I haven’t done a heart felt post in a while so I thought I’d spend sometime tonight reflecting.  The last number of months I have been brewing all things photography in my mind.  Questions, thoughts, observations, it all runs through.  And as I grow in my photography I am also seeing a paralleled growth in my personal life.  As I question who am I in my art, I am questioning who I am in Christ.  As I question my voice and what I am trying to say in my art, I am questioning what I am trying to say, how I say it and why I say things- am I being who I was meant to be- the real me– the person who is stripping away all the things who aren’t me?  These are all questions I think we all struggle with at some point in our life.  Whether it be life changes that bring it on or more awareness, I can’t quite put the finger on it. But I am growing in both my art and in my heart- and I am excited to see what is next.

And I yearn for more.  I yearn to grow in my art and I seek to grow as a person.  Photography has taught me many, many things but one thing that I keep coming back to is it has taught me to find the quiet moments.  Whether it be in the way my child is colouring a picture or in the way a fern is uncurling, I am drawn to the quiet moments.  I know that I am so drawn to peaceful, quiet moments is because my life is anything but peaceful and quiet.  Life is chaotic for me right now.  I am juggling too many hats and I feel like I am doing none of them well.  And when life gets crazy and busy I seek solace in the quiet.

One place where I feel completely at peace and my soul feels right is in the end of the day.  I love watching the sunset whether it be on a beach or from my back slider door window, I am drawn to it each night.  It means a new day is coming- this one has been completed and no matter what has happened that day the sunset always brings beautiful peace.  In my soul I feel drawn to sunsets, the artist in my soul is even more drawn to capture these sunsets.  This summer was an incredible summer for sunsets.  Here is a small glimpse into my soul.