All I need. {Personal+Photography}

It's so easy to become unthankful and unhappy. Life is hard. Hubby hasn't worked steady for a couple of years now. I so enjoy his company but 3 weeks off at a time is hard on the quickly dwindling savings. We need, think we need and want things that just aren't possible on this kind of budget. Its so easy to get caught up in keeping up with the Jones and thinking everything has to be just perfect. So many projects and things we want to do before we're ready to "live". All the while life is marching on while we sit by and wish and wait. Most of the time these thoughts are not even in our everyday thinking but it's in our subconscious thinking. We usually don't realize how much it's affected us til something tragic or near tragic happens then we take a step back, take a good look at our life and thoughts and re-align our priorities.

On with the story......friday I had met some business goals for the week and was feeling good and free (something I don't feel real often anymore). I had no pressing plans for the weekend just free time staring at me. I finished work early friday, came home and was lounging around with hubby while the kids were out on the deck playing. They were playing so good I grabbed my camera and ran out there to take some fun lifestyle shots. Let me tell you, while looking thru that lens my vision was changed just like happens in a tragic situation except this wasn't tragic. While I watched the magic and joy of childhood was played out in front of me. My heart near to burst! She was dirty, messy hair and had on ratty clothes but it didn't matter. All I seen was the love and joy that radiated from her to the animals. While looking thru the lens of my camera I seen......all that I need...and I have it!