Why I Am Thankful | Monday Musings

Why I Am Thankful | Monday Musings

Thankfulness is something that does not happen naturally for me. I might dwell for a few minutes on some blessing in my life that I am grateful for, but I all too often move quickly on to the next item on my 'want' list and forget to express gratitude for what I already have. Thanksgiving is such a special time of the year, and like every cliche it makes me reflect on the things for which I should be giving thanks on a daily basis.

I want to keep it short and sweet, but I don't want to let this year pass by without recognizing the most beautiful parts of my life. Here are the things I am most thankful for in 2017.

1) I am thankful for Willow's birth mom...

Noland Trail Engagement Session | Newport News Wedding Photographer | Patrick + Morgan

Noland Trail Engagement Session | Newport News Wedding Photographer | Patrick + Morgan

When you plan an engagement session date weeks in advance, you always cross your fingers and hope for good weather. The good news is that when we woke up the day of Patrick and Morgan's session it was sunny...but the bad news showed when we checked the forecast and the high of the day was in the 40s!

Despite the freezing conditions, these two showed up with the brightest smiles on their faces and so much joy in their hearts. They had gotten engaged less than 2 months before in the beautiful state of Hawaii during a birthday trip and after 7 years together, nothing could bring them down from the joy of looking to their future together...

Advice from Not-So-Newlyweds: Test Your Marriage!

Advice from Not-So-Newlyweds: Test Your Marriage!

Half my life. That’s how long I’ve known my husband. Ten years is how long we’ve been pretty serious. Our son is five. Our marriage is young, three back in July. Ryan and I still work on our relationship every day.

When Maria asked me to write this blog, I knew immediately what to write about. I am a lover of quizzes - Buzzfeed can suck my life and tell me what my choice of carbs means (apparently I give great advice - how appropriate) and my H&M choices means I should be a zombie for halloween. So when I saw that there was a Love Languages quiz, of course I had my hubby take it with me.

This 30 question quiz taught us so much about how we feel loved. The quiz is very easy and quick to take. Even though we have been together for so long, we were both surprised by some of the answers we gave in the questions. The answers at the end made a lot of sense to us, but in some ways we never would have thought of these ways of showing love.

I would highly suggest all couples...