I’ve sat down to write this post 3 or 4 times this week. It’s not unusual for me to take some time to write the story for but this story has been the hardest for me to write. Cinnamon contacted me about getting her extended family together for a lifestyle session; she explained that instead of purchasing individual gifts for each other at Christmastime, her family chooses to get out and do things as a family as their gift to each other. Yes! I’m in! But then the next line hit my heart; she told me that her father was sick and under hospice care and that really, they wanted family photos to look back on and remember.

I almost emailed her back and told her I could do it. Almost. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to, or I didn’t care enough about Cinnamon, Steve and Cece to want to do this for them; the opposite in fact. I didn’t know if I could do this. I love to invest in my clients; I love to get to know them and connect with them and on that level, I didn’t know if I could be strong enough to do this for them without turning into a puddly mess of tears. But I realized my fears of being connected were the exact opposite of what I have based my business on. I knew that if the tables were turned, Cinnamon would go out of her way to help me and I knew I wanted nothing more than to do the same for her.

We met the weekend before Christmas and this family blew me out of the water with their laughter and kindness. I showed up expecting nothing and they gave me such a beautiful example of the love of a family.

i’m yours,
melissa

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