Forever Beloved

Today I am thankful for an entire day of holiday mini-sessions with a senior session thrown in there as well.  I’m so thankful for my business and how the Lord has blessed it over the past few years. Eight years ago when I started this business, it was merely a pipe dream. My goal was to make a fun atmosphere, quality photography and amazing products. I wanted it accessible and affordable for everyone. But most of all, I wanted to follow God’s direction for my business. I am so super thankful that I listened to His voice. I never could have imagined when I started Gypsy Tree what it has grown to be. To look at where Gypsy Tree is now leaves me breathless. I am humbled, honored, grateful and blessed to have crossed paths with all my clients. I am also extremely thankful for how many people come as clients but leave as friends, one of my favorite things about my business!

Today I am soooo extremely thankful for the most amazing parents ever. I’m so thankful God decided to give me to them 40ish years ago. I am so thankful for them showing me what a faithful walk with God looks like. I am so thankful for the millions and millions of things they do for us daily. Even a small act like making sure there is ice cream in their freezer for my littles {and for Pap when Nan isn’t looking, ha}.

They have poured into my littles lives and helped mold them into the amazing people they are today. The best decision I ever made was to raise my family in the house beside them. So many times, little legs ran up through the yard to grab a cookie and a kiss. They would stop whatever they were doing to scoop that little one up and love on them.

Without them, I don’t know how I would have made it through all the sicknesses and surgeries. They are my rock. My mama is my best friend and I wouldn’t want it any other way!

Today I am thankful for having the most amazing, understanding, wack-a-loon, caring, full of love, funny-as-all-get-out (aka pee-my-pants-daily-laughing) family. We are a far cry from normal but then again, what is normal anyways? I am truly blessed beyond blessed to have them in my life. Seriously, they are the best.

Together these people have made me who I am today; loving, sentimental, sensitive, family loving, risk-taking, passionate, strong-willed, artistic, creative person I am today. I wouldn’t be this person if it wasn’t for them. Thank you so very much for loving me (when I was unlovable) and teaching me (when I was bull-headed) and showing me (when you didn’t think I was looking) all that I ever needed to know. Today and every day I am thankful that I am a part of this family. I love y’all ♥