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May started off with a BANG! and we are off to to a fun start to summer.  In just the first week of May we had our 4th Anniversary, hosted some Tenn. VOLS for the weekend, and shot our second Engagement Session of the season.  Leading up to May, we got our garden in the ground, fixed up our bikes for afternoon rides, updated our landscaping- including the patio install and decor, and somehow worked some of our busiest work weeks at our 9-5′s.  In the midst of it all we are inspired and hopeful for our summer and this year.  This inspiration has brought me around to some GOALS!  Yes, bringing back the missing link to production around here!  I finally see the light at the end of the State Government Session tunnel, and I am ready to focus on me a little more!  Hey, “Me Time” will help us all live a little longer…

• Soak up LOTS of sunshine on our May Beach trips!  NC, AL, FL, here we come!
• Finish my closet clean out and clean up!  (iron, hang, move boxes) David will thank me for this one…
• Celebrate my brother’s fiance with some new friends!
• Read! Read! Read!  I do not allow much time for this, I would rather be outside with my hands in the dirt or being active.  But, I need to read more on better business practices for our Photography Business.  Move it, or lose it!  That is my goal!
• Refine my work-flow in Lightroom…this is another Photography goal.  
• Walk more, and stay active.  Life is too short to sit on the couch and watch TV all night!

So, how about you?  Care to share your goals with our readers?  Link to your blog in the comment section so we can all motivate and encourage each other!

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Lyrics by Warren Barfield

Love is not a place

To come and go as we please

It’s a house we enter in

Then commit to never leave

So lock the door behind you

Throw away the key

We’ll work it out together

Let it bring us to our knees

Chorus:

Love is a shelter in a raging storm

Love is a peace in the middle of a war

And if we try to leave, may God send angels to guard the door

No, love is not a fight but it’s something worth fighting for

To some, love is a word

That they can fall into

But when they’re falling out

Keeping that word is hard to do

Chorus:

Love is a shelter in a raging storm

Love is a peace in the middle of a war

And if we try to leave, may God send angels to guard the door

No, love is not a fight but it’s something worth fighting for

Love will come to save us

If we’ll only call

He will ask nothing from us

But demand we give our all

(Chorus)

I will fight for you

Would you fight for me?

It’s worth fighting for

Today is our 4th Anniversary, and this song made me think of David this morning.  I am so thankful for him by my side.  We have accomplished so much together, and we are learning and growing more in love and faith everyday.  The Lord is faithful to those who wait on Him, and has shown up in many ways to me through this union.  Even just meeting David…the Lord is faithful.  We continue to trust him everyday, hard or easy, he is our guide.  We are blessed and thankful, and taking life one day at a time!

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Mason is such a sweet and interesting puppy.  He can totally entertain himself, and often does in the mornings as we get ready for the day.  A little while back, while the rug was being cleaned, I caught him on video and had to share.  It brings a smile to my face, and I hope yours today as well!  Lord only knows what is going on in his head, but you can watch him get distracted by the t.v. a little, and wag his tail when he realizes I see him.  What a joy these doggies are in our lives!

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Over the weekend we made a last minute trip to Asheville, NC.  It was so fun, and it is always good for the soul!  We went to celebrate a good Windy Gap staff friend, and send him off to Colorado.  He will be the new Guest Services Coordinator at Crooked Creek!

The trip was not short of good times with old friends, starting Saturday night all the way through Sunday.  I hate to leave, but it is always sweet to sneak up there when we can.

Our first sight of the mountains!

A great spot in West Asheville for breakfast, if you do not mind a wait.

And, the main reason for the trip, to celebrate Hampton!  So fun to see Eddie and Eva’s new home…it is a charmer and right up my alley, tons of craftsmanship, and some TLC needed, but SO amazing!  We got to share fun stories with each other and the group, as well as hear others speak words of affirmation and good will.  The gift of community is so sweet, it is something we do not take for granted, and we love to tap into this community as much as we can.

Best wishes on this new adventure Hampton!

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Magic Johnson is in town, and his foundation is doing great things in the Atlanta area.  I very rarely ask for a photo from someone that is in to meet with my boss, but I have a weakness for athletes.  I believe my last photo was with Cam Newton…

I am extremely thankful for the kindness of Magic Johnson to take a photo with me!

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