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My new blog is finally up! Check me out at

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Yay! …You can keep coming here if you want… but I won’t be

xo,
Britt

Matt & Bethany

Bethany is my sister-in-law & one of my very best friends… Matt’s her boy & also one of Nathan and I’s best friends!
Thanks you guys for always letting me take impromptu pictures!

Taylor

my love

My Nathan,

Today we are celebrating 3 (amazing) years… Three years, baby!! It’s all gone by so fast, but at the same time it seems as though I’ve been married to you even longer than that. I now know what my mom means when she said her life started when she met my daddy. I feel as if my life began July 29, 2006. We sure have been through a lot. There’s no way I could have gotten through the past 3 years with anyone but you, so- thank you.

Thank you for moving spontaneously with me to where God calls us… our life has already been such a fun adventure to me- I can’t wait to see what fun adventures are coming our way!
Thank you for being a Godly husband… these past couple years haven’t been easy.. but I’m so thankful and praise God for such a solid, Godly husband. I know I couldn’t do any of this without you.
Thank you for being so strong for me… I sure didn’t see battling fibromyalgia in my future 3 years ago & I know you didn’t… but you have stuck with me through it all. You have carried me when I was too weak to walk, wiped my tears when I get sad & frustrated, and let me squeeze your hand tightly when I needed someone to understand. I can’t imagine how hard it must be to listen to my worries & fears every other day, but you sure are an amazing listener. (Not that it’s a surprise that God paired me with a good listening husband )
Thank you for stretching me… helping me find my passion, and pushing me to go for it. You really believe in me, and that has been the one thing that keeps me going.

I love you more than words could ever ever express. You are everything to me!!

Happy Anniversary Baby,

XOXO

joy in the suffering

I came across another blog today that talked about suffering. It really got me thinking. As most of you know, I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia about a year ago. This is a chronic pain condition, and it’s changed my life quite a bit. There are days when I hurt so bad I haven’t been able to make it out of the bed. I’ve had to miss work, and I’ve had to cancel plans with friends too many times. There’s no cure, and the medication to help manage the pain has either caused me weight gain or just made me feel blah (Yes, that’s the best way to describe it!). It’s been a hard transition… and there are days I have really let it get me down.

The person that wrote this post I read does not know me … I found his blog while hopping along from one blog to another (you know what I mean, right? lol) & his words were so healing for me. He has a brain tumor… and is suffering far more pain than I’m sure my little mind could ever imagine right now. 

Wow, I’m realizing how selfish I am to play the poor pitiful me card when it could be so much worse. Sure, I have bad days- & on those days I hurt really bad… but I also have really good days! And on those good days I can do most anything I want to do. I have to “take it easy” and I can’t “over-do it” but up to this point, I have not let the Fibromyalgia hold me back. I have actually become MORE active because that’s just the stubborn I’ll show you kinda girl I am.

But all it takes is going just a tiny bit too far, and I’m out of commission for who knows how long. This is when I get all “pity party” selfish. I cry… I pout… I get “frustrated”… and I question God… alot.

But you know what? God knows I’m stubborn… oh, & independent… and honestly, I’ve relied on God for strength more now than I think I ever have. I thought I did before… but now, I find myself praying all the time.

I also realized that I’m a hypocrite. Yep, that’s right. I am a big fat hypocrite… well, I  have been anyway. I say I’ll suffer for Christ… I’ll go wherever He calls me…. do whatever He asks of me. Of course, I meant all that… I just never thought I would actually have to suffer… to feel physical pain.

Why does God allow bad things to happen? Because we live in an inperfect, sinful world. Who am I to think I’m so special? I am grateful that I can live a pretty normal life. It may be hard, but I can do almost everything I want to do… and I can do everything God calls me to do. He will give me the strength I need to do the things He asks of me… what else could I possibly need?

Abigail

This little sweetie was so much fun! I had to work to get the photos! It was good practice

Hiens Family: Anytime

I snapped a few shots of my friend Cherry’s little family after Annslee’s Birthday Party! I love you guys so much!!

Annslee Turns 1!!

Little Miss Annslee turned 1 this past month!! This little one is too cute!

Bethany: Anytime

Best friends are great for practice photo sessions Thanks Bethany for being my model.. Love you!!

busy busy busy!

…that’s what my niece, Briley, would say
I *have been super busy, but in all honesty… I just really stink at blogging… I’m working on that
Blogging marathon starts….. NOW!