it's one of those ones...

It's one of those ones...

it's not perfect, it's me holding the camera at arms length. It's the fourth of July, one of my favorite days of the whole year.

It's one of those ones...

that reminds you that even when it seems like you're bickering over the most stupid things far too often, 

 solidifies the reason that you said 'yes' all those years ago.

It's one of those ones...

 that captures the moment that quickly becomes a flash in the pan, yet helps to take that walk down memory lane years down the road.

It's one of those ones...

that reenergizes you to want to do better, be better, love better to have the kind of relationship that you hope your children will someday have as well.

It's one of those ones...

that reminds you even when storms are brewing, love shines.

It's one of those ones...

that even though the soft focus, I'll never delete.

It's one of those ones...

that means everything to me.

a better version of me

Finally home from our Christmas vacation, I am able to sit here in the quiet, for just a moment.
There are many pictures to edit, Christmas decorations to take down, and the morning will come far too soon. 

I don't typically write about myself, mostly about my sweet family and the fierce love that I have for them.

Yet, I feel compelled at the start of this New Year to take one little slice of time. I am here, after all. 

I'm also not one for New Year's resolutions, mostly because I never follow through.

There's so many things that I would love to change, so many for the better.

I'd love to:

go to bed earlier,

rise earlier,

be punctual.

I'd love to:

be more patient with my children,

spend more time with my husband,
go to church on Sunday's,

read more books.

I'd love to:

take better care of the one body I've been given

push myself harder in my career,

worry less.

I'd love to:

write more letters,

print more pictures both for my home and in books,

create actual DVDs of all the video footage that we have and actually watch it,

print my blog to books for the last two years.

I'd love to:

grow in my photography by leaps and bounds,

finish my 365 instagram and Project 52 (more on these later).

Yes, I do realize that these sound just like New Year's resolutions, 

perhaps they are. Yes, I truly do intend to follow through.

What I'm really seeking amongst all the change, is not to change who I am...

but to be

a better version

of me.