My husband and I started dating a few weeks before he left to live in South Africa for six months. Before he left our mutual friend took photos of us. She went on to take engagement photos, wedding photos, maternity photos, grief photos, birth photos, newborn photos....she document our lives until six years ago when she moved away. She also put her camera away at that time. Since then I have been taking photos of my children each year by myself and my husband and I have not been in them. This year my husband expressed really wanting family photos but I did not prioritize it because they are expensive and we have a lot of other expenses on our plate.
However, God cares about the details and He cares about what matters to your heart. My daughter mentioned her dear friend was taking family photos of them and I mentioned that her dad had wanted us to all get photos. She asked her friend and her friend said yes. This darling girl is so talented and such a hard working woman. Our photos ended up being on a dark November day that threatened rain. We had to coordinate all sorts of schedules and kept trying to move the photos to be able to take them without rain but the second we left our home the rain started. By the time we left it was pouring rain.
However the photos are lovely and I am so thankful to have these.
Our family is a bit of a gong show. My husband and I struggle in so many ways but in the end our heart beats for our family and for their future. Our life is centred around these miracles and they are just that. Each person you see in these photos? Miracles.
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