Some things happened today that got me to thinking about my business and the people I have been fortunate enough to meet along the way.

As many of you know, Michael + I are still green in the wedding photography business, and there are many things that I am coming to know over time. It may seem like “no brainers” to some people, but I am still learning and growing.

I have been doing a lot of soul searching recently, and have realized that I took God out of the forefront of my business, thinking I knew better for myself than HE does. I am learning that the right road is definitely not the easy one, and I want to be better than that. I want to do what is right all the time. Before, I was willing to compromise what I knew was right and wrong, and burn bridges and dig holes. And to this effect, I forgot why I started my business.

I originally started this because I loved it. I still do.

But what changed along the way? As hard as this is for me to admit, something in me changed that said it was ok to step on people and hurt peoples feelings, to act as if I was in some way better than everyone else, reject advice from others, and go it alone. I continued on thinking that I was going to be fine, but I was only hurting myself by not taking the advice of others and trying to make myself a better person- not just in business, but in life.

I am through with making excuses. I have a list of people that I owe sincere apologies to. But this is the first step I can make in this direction. I pray that any of you reading this will come to understand that we are all human and we all make mistakes. I am no different and trust me, I have made a LOT of mistakes.

Thank you to all of you who have stood by me, even when I was wrong, and for you constant love and support.

I thought it was appropriate to post something with this, so I am posting one of my favorite Christian songs by a very talented lady- Bethany Dillon. The song is “New” and has come to mean so many things to me on so many different levels.

Tomorrow begins a new day. I’m new again.