Monthly Archives: January 2012

I’m sure that if you’ve followed this little blog you might have wandered why I stopped posting for a while, and I wanted to share a little bit about that. There was a large chunk of goodness given to me in 2011. I met some amazing people, captured beautiful moments, & was very honored to […]

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  • Mary - January 19, 2012 - 6:04 am

    Very nice……

  • Jaclyn - January 19, 2012 - 9:28 am

    I’ve been sitting here forever trying to figure out what exactly to write. These past few months have been the hardest time of my life (to an extent), and yet, they’ve also been some of the best moments up until now. Sometimes our dreams and plans burn so deep in us and when we finally start tasting of them and eventually checking them off our “list”, we realize that they definitely weren’t all we thought they would be, or like you said, “came with a price.” Burn out and misalignment of priorities happens…you’ve seen it in me and after 6 jobs in 5.5 years, I finally said, “enough is enough!” So in this season, if it means I don’t work for a few more months, or I work a little here and there on random jobs, that’s what I’m going to do. I can’t, and more importantly, I WON’T keep going from job to job in hopes that it will come together. So, to be honest, I stepped off the rollercoaster of what others wanted me to be (and even what I wanted to be) and I’m learning daily to let God be God – something I remember you telling me in the myspace days…;) He has big plans for us, and he has definitely given you beautiful gifts! Anyways, sorry to write a novel on here…LOL You know how to reach me – schedule is still pretty mellow at times – when you need an afternoon out or some coffee, just text/e-mail/call or whatever. I really want to go to Ikea someday, so maybe we could be super adventurous? 😉 Have a wonderful week! I’ve been praying for you these past few months and now I know why…I know God has me right where He wants me and His plans are always meant to prosper us! ♥

  • Sheila - January 19, 2012 - 2:07 pm

    It sounds like you are in a good place right now. We are all a work in progress and on this journey, you can’t go wrong with a thankful heart in any situation. Life is full of both positive and negative. It’s up to us to control the perspective of how we are going to let it shape us and our outlook on our lives. Holding onto the negative eventually makes us into toxic people if we can’t let go, but hard as it can be to let go, in letting go we find freedom. In that freedom we find beauty that otherwise would have been overlooked. I look forward to seeing more of the beauty that you share with us from behind the lens of your camera as well as the thoughtful words and deeds you share. Love ya sis!

  • Abby - January 22, 2012 - 1:27 pm

    i love you …..

  • Andrea - February 1, 2012 - 10:12 am

    Thanks Abby, right back at you!!!

    Thanks for your support & love, I really had a hard time sharing this one but it’s all part of life I guess. No path is ever “perfect,” but definitely worth traveling 😀

    Love you!!

I am now convinced that it might be January after all… we finally had some snow today! My little guys were slightly mesmerized by the effect of being inside a snow globe. It was beautiful to watch the rain turn into such white goodness. July heat seems so far away, but I’m sending you some […]

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I hope you all enjoyed the holidays & had a wonderful welcome to 2012! This first post is pretty close to my heart, since it’s the bridal pictures for my sister’s wedding from Valentine’s Day of 2011. {Oh, did someone just throw the “Rotten Blogger Award” to me? Making that a 2012 resolution…!} Their story […]

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  • Briana - January 10, 2012 - 9:15 am

    Beautiful images! 🙂 Do you read A Practical Wedding (www.apracticalwedding.com)? I found it so helpful when planning my own wedding, and I feel like it is just a wonderful resource. They discuss so many of those “working through life” issues you mentioned that so many other wedding blogs ignore.

  • Rachel Riouse - January 10, 2012 - 6:35 pm

    Andrea, this was beautifully written! The story isn’t perfect, but each day, we learn the meaning of for better or for worse, and we do our best as people to allow God to continue to change us to be more like He created us to be, and less like life’s struggles and bitter places…Thank you so much for capturing this special time for us so beautifully:)

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