Turn negatives into positives

Today I took some photos of you and I together. You cooperated for most of the session. Then you had a meltdown. I was glad to finally get some good shots of your face. Generally, you bury it in a pillow on the bed so I can't see it.

We spent the day doing typical things...cleaning, laundry, lunch with your daddy at Panera, running errands. You do so well with us toting you around town.

Monday you will go on your first road trip with me. I hope and pray that it won't be stressful or raining. It always rains when I drive to Nashville.

Quality time with Lillian

Happy baby/sad baby

Big Blue Eyes

7 weeks old & lifting head up!

Of course it's not a photo shoot with Lillian without screaming!

Every day people come up to me and tell me how beautiful you are. Even your dad said the other night that you keep getting cuter every day. I like to tease him and say that you are going to be a gorgeous artist. He likes to say if that's the case, then you'll be poor. He wants you to be smart and successful. I hope for all of the above.

Ultimately, I hope, with whatever career you choose, that you will be persistent. Don't let someone tear you down or destroy your dreams. Always take the negative and turn them into positives. Creative minds tend to take things personally. It's hard not to, but don't let the thoughts of "not being good enough" get inside your head. Life is too short to spend it worrying about what other people think of you.

I have learned in the past year to not look at what other peers say about my work or about me. They do not know my heart. I also learned to not look at other peers' work. I just do my own thing now and I really don't care if I'm the best in the business. In my industry, it's easy to blog-stalk other peers and either copy their work or get feelings of inadequacy from seeing it. I'm not creating art for them...I'm trying to use my talents to glorify God. I pray that is what you do with your life. Use your talents wisely and glorify God with them.