Engagement Session, M&J

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  • I’ve shared this before, but I think it’s worth sharing again on Mother’s Day... I often think about the "weight" of motherhood. This “weight” first hit me 6 yrs ago, before I even had kids this side of Heaven. I remember it perfectly. I sat in church alongside my husband and the worship band began to play the song “Whom Shall I Fear” by Chris Tomlin. I will never forget that moment because I had miscarried our first baby just weeks earlier, and I could feel God speaking directly to me through the lyrics of the song. It was like He was wrapping his arms around me. These are the words we sang: “I know who goes before me I know who stands behind THE GOD OF ANGEL ARMIES IS ALWAYS BY MY SIDE.” No one besides my husband knew about our loss. I’m not really sure why I didn’t tell anyone, but it was eating me up inside, my shattered heart clinging to the words of this song as I quietly celebrated and mourned my first Mother's Day. So why am I telling you this? Because, whether you’re a mom raising her own biological children, a mom trying and struggling to conceive a child, a mom who has lost a child before ever getting to meet them, a mom struggling to grow her family, a mom who has adopted someone else’s child, a mom raising her child’s child, a mom who has given up her child, a mom caring for the children in her community… no matter what form motherhood takes in your life, whether it looks the way you expected it to or not, YOU ARE ALL MOTHERS. “Mother” isn't a term reserved solely for those raising their own children here on earth. It's so much more. It’s the state of one’s heart that defines their motherhood. & I think we can all agree that motherhood carries a lot of weight. And sometimes, it’s easy to let Satan sneak in and convince us that this weight is a burden, that it is more than we can bear. So, my prayer for you this Mother’s Day is this: That you could clearly see how the weight of motherhood has made you STRONGER. And on those days when you feel like you’re not strong enough, I pray that you would remember this: The God of angel armies is always, ALWAYS by your side, and he will help you carry that weight. Happy Mother's Day, to ALL the mamas.🌺
  • Coupla’ lunkers. 🎣🤣 #mnlakelife
  • Finally snagged a shot of this girl in the same birthday outfit her sister wore. Only took 2 million tries. 🤣 We have special frames for all the kids with their hand/footprints + a first birthday photo in our bedroom, so I really needed a good shot of this goober. And I think I can definitely handle this one taking up a permanent place on my wall!😍🙌🏼⁣ ⁣ Ps. You can check out her big sis in this outfit in my stories. What do you think - do they look alike??
  • When I made this little dress for Teddy for her first birthday, it never crossed my mind that I might get to see a second little girl in it. And although I spent a solid 30 minutes and lots of bribery trying to get Rosie to sit still or smile for a photo without success, I did catch this one brief second of stillness. I wish I could freeze her just this way forever. Chubby arms and cheeks. Goofy toothy grins. And curiously examining every little thing that crosses her path (2 day-old crumbs from her siblings, and all)! Being her mama is truly the greatest gift.💕#rosienate
  • Baby girl, you put the 🌈C O L O R🌈 inside of OUR WORLD.🤪💕 #rosieposiegrows⁣ ⁣ Swipe to see just how much she’s grown.⁣ ⥂ •1 YEAR ➳ 1 WEEK ➳ 0-12 MONTHS•
  • And just like that, my baby is O N E. #growingbabyp3 #dontaskmehowimhandlingit⁣ 😭 ⁣ Scroll to take a trip backwards through time↻⁣ 1 YEAR ➸ 1 WEEK ➸ 39 WKS ➸10 WKS
  • My Easter 🐇 ‘s.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Swipe to the end to see the only millisecond that the baby sat still + proof that my “straight-haired baby” has gone curly like the rest of ‘em.➰🤪➰ #rjtmakesthree
  • Every once in a rare while, you remember to hand the camera off to someone else, and get in front of it instead. Celebrating this Easter with full hands and a fuller heart. 💕⁣ ⁣ “Here is the amazing thing about Easter; the Resurrection Sunday for Christians is this, that Christ in the dying moments on the cross gives us the greatest illustration of forgiveness possible.”⁣ - T.D. Jakes

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Writer. Photographer. French Fry enthusiast. Mama. Will work for coffee.

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