Photographer, Accountant, Wife, and mother to a dog....

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Today on Kelly's Korner, Show Us Your Life...it's "What is Your Typical Day Like"...

Well, my days are not your typical day for a girl who has no children….I’m a full time accountant, full time photographer, wife, and mother to a Chesapeake Bay Retriever! A typical day looks like this!

530-615am    Kaz TRIES to wake me up. My response…“Kaz, can I have just 5 more minutes?” :)

630-645        get ready, leave for my accounting position at Seacoast Church

730-4pm       My brain is filled with thoughts of numbers for WAY to long….

4-430pm       Drive to gym

430-530 pm  Run….Hopefully:)

Afternoons are tricky:

Every day, I spend at least 30 minutes responding to photography emails….Some days I have photo sessions….Some days I have to edit pictures….AND some days[These are usually my favorite days] I can go home, be lazy, watch TV, spend time with Kaz and just relax!

My schedule is so crazy….I have to balance A LOT! Weekends are always filled with photography especially coming up…Between April-July I have 27 weddings….It’s crazy! My life right now is crazy busy! BUT I wouldn’t change it for anything…The Lord continues to bless me daily and has given me a passion and talent I never knew I had!

Thank you Lord[even though things are crazy busy]for your continued blessings in my life!

What does your typical day look like?

Considering it pure joy....

I think[FOR NOW] I’m finally at a place where I can be happy for other people who are pregnant….It’s been a long journey with infertility and so much of me has wanted to give up completely…I’ve experienced a lot of hurt[still do] but at the same time I’m seeing this trial as a blessing….

I was talking to a friend yesterday who is pregnant…It’s the first time I’ve talked to her in awhile and she told me the story of how she found out she was pregnant, and a little of her and her husbands story since then…Normally, when I talk to friends and they tell me this stuff I cry but yesterday was different. I was actually happy for them….Not that I’m not happy for other friends but initially I’m sad because all I think about is that I don’t have children, and question my faith, and why it isn’t happening for us. But yesterday, I really didn’t do that….I was rejoicing that the Lord was faithful to this couple in this way…

You see, Kaz and I truly can look back and see WHY we haven’t had children yet. We are THANKFUL that it didn’t happen 2 years ago when we started trying because the Lord has done so much in our lives since then and has truly PREPARED us for the day we do have a child. He has PROVIDED for us in ways we would have never expected, and has GROWN our marriage to be stronger. BUT more importantly, HE HAS given us THANKFUL hearts, HOPEFUL hearts. PRAYING hearts, and LOVING hearts.

By any means, I’m not perfect….and I still have really rough days with this, but for NOW I’m satisfied and content with our lives…I’m still PRAYING for a child, and most important I’m HOPEFUL and BELIEVING that we will have a child!!!

Dear friends, if you struggle with infertility I would love to hear your story or simply pray for you. Please email me….
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Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds,  because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.  Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
James 1:2-4