{okay so i'm back}

So several months ago in my last post I said that I was going to get rid of my family blog and just combine my personal and professional posts onto my photography blog. Well, after several months of trying to keep track of friends and families blogs without the quick links on my sidebar...I was lets just say "going crazy". So I have updated the look of my family blog to blend well with my photography blog and hope that you will enjoy checking back often for updates on both. Life is crazy right now but good! :) I was recently called as the 2nd Counselor in the Primary Presidency, right after a ward split. The majority of our primary leadership and teachers are now in the other ward so we had to start off from scratch. I am over baptisms and cub scouts, which has been insane but things are started to mellow out a little now that the main part of the cub scout leadership has been put into place. Did I mention that the WHOLE cub scout program came to a complete halt with the ward split because the entire leadership is now in the other ward also. Yeah! I've been busy! :) Even though things have all been crazy and I am trying to continue on with my photography business amongst all of this too... I am loving the calling and the opportunity to serve. I love the other members of the presidency and have really enjoyed working with them so far an learning from their examples. It's amazing what each individual brings to the table and how all of our ideas just seems to mesh together.

As far as my photography business goes... things have slowed down a little since I got this calling but I am still continuing to take on shoots and weddings and loving every minute of it. I am in the process of saving up for a much better camera and some lenses. I am a little frustrated because I always want things RIGHT NOW even though I know it takes time to accomplish goals that you set. I am amazed when I sit with Ben and talk about the beginnings of my business. We often look through old images that I took when I first started and reflect on how far I have come. I still have so far to go when I look at where I want to be... and sometimes get very frustrated that it's not happening faster, but then I look at other photographers work and feel so inspired to keep learning and growing. I a so grateful for the talent my Father In Heaven has blessed me with in the arts and try with each shoot to improve and share that talent with everyone I can, whether it be by capturing their family in images to keep forever or simply sharing information or techniques I have learned with others that share the same passion as me.