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I started this blog in April of 2011. At the time, Bret and I were wedding photographers and it was a way to share how marriage is more about the day to day and so much more than the wedding day itself. For about 5 years, I blogged about the joys and sorrows of the Christian walk, marriage, work, family and friends. I’ve blogged every day since a few weeks after I started. In May of 2015, we photographed our last wedding. Now, I have become passionate about simplicity, particularly in marriage, Christianity, business, travel and life. For a number of reasons, we have become minimalists. I’ve found that having simplicity makes life so much deeper, refreshing and joyful. I hope that this blog will help others see the benefits of living simply.

Day 3426 – Yesterday Should Have Been An Anniversary

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If I was still photographing weddings, yesterday would have been my 14th anniversary. It’s crazy to think I photographed my first wedding over a decade ago. It’s also crazy how much my life has changed since then.

The whole thing, paired with other things I’ve gone through over the last fourteen years, has made me realize that having a plan for your life is good, but holding tight to a plan isn’t always good. I think one of the best parts about life is how much it changes and sometimes turns out even better than you could imagine, I know mine has.

So if you’re thinking about things you “should be doing,” “should have done,” or “wish you had done,” I want to remind you to not get too caught up in the “should haves,” but embrace the “ares.”


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Day 3425 – How I Feel About Jumping Back Into Work Today

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It was a truly wonderful time off but it’s back to work today. As always, there’s lots to do, but I’m excited to hop back in. I hope y’all had a great weekend!

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Day 3424 – Trying To Live A Low Social Media Life

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Over the last few days, I was pretty much off the grid. I had my blog posts scheduled, my Facebook group posts scheduled, and no reason to get on social media. It was some of the most restful and relaxed days I’ve had in a long time.

It has me thinking about how much I’m on social media and how going on really does change how my day is going, mostly for the worst. Since I’ve been “back on the grid” I’ve found myself automatically starting to go to Facebook during a lull in work. Oh how quickly we fall back into our habits.

Thankfully, I’ve stopped myself almost every time. So, I think I’m going to try and limit myself to getting on once a day. Maybe scheduling posts as well.

Have you ever tried to limit your social media intake? Was it a hard transition?

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Day 3423 – Why I’m Thankful For Long Distance Relationships – repost

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I had originally planned to post about Junk Food Day, I mean how fun is that? But as I scrolled through On This Day on Facebook, my status from 10 years ago, was “Missing him….” That him was Bret, and he had been deployed overseas for about a month. We had only recently started officially dating. Bret was only deployed for a little over half a year, but he lived in California, and I lived in Maryland. By the time we got married two and a half years after we met, we had only spent roughly four months in the same time zone….and three of those months were when he moved to Maryland a few months before the wedding.

I forget that such a large chunk of our relationship was long distance. It was our normal – saying hello and saying goodbye at the airport, long phone calls, big phone bills, and lots of sleepless nights from talking late.

But I can point to that time as one of the biggest reasons we have the great marriage we have now. Being that far apart forced us to ONLY have communication. It caused us to be honest with each other, I mean, why not be honest with that much distance between you? During those hours and hours of conversations, we talked about everything. During those hours, we developed a deep friendship, which is one of the core pieces of our marriage.

While long distance relationships aren’t for everyone, I sure am glad that I had one. 🙂

This is a photo of Bret from his first visit to meet my family in 2007.

Originally posted 7/21/17

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Day 3422 – How To Be Thankful When Life Slows Your Pace – repost

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I feel like I’m finally on the mend today, which is good because I have some work for one of my clients today! It was hard to take it easy this week. I thought this week would be one of knocking out a number of projects, making progress on things that have been sitting for a while, and just an all around catch up week. I was not expecting to get sick, and stuck in bed most of the week. But instead of getting discouraged in my lack of productivity, I decided to be thankful. Here are a handful of the things I AM thankful for this week:

– That Bret closed on his second house, which takes a little of the financial burden off me.
– That my clients are super understanding, and care about my health most of all.
– That it is a slow season on all fronts (Bret’s out of school, client projects are slower right now, etc)
– That I have jobs that allow me to take breaks when I need to.
– That I have learned over the years to listen to my body, and not push things.
– That the imperative things were accomplished.

What about you? What are you thankful for when life forces you to slow down?

Originally posted 8/12/17

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