So here’s where I am this week! And if you missed last weeks blog post, you can find it HERE!!

Personally: A Season of Both Healing and Chaos

It’s been a lot. If I’m being honest, this season feels heavy, but also like something is shifting.

On one hand, my health is finally turning a corner. I hesitate to say that because I don’t have a perfect solution yet, but something is changing!

For the first time in six months, my eye hasn’t flared up in over two weeks. 

If you’ve followed this journey, you know how huge that is. I’ve lived with this issue for half a year, and even just one week without it felt like a miracle. 

So this little glimpse of progress? I’m holding onto it.

And yet, right when I start to feel like a new person, life throws another curveball.

The big news? We’re officially under contract to buy land for our school!

(I can’t even believe I’m saying that!)

Our school—the heartbeat of our life right now—has outgrown our current property, and we need space to continue the vision. 

And this land? It’s wild how it all came together!! (Another story to tell soon, I hope!)

Last year, I randomly came on Instagram asking if anyone knew this sweet elderly woman who owned the land I was eyeing. 

I found her contact information…and I did something kinda of crazy!! I drove to her house, knocked on her door with my sister, and spent the next year building a friendship with her!! 

(WILD, right?!)

And now? We’re under contract to buy the land for the future campus and I can’t believe it!!!! The thing is, I don’t know if it will 100% happen. There are still hurdles. It could all fall apart tomorrow! But for now, we’re holding the vision and trusting the Lord through this process.

Spiritually: Choosing Unity Before Crisis

This week, Michael and I had a call with our life coach, Julia Woods. 

We’ve worked with her for over eight years, and in this season of transition and uncertainty, we knew we needed her wisdom.

At the end of our call, she just said, “I’m going to pray over you right now.”

And we both just cried!

It was so powerful. It brought us back to one of the hardest seasons of our life—losing Baby James. 

Nothing will ever compare to that grief, but in that season, we had such a unified vision of how we wanted to walk through it together.

And in the chaos of everyday life, we realized we had lost that intentionality.

We don’t want to only come to each other when we’re overwhelmed and melting down. 

We want to live every season—even the messy ones—with a clear vision for how we’re showing up as a team. And that’s my prayer right now:

God, what do You want to teach us in this season?
How do we stay unified even when life feels out of control?

I don’t have all the answers, but I know I don’t want to let life just happen to us. I want to move through it with purpose, together.

Professionally: Almost 5,000 Photographers Signed Up!

In the middle of all this craziness, we are gearing up for something huge—the live posing class next week!

We already have almost 5,000 people signed up, and my mind is blown.

I love teaching live!

It’s high-energy, interactive, and such a fun way to connect with you in real-time. 

I truly believe this training is going to change the way photographers think about their client experience. So if you haven’t signed up yet, do it! I promise, it’ll be worth it!

Holding the Vision

So that’s where I am this week—standing in the tension of progress and uncertainty, learning to let go of control while still holding on to vision, and leaning into trust even when the path isn’t clear!

If you’re in a season where things feel heavy, or you’re wrestling with how to walk through change with intention, I see you. 

You’re not alone. 

And maybe we don’t need all the answers right now. Maybe we just need to keep showing up, keep trusting, and keep moving forward.

See you next Friday!