Karamitsos Maternity // 2014

the thing about pain...

**Disclaimer... this post gives away important information about the book and movie The Fault in Our Stars. Read on if you're okay with that. 

I've never seen a more book fulfilling movie than The Fault in Our Stars. Completely spot on and anything that was left out did not make a major impact on the overall effect, in my opinion.

The realization came like this... In the center of a theater, with silent tears streaming down my face, I listened to a crowd of strangers sob as Hazel watched her love, Augustus Waters, die of cancer. Augustus was the symbol to many of us in the audience of someone significant in our lives that has been lost. The tears that fell and the cries that muffled out in that theater spoke clearly to me. Not a single life has been untouched by the pain of losing somebody to cancer. Whether it be somebody known through association or somebody very close. {That's the thing about pain, it demands to be felt} I won't speak about my grandma or my grandpa that I just lost because I can't. But the silent connection that filled the theater was a reminder that we are not alone in our loss. God has a beautiful way of showing us light in a dark situation through connections with other human life. Even though pain demands to be felt, we don't have to isolated in our sorrows. Beautiful connections come out of unfortunate situations. I think August and Hazel Grace did a wonderful job of portraying that to us in their battle with cancer.

Starnes Family // 2014

I had the joy of shooting this lovely family. These little girls bring so much joy! The cutest!

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Galveston Sunrise

A few weeks back {the man} and I took an early morning trip to Galveston to watch the sunrise over the water. Although it was really hard to wake up at 4 am it was totally worth it! It was overly windy and a bit chilly but the beauty of it all was amazing. We watched the sun come up over the water, took some pictures, then went to breakfast. It was one of those times where you sit and think about how memorable the experience was and how you'll never forget it. I love that Matthew loves to go on adventures for the photo opportunities with me. To say we both love photography would be an understatement. I shoot with a camera and he loves his iPhone. Literally can't go anywhere without turning my head to see him snapping a pic of something :) God went above and beyond with fulfilling my expectations with him. He knew every little desire of my heart for what I needed in a relationship and He brought me Matthew.