The Elias Bunch!

Finally got the time to sit down & upload pictures. How cute are these kids? Thanks to Nate & Karina for letting me spend time with your great family! 

It has been almost 3 years since my last blog post & I am asking myself how so much time has slipped by. In those years, I have moved back to Nebraska, bought a home & somehow let this whole thing called "responsibly" take over. Thanks to my new commitment of reading development books, I have been so kindly reminded that living a creative life is so important. It is what enhances your life & lately I have realized it is what reenergizes my life. There is a list of things that set my soul on fire; writing and being behind the lens of a camera are just two things that make my long list.

In Elizabeth Gilbert's book "Big Magic," she talks about how putting your creative work out in the world can be scary; however, she encourages readers not to care what the world thinks for the work is ultimately for the creator. We should love our creative process so much that it doesn't matter the outcome of the work or if others approve.

"What you produce is not necessarily always sacred, I realized, just because you think it's sacred. What is sacred is the time that you spend working on the project, and what that time does to expand your imagination, and what that expanded imagination does to transform your life." Big Magic, Elizabeth Gilbert

Tonight I am thankful for the Bernecker family! I don't allow myself to pick up my camera often enough and thanks to their ask, I was able to be reminded of the joy found in capturing moments in time. Taking pictures is always fun, but it is a special treat when you love & adore the family. I definitely love this new family of five! Thanks for letting me spend the evening with you. It is so fun to see you all grow! Xoxo