Apples, Plums, Elderberries and Bears

The last two weeks have been so very exciting for me. As I have said many times before I have tried so MANY new things since I have been here in Montana. It really helps to have a neighbor like Sharon Palmer that I learn so VERY much from. NEVER would I ever have thought that I would become the domestic goddess that I have become. In the last two weeks I have learned how to make lots of homemade jellies, jams and butters. I also learned how to rebatch soap! So I can add homemade soap maker to that list as well.

I really feel like I am in my element even when I am sooooo very far out of it. Sometimes to find your true potential you have to step out of your comfort zone and embrace where God leads you!

My husband has been doing the very same thing, in his job. He is doing things at the school that 2-3 years ago I would have NEVER imagined him doing. He has grow so very much, and even though he was a great man before he is even more amazing now. He works so hard so that I can be home with the kids. He will never know how much I appreciate how much he does for our family because there really are no words to say that could communicate that. He is such a beautiful man, amazing husband and magnificent father! I really won the lottery when I found him...or when he found me...or when God brought our two wandering hearts together. I always prayed for him growing up. With as much instability that I had in my life before I met him God has certainly made up for it since. So, PRAISE you God for pairing me with Jason Newcomb... the most wonderful man on Earth... my soul mate.

God has blessed us tremendously in the last few weeks even. Not only have I learned to do all the things I have...we got good news from Jack's ER trip and it didn't cost nearly as much as I thought it would. If we were to have gone to the same ER trip in Mississippi it would have cost us THOUSANDS.

I am also getting involved in the community much more. Making friends seems to be coming a little bit easier. I suppose when you recluse yourself in a cabin in the mountains that you really aren't gonna meet anyone. So, I am putting myself out there a little more. And guess what!!!??? I am meeting people...wow. LOl!!! I am still trying to get the photography biz off the ground as well...slowly but surely!!!!!!!!

The only problem we are having now is with Willow barking at night. We are having major evidence of Bears... mainly huge piles of bear scat (POOP). They are after all the fruit trees. So not much sleep the last few nights. Willow loves to let the entire mountain know of their presence.

Also, my nephew is still not well so please keep him in your prayers. Other than that, God has blessed us. We are an example of his amazing power!

And she's in the door...

So I have finally (and this is Dez btw) broken through the barrier and have made my way into the "Wedding Photography" industry... business... world. Whatever you may call it I am officially part of it. I am a proud, card toting member too.

Imagine my anxiety as I pulled up to this huge house on the river to shoot my first wedding. Luckily Everyone in this family was totally laid back. There was NO Bridezilla here, in fact she was awesome and so was her groom. I spend time from 2 till 11 that night sharing a moment with folks I never have met and coming away feeling like they were old friends.

So hopefully all of my weddings will be that successful. Though I can't imagine anything being as smooth as that one.

So here is a toast (raises tea glass) to Angie and Josh.... May you have many happy years and may your love for each other grow continuously!