God is SO good!
What do you get when you take a lovely young lady,
a stunning copper-brown gown
and a crazy-beautiful field of red clover…
I’ll tell you…
You get a super-fun, amazingly stunning senior session!
But before it sounds like I’m tooting my own horn… let me tell you a bit about what transpired before this session started…
Right before the session my Mom called to let me know my Dad’s melanoma was back {for the third time}. However, this time it was a different type… that still confuses me.
Needless to say my mind was not as focused as it is normally.
In fact, I was on auto pilot.
Thankfully I had rehearsed in my mind the types of images I wanted to capture ahead of time.
Praying for every session is critical:
…for my clients,
…for wisdom and guidance,
…that what I create would be a blessing,
…and that God would be honored in all I say and do.
But this session…
Oy vey…
I prayed I would just remember my settings!
Things that normally come naturally to me required all my focus…
I started to get overwhelmed and Mikela wasn’t even there yet.
Quickly I emailed several of my photographer friends to ask them to pray for the session, too.
I knew my brain wouldn’t be working at its normal capacity.
And it totally wasn’t.
But God is SO good.
Just look what He allowed me to be a part of creating!
Dispite all that was going on in my heart and mind, photographing Mikela was a delight. She is so sweet and intelligent. We had so much fun chatting as we posed and set up different shots.
She really wanted some dark, dramatic clouds and thankfully God even arranged the perfect ones for us to capture.
I love that God even cares about the little details.
The time with Mikela was such a blessing…
A break from what was going on with my Dad,
time with an amazing young lady
and much needed laughter and smiles!
She probably doesn’t realize how much she blessed me during that session.
She completely stunning {inside and out} and is such a genuine and fun young lady.
I know God planned the timing of my Mom’s call and the session.
He knew I would need to shoot and that Mikela would be the perfect subject.
Now, what I wasn’t prepared for was the overwhelming response to her images.
I am so deeply humbled by everyone’s kind words.
Thank you so much for all the wonderful comments on my Facebook page.
It means more to me than you will ever know!
When people tell me I’m amazing… I often reply,
“I’m not amazing, God is amazing… I’m just available.”
{For those of you who were wondering, yes, the Silent Words post
http://staceetaft.com/silent-words/
was promted by the news about my Dad.
But I have a happy update:
my Dad had his surgery and his margins were clear… praise God!
We get to keep him around for a while longer!
Insert BIG happy dance and a really BIG smile!}
And a HUGE thanks to my new farmer friend who graciously allowed me to shoot in his amazing field.