Rain, Rain, Go Away!

Wow, can I just say that I have never been more sick of rainfall in my entire life? It's been nothing but one thing after another here lately; from tornadoes to near constant rain to thunderstorms nightly and flooding. Sheesh. Finally, there is sunshine today! Oh how I have missed it! I used to take that sweet, completely necessary Vitamin D for granted, but no more! Remind me, dear friends, to never move to Europe. I am not that kind of girl. Sunshine is crucial for not only my happiness, but my ability to function like a normal human being.


Ahh, life lately has been... where shall I start? Interesting. Uninteresting. Worrisome. Perfectly fine. Busy. Boring. Or maybe those are just my pregnant emotions talking? Probably. In reality, life is good. We have everything we need and then some. We're healthy and strong, God is on our side, we're about to bring another beautiful life into this world. On the other hand, we're suddenly forced into an even stricter budget. As in, much stricter. Thanks to "hidden" student loans that popped up out of what seems nowhere (ya know, after we just began attempting to adjust to paying the student loans we actually KNEW about). But the amazing thing is that God has already- within a week- made a way in several areas that we were concerned about. We prayed earnestly and He answered! Just like that. At least three occurrences within a week have been huge blessings to us financially. Why does that amaze me? I mean, I know how God works by now and I know He's going to provide. I guess it's just that even still, after knowing Him for so long, I become flabbergasted that He cares so much about me and my "problems". But He does. And that, well, it's overwhelming. I can't praise Him enough.


Photography is going fine. But in all honesty I feel so dissatisfied with where I am. I want to be ahead already... I want to be in a better place. But will I ever feel like I am? I look back on the last year of my life- since my sister and I launched Two Red Sisters Photography- and I can indefinitely see where I've grown and matured. However I still look at my work much of the time and feel like it's not where I want it to be. I know that's normal and I know I can't expect to just wake up one day and be this brilliant artist, however I feel like I'm at a plateau that I can't seem to rise above at the moment. Like writer's block or something. I'm still busy with shoots, but it's not just about that for me. It's about the maturity and the progression. I so crave that. In the meantime, I am s.l.o.w.l.y working on building the Two Red Sisters website- yes, a real, true, professional website!- and getting it closer to going live. Which isn't nearly as easy as I thought it would be. And we recently had a graphic designer revamp our look with a new logo! That's exciting. ;) It's the little things, right?


May is here and it's busier than ever. My calendar has never been so full. There's Soccer games (ending soon), Mother's Day, midwife appointments, playdates galore, my Blessingway, photo shoots, out of town trips, birthdays, etc, etc. I will be on my feet until this baby arrives! Which, by the way, how weird is it that I can now officially say, "I'm due next month"?? It has flown!