Yes, it's true...  life IS Art.  But God didn't promise it was always going to be smiles & laughter.  Sometimes I feel like doing this and today is one of those days...

                      

If you've kept up with my life (again, me... personally... not Kim Kelley, the photographer, but just plain ole Kim) then you kinda know what's been going on...  busy with work, new baby, new baby has colic, husband has a new work schedule, wrecked car, find a new car, STILL can't get things settled with the insurance company...  yadda, yadda, yadda...

Well, in the last few days, Savannah has had strep and a mystery fever that lasted 4 days.  Then Alex got the mystery fever.  I took them both to the doctor yesterday (we practically LIVE in the office!).  Then Shane had problems with his truck and we haven't been able to find something else for him yet...  We're only looking for what everyone is looking for now!  {something affordable that gets great gas mileage for him to go to work in!}   ha ha ha....  So, it feels like one thing after another...  And just as I'm about to let it all overwhelm me, I think...

God won't give me more than I can handle.  But I get out my bible and find that that's not exactly true.  Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians beginning with chapter 1 verse 8:

We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about the hardships we suffered in the province of Asia.  We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.  Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death.  But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.  He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us.  On Him we have set our hope that He will continue to deliver us, as you help us by your prayers.  Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the gracious favor granted us in answer to the prayers of many.

And as I'm flipping through my bible, which has sheets of paper spilling out of it...  {I stick stuff in there at church and it doesn't get cleaned out as often as it should.}  I'm thankful for one paper {a mini-book written by Savannah} I find...

Title: All about my mom

My mom is nice she helps me with my homework she is nice I love her so much She is sow nice i could maker Her out of chocolate

Love

Savannah

And just like that, I feel better.  On a day that I've started out overwhelmed, I'm going to depend on God and together, we'll get it all done... with prayer and one step at a time.  He already lifted my spirits...  If I hadn't been feeling down today, I may not have searched for that scripture and been given a peace that only He can give.   

I thank God for my family... for a wonderfully supportive husband and heathly children who think I'm sweet as chocolate.  :)    

It's been a while since I shot a wedding.  My last one was in August when I was 12 weeks pregnant with Sadie.  I realized then that my pregnancy and weddings wouldn't work well together.  I was SO tired afterwards.  :) 

I had not planned to start wedding photography again until June when Sadie is a bit older, but I made an exception for my cousin, Stashia.  She and Shayne were married on April 12th.  The wedding was beautiful!  They were beautiful!   This moment was captured right after they had walked back down the aisle as husband and wife.  I think it's a mixture of happiness and relief...  We all know how stressful weddings can be, but it's my job to help to relieve as much of that stress as possible by working with the bride to capture her special day!

Here are some of my favorites from Stashia & Shayne's beautiful day...

 

Wow!  It's been over a month since I posted pictures of Sadie on here!  (Well, other than the one picture from Savannah & Cierra's dance session)...  she's grown SO much! 

I took Savannah to the doctor on Thursday and since we were there, we weighed Sadie and she' was 14 lbs 14 ozs and she'll be 3 months on May 6th!  She's all cheeks and legs!  ha ha...

I was working on a 50th Anniversary DVD Slideshow a couple of days ago and it made me really think about something... pictures and music both are so powerful!  I feel like I'll always remember these days (of colic, lots of bouncing and sweet baby smiles)... but I have two older children to prove that the memories start to fade.  I sometimes struggle to remember if it was Savannah who walked at 11 months or Alex who got his first tooth at 7 months...  I'm so glad that I have pictures to document all of that stuff!  Life...  I started to realize that I'm making my slideshow now.  I'm living it.  We're right in the midst of it all.  Our babies will grow up and they'll have babies and there I'll be...  with my camera... freezing as much as I possibly can.  Because it all happens so fast.  Wonder what the music of my life will be?  I hope it's fun and happy and upbeat or sweet and sappy.  Or perhaps a little of it all...

I won't even care that this image is slightly out of focus because this little face lights up our world...  Savannah and Alex say all the time that they're so glad to have a baby sister!
 

...because life IS Art.  (mine & yours)