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It has taken a lot of courage to write this blog post, but I never want to forget what I am feeling right now and I want to share it with you all.

It is funny how life works out.  A year ago we were living in Utah, my business was doing better than it has ever done before and we were preparing for my very first WPPI. I was so excited for the way my business was headed and I just knew that 2009 was going to be HUGE.  While we were at WPPI Alex got a call saying he got an assistant managers job in Roswell, NM. I am always excited to move to new places, but I was a little worried about how my business would be effected by the move.  If you would have asked me two months ago I would have told you it was the worst thing that could have happened in my business, but God has a plan for all of us and almost a year later I am starting to see just why we were supposed to move down here.

I have booked ZERO weddings since I have been down here.  ZERO!  That to me is just scary.  My confidence has been shaken to the very core.  Am I not Good Enough? Too Expensive? Too Weird?  I just didn’t know why I wasn’t booking anything.  Since I haven’t had much work, I decided to really start networking with other photographers in the area.  When I first moved down here I contacted all of the photographers I could find and not one person got back to me so I just forgot about it.  Well that was the old me.  If you have been reading my blog and following me on twitter you will know that I have organized a group of photographers in my area and we meet once a month.  Not only do I look up to them as an artist and photographer, but  also consider them my friends.  They have changed my life and the way I do business!

I finally feel like I am in a place where I can help other photographers.  Like I actually have something to contribute.  And it feels great.  I feel like maybe God wanted me to slow down and really figure out what I want my business to be and how I want people to see me as an artist.  I am also thinking about switching back to film, but that is a whole other blog post!  More on that later!

I just want to thank all of the wonderful people who come to my blog and leave me comments.  There have been times in the past year where I have felt like such a horrid photographer and it just made my day when I knew that someone really cared enough to stop by my blog and leave a comment.  Love you all so much.  And since a blog post is stupid with out pictures, here is one of Paige from the park today.  Gotta love some converse!

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