be still.

still. peace. quiet. calm. is it just me or does it sometimes seem like these words are a non-existent thing in life? 

Project 365 >> F E B R U A R Y

It's hard to believe February has already come and gone. Just like every month it was full of blessings, lessons, and trials. I'll admit that this month was harder than last as far as pictures go. It was also very busy... and yes, I missed a day getting a picture. Lots of the pictures are rushed and the ISO is high- resulting in grainy pictures, but without saying more...

 this is FEBRUARY

Project 365 >> J A N U A R Y

One of my goals in the new year was to do the project 365. The challenge is to take one picture every day for a year. Technically this is a 366 project because of the leap year, but for the sake of name, I'm calling it project 365. I had thought about doing this challenge for several years, but never did it. Probably the top three things that motivated me to do it this year are these... 1. It is a recommend project for those working on improving their photography 2. This blog. Wow. Yeah this lady is an inspiration. 3. My sister is doing it too.

Sweitzer Siblings [northeast sibling session]

2016 Photography started out with my annual sibling shoot of some of my very dear friends. We were rushed for time and the sun was not in our favor, but my favorite thing about these pictures is the connection between these siblings...also their love for trucks, plaid, and country things ;) 

currently

Here I sit on this cold snowy, January night wrapped in a blanket on my bed, wearing my pajamas, listening to soft piano music playing, watching the snow fall outside, and eating dark chocolate from my favorite, and I wonder about several things... I wonder what the rest of 2016 will be like and if it will be as fast as it's beginning has been. I wonder if I should even consider myself a blogger or if I should even have a blog seeing as how it's become tossed aside lately. But mainly I sit here and I wonder why I have life so good? Why I am so blessed? Why the very God of heaven bestows on me so many earthly goods and delights the heart of my soul over and over again? I may never be able to fully comprehend it, but this one thing I know, that my praise will continually be to my Maker for this masterpiece of a life He's given me. So friend, here's an update on my {abundantly blessed} life currently.