Let Me Introduce Myself

So first off, I have never been a blogger so ... bear with me. I have been a single mom since day one to my two little crazy pants boys. I gave up my career in the arts to mom to the best of my abilities after I finished my BFA in Grand Rapids. I have recently found someone who, for whatever reason, will actually put up with the three of us. I am now newly married with a third little boy on the way. Photography is my lifeline. It's my tether to sanity. I used to paint or draw or print or otherwise create almost every waking moment of the day. Now that my main job is "mom" there isn't quite the same amount of time or resources for that level of starving artist. Photography allows me to make something that's not only beautiful, but that hold real importance for the people I photograph and that gives me an incredible amount of joy and satisfaction. Yes, I adore being a mother but that is only part of me. Trying to find out how to make my passions also a means of supporting my little family isn't my niche, to put it nicely. I want to take beautiful photos all day just to make people smile but balancing that with being a small business owner isn't something they taught me in art school... go figure. Through this blog, I hope to not only let you into a window of myself as I journal away... but I want to take you through the adventure that is my life and my business as not only my family grows from 2 to 3 little loves but as my business and ability to be a business woman grows. What drives you, besides perhaps being a parent? Did you sacrifice that part of you when you became a parent? Do you think we moms can "have it all"?

Maybe I'll never be rich or famous from my photography, and thats ok! But maybe... just maybe... I can use my passion and talent for the arts to support my beautiful family. Just like they say, 'if you love your job you'll never work a day in your life'. I'd like to think its possible.