EUROPE PART ONE | COAST OF ITALY

I saw the world.... not just the one on Pinterest or through other blogs. I saw the world through my own eyes. I breathed in the city & mountain air through my lungs and I felt and saw things that seem unreal now. This trip changed me. As naive as it may seem for me to be "changed" by travel, it's true. I saw a side of the world that is altogether breathtaking and heart breaking. I felt more of Jesus in the mountains of Switzerland than I did in the architectural wonders and churches of Rome. I experienced true grace and kindness from people I've never met, who spoke in languages I cannot come close to understanding. I am so incredibly grateful for every bit of this trip and all of the memories left over.

3 days in Naples + 4 in rome + 4 in Zurich + 3 in Paris

Part one = Our stay at the La Ciliegina hotel in Naples with day trips to the Herculanium+Pompeii and Capri+Sorento.

Fresh off the boat from Naples to Capri

From the highest mountain on Capri- the most spectacular views I've ever seen.

Refresh

As you grow tired, as the busyness of life drags you down, never forget that through the bad and the good God is cleansing you. Molding and shaping you.... Transforming you. He is giving you an opportunity to relinquish your life plans and let go of yourself to become who He created you to be.

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. 

Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the

mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar

and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. 

Psalm 46:1-3

Embrace the challenge. Be cleansed. Pursue Christ and use these moments to chase greatness.

Steadfast, Rich, Refreshing Love

Love is not just a feeling. It is an intentional act, a slow and steady growth over the years that tightly intertwines two beings. We can't choose to stop loving, because when your life is so completely connected with deepest joys and aches of another human being, the only thing you can fall out of is like. But, love..... love never fails. And when the guests leave the wedding, and when your children have children of their own…. who you have left standing by your side is a constant reminder that you both fought for the greatest kind of love…. The kind that roars in your heart just like the ocean, and travels through generations like a soft breeze. Steadfast, rich, refreshing love. Even when everyone else around you stops. Fight for it.

second shot this gorgeous image alongside gina zeidler

Rediscovered

Rediscovered some lovelies over the weekend and found new favorites from my Savannah, Georgia adventures with this stellar couple…. 

Something Lovely

Photography is an art of observation. It has little to do with the things

 you see, and everything to do with the way you see them.

-Elliott Erwitt-

Shot this lovely image while second shooting alongside the spectacular Gina Zeidler.