It’s been a hot minute since I have posted on the ole blog. And LOTS has happened. Hundreds of sessions (oops), a new baby (hello! he is now 2), and more that I am about to tell you about…
When the opportunity to open a studio in downtown Jonesborough presented itself to me, I knew it was a God thing. It came out of nowhere, we had just decided that we were done having babies, and Natalie would be going to preschool at least 3 days a week the following year. God has a great sense of humor and the day we hung the last picture on the gallery wall before my open house, we found out we actually were not done having babies. Baby number 3 was on the way!! Chase has been such a huge blessing to our family and I can’t imagine life without him. We made it work for almost 2 years in the studio after Chase was born. I wasn’t working quite as much as I felt I needed to, but we were doing good. And then God put it on my heart that it might be time to move on…. We knew we were going to be moving this coming summer, and chances were it wouldn’t be as close in proximity to the studio as we were at the time. We also knew that my kids’ schedules were getting ready to get even more crazy instead of less crazy. Add a toddler to the mix, and I just knew it was time to let something go. So at the end of December, I closed the doors to my studio, but not to my business! I have still been working and doing sessions – just on location now.
Fast forward to a couple of months ago when life really started getting crazy…. We sold our house – without even putting it on the market. We quickly realized that our idea of staying in our house until the school year was over just wasn’t going to happen. We were given the opportunity to buy our dream home – that just so happens to belong to some of our dearest friends here in Johnson City. God totally orchestrated the whole thing and we will be moving into our home NEXT WEEK!!!!
Then another opportunity came knocking on my door…. I mentioned to our preschool director that I would be willing to sub on the days that Chase was in preschool. She then presented me with the opportunity to actually teach a class. A 2 morning a week position then turned into a 5 morning a week position with another teacher decided this was her last year. So I am thrilled to say that I will be teaching preschool at First Presbyterian Church Preschool five mornings a week starting in August! I will still get to be with my little one and be able to teach precious littles every day while being on the same schedule as my big kids. God could not have put together a more perfect plan!
All of this to say…. No, I am not closing down my business. Yes, I will still be shooting. However, it will be on a VERY limited basis. I will offer a day of mini sessions in the fall, a day of mini sessions in the spring/summer, Santa Sessions, and no more than 3 or 4 full sessions a month. So, if you want to get on my calendar for a full session, the time to do it is SOON. Especially if you want fall. I adore photography and I love creating images of sweet families. However, I adore my family more and I know that this new arrangement will allow me to be “mom” first and foremost.
I can’t wait to see how this journey unfolds! God closes doors and opens windows… I am ready to fly!
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