It's not a secret that my 2 year old daughter, C, has turned my world upside down since she was born. Just to give you a little background of myself, I have been a working mom since C turned 4 months old. I have always been career driven in my psychotherapy practice and was given one of the best opportunities in my career at a major medical center as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. As C got older, I started to really struggle with my inner fight/guilt of leaving her with her nanny. Everyday, I would wish that I could change places with my nanny and stay home with C. Working in the hospital, I was exposed to many tragedies which just made me want to be with C even more, every second of every day. Then right before Christmas 2011 I prayed boldly, "Give me something, ANYTHING, so that I can work from home." In January 2012, I fell in love with photography completely by accident and by March, I started Shoebox Stories Photography.
To rewind 4 1/2 years, my husband and I both entertained the idea of moving to Colorado because of its beauty, the 4 season weather, and its cost of living. I was not ready then but James was persistent. When James came home from his business trip from Colorado this April, his "Colorado fever" recurred at my weakest point. Haha. But seriously, everything made sense. I can work from home doing what I love to do with all the beauty Colorado has to offer as my backdrop while raising C myself! I was totally sold... as long as we can successfully sell our house here in California.
Then it happened. We are in escrow here and in Colorado. There were some hiccups along the way, but with God's grace and His blessing, we persevered.
So what does this mean for us? As soon as we finalize the escrow, our family will be en route to Colorado...most likely by first week of October. I will resume my photography once we are settled in Ft. Collins/Loveland and be a stay-at-home mom! It's been so amazing to watch each thing unfold and fall in its place perfectly in God's perfect timing. I'm learning the biggest lesson through all this and that is to surrender.
I'll keep you all posted and please stay tuned for what's to come in Colorado.
