Jucmes Family Portraits- Seattle Area Photographer

On November 11th I had the opportunity to shoot family portraits for a good friend. We went to Edmonds City Park and had a great time getting some photos. I always enjoy spending time with friends, it gives us a chance to reconnect and find out what is new in each of our lives.  I am very pleased with how the photos turned out and I am glad that Chris liked them too!

Here are just a few of the photos from our time together:

 

Seasons

Fall is just beginning, leaves turning from the green of summer to the yellow, orange and red of this wonderful time of year. Time goes by so fast, it feels like it was only yesterday that my wife was getting her class ready for the new school year and it has already been over a month since school began.

So, as summer ends and we sink into fall I am reminded that we all go through seasons and right now I feel like I am in a season of finding out what I am supposed to do in this life. The word transition is defined as: movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another; change. I feel like this has been happening for a while but I have not been open to it or willing to accept it. When I think about it, I notice that my heart is moving toward a new place that I cannot define at this point. When I think about it, my thoughts and feelings have been pushing me (along with my wife) to find what makes me happy in this life and pursue it. I feel like I am getting there. It is slow going but I know that I have a place, I just need to carve it out.


Which brings me to the point of this entry... If I am to carve out my place I need to start somewhere, I just need to start. My wife and I were talking a few nights ago and she was telling me about her day. She had the opportunity to hear a college professor speak and one of her take aways was this: we should ourselves all day long, we should do this and we should do that and instead of shoulding ourselves we just need to start doing and being intentional about it. This really hit home for me because I am a should'er. I know what I should do, I know how I think I should do it. I am really good at procrastinating on things that put me "out there." Bottom line is I am starting here. I WILL DO.

 So, I am going to start carving out my space. The first stop on my do list was to write a blog on my new site. DOING that! I have so many ideas and so many ways I want to approach those ideas it can be tough to know where to start. So I am just going to start. This was step one, next will be step two. I don't know what that looks like at this point but I am sure that it is looking me in the face.

I had a plan for this initial post and it was not where I ended up. If you are reading this know who I am then I thank you for taking the time to read. If you are reading this and have no clue who I am, then I REALLY thank you for taking time to read this. Here is a little bit about who I am:

My name is Rocky. I live in the Seattle area. I really enjoy making photographs. I love my wife and can't wait to see her smiling face every night after work. I like craft beer, good wine and great food. I enjoy game nights with friends and family, exploring my home state and volunteering in my community. I have integrity and work hard for my clients. I follow Jesus and try to live out His mission of loving those around me. 

It can be difficult to see when your personal season is about to change, is changing or has changed. I pray that what I am seeing in myself is a season of change and for better or worse I think that I will be better for it.