After several weeks of hard work my studio is finally finished! The last week was the most challenging. None of the challenges had much to do with the actual studio, just lots of little foxes that tried to spoil the vine. I caught a really bad cold, had a couple of speaking engagements to prepare for and not time for preparation and the one thing that still shocks me... I had to contend with a case of head lice. I didn't even know that little brown people could get head lice until I got a call from the school nurse telling me to come get my child. Anyhow, God is good and does all things well.
Don't be alarmed, I'd hate to stop receiving appointments for fear of lice so let me set the record straight by informing all that my home is as lice free as it can possibly be. I have never washed so much hair in my life. Not to mention linens, clothes, stuffed animals, carpets... Can you say EXHAUSTING? Anyhow, I will not complain because the Lord spoke so clearly to me during that time about His unfailing love towards His children. As I sifted through every single strand of hair on my daughter's head I thought of how detailed God is and how He loves us in such a intimate way. He knows how many hairs we have on our head and collects our tears in a bottle. His thoughts towards us out number the grains of sand at sea. He is truly a Good Shepherd.
When I got the call from my daughter's school I immediately started praying, "God please give me the grace to not be freaked out and reject my baby when I see her." When I showed up and saw her itching like a heroin addict my immediate desire was to rescue her. I just wanted to see her delivered from her discomfort. I had a compassion that words can not describe. It was the perfect picture of grace. I know that's what God feels towards us when he sees us in whatever state He finds us in. He wants us free, whole, complete, healthy, restored, delivered... I didn't care what it took, how long, how difficult or what she looked like in the process. All I could focus on was the end result.
If this is your first time reading my blog I want you to know that this is who I am. Present me with a problem and I'll find some way of giving God glory. Often times in life we fixate on the flaws and miss the real beauty. Photography to me is about much more than taking pictures. It's about seeing life from a different perspective, one in which no matter what subject is set before me I'll find a way to bring out the best and trust God to do the rest. Behold, Tree of Life Studio.
