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Risk has a way of breathing life into everything. When I woke up in the hills of Burundi, on a bed that was so dirty I could only manage to sleep on top of it, and pillow-less to boot, I knew my future was there. That was the moment, my moment, and it snuck up on me like the gentle shift of a wind on our beach at home.
The kids are asleep (finally) and the house looks like it was hit by a tornado. Literally. Not a thing is in its place. This has me asking… why the heck can’t I do it all? Why can’t I have everything spic and span when Ben’s out of town? I want to be that woman…
thanks for the encouragement D!
Hey, I just emailed you but thought you could use some more encouragement! It sucks being the wife and mom who stays home during super long business trips (short ones too). Flat out sucks. When Ryan is gone my house is a mess, I’m an emotional mess (and the other kind cause please tell me when I’m supposed to shower?), and I miss the crazy man that keeps this family together…you took the words right out my mouth…the husband is the glue. Crazy men, we love them and it hurts when they are gone. So, have friends over, send the boys to friends, and remember that daddy always come home.
Love ya!
D
Tomorrow Coffee Guy, my hubby, takes off for nearly two weeks. He will be attending EAFCA in Tanzania, meeting with key players who will help shape the future of coffee in Burundi. From there he will be off to Kenya, where he will meet with some of the leadership of The Navigators in Africa about…
I am a total idiot and for some reason got linked to this blog and didn’t look at the date. Thought it was a recent one. I.am.a.dork:) Love ya! Sorry for the comment on a super old post:) haha!
Praying for you friend and here’s to hoping the party goes on longer than a couple days:)
I don’t see myself as a “heat of the battle” or “caught in a protest rally” type of photographer. I love pretty things and real moments with people. Photographing anything pretty and interesting and beautifully styled is right up my alley. Combine that with real emotion and you have my idea of a great shoot….
What a neat life story in word and in pictures! It has been fun following you two in your life. Thanks for sharing your lives with us. Theo and I still talk about our ski trip. Theo still wares his shirt from Tiffindell.
Love you all and pray for you,
Ruth
These photos are gorgeous! love.
thanks thabz. for the record, i am proud of YOU!
oh wow….. are you sure this is in SA – if I did not know Bevan & Pippa from their past life I would argue with you… Am so proud of you KJ. This are amazing…………
You are so blessed… keep the eye alive
Hey…. wow choma… these are so great!
I am sooooo proud! You are so blessed……… did I say great? do you need an agent?
Its so strange cause I used to work with Bevan and Pippa( in their past life…)
Much lvoe Thabz
Krystal, you rock my world. THANK YOU for SO MANY things, but today… thanks for your encouragement!
OOOHHHHHHHMYYYYYYYYGOOOOOSSSHHHHHHH. let me catch my breath a minute. these are soooo lovely. insane, really. your eye is just amazing. i am so over the moon for this session!
Sometimes, right in the middle of the battle, we forget what we are fighting for and the odds look really bleak. Today I forgot why we are moving to middle-of-nowhere Africa where the roads are dirt and there is no cocoa powder. Staying home in warm sunny comfortable South Africa felt much safer… until I…
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Susan Carlson - GrandBaba, Grandma Sue, Kyle and Lara sitting in the 6th floor apartment in T.J., enjoying your photos and empathizing with Mama Kristy, Myles and Neo missing BuhBuh. Praying every day.
Christy - “Feel the fear and do it anyway”. Love you Kristy! This is beautiful and you. can. do. it. Plus Burundi isn’t that far away, right? And now that I’m jobless, you could have a lot of help with the packing
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Jamie - wow, you have a lot ahead of you! loved this post. jump in with both feet. go wherever, plant roots, and be ALL THERE. this is what i want for my own life!! so happy to see you living this out!!