

Wash my face twice a day. Its so easy to go to bed without doing it!

I'm sure there is more I could add to this one!

Passion

I want to find out what I am passionate about. 

For one, I love taking pictures and I have this great camera, but I don't know how to use all the functions! So, thats my goal! Figure out my camera!

Write more.

Read more. I need to take a trip to the library.

That's it, for now...
I can do this. I can meet my goals.

::all pictures via pinterest::

More passion

One of my favorite things to do is use my camera. Its become a real passion of mine since having our little boy and an even bigger passion since getting my canon. I love it. A perfect day to me, would be grabbing my camera and just heading out to take pictures ALL day. I'd love to also have my own photography business someday. I dream about that a lot and pinterest has definitely inspired me with all the photos that have been pinned! I need a lot more experience, which is why I think its important for me to use the camera everyday, even if I am just snapping one photo! That's why I decided to do  this challenge.  I will be doing a lot of challenges  like that one - there are so many out there, which is great! I  hope to get my creative juices flowing. Fridays will be the days when I post pictures I've taken throughout the week. Here are some:

Day 1: A photo of yourself. 

(I like this angle) 

Day 2: A photo of what you wore today.

Day 3: A photo of your favorite place to be.

(Outside in the sun)

Day 4: A photo at a high angle 

(on a chair...as high as I could get)

There will be a lot more photos next Friday!

I'll try to not make them all of my baby, but I can't promise that you won't be seeing his face a lot! 

=)

Hope your week starts off with a bang!

I am so glad its here!