Tuesdays with Danny

The last couple of weeks have been both overwhelming yet exciting at the same time. Tony and I know that big changes are around the corner for us. We just don't quite know what the means exactly.

We are asking, seeking, and knocking...

We are praying...

We are trusting...

We are walking...


This post is to remind me: to wait when I get impatient; to trust when I get anxious; to believe when I doubt!
May it encourage you with anything you might be struggling with.

Tuesdays with Danny

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I was encouraged by these quotes and sayings to remember to be...ME.
Letting go of all that outside noise and lies.
Resting in God's promises.
I am excited for the next chapter in MY story.

Tuesdays with Danny

I know, I know. It's been a long time since my last Tuesdays with Danny but I am committed to doing them again this year. Check out my first Tuesday with Danny here to learn how it started.

I thought I would also start including some photos of my travels around the world so you can experience my heart a little more.
Many of my trips into other cultures and environments have changed my life forever. There is something fascinating to me to be able to document the stories and lives of other places and people through my lens.
CHALLENGES MAKE YOU DISCOVER THINGS ABOUT YOURSELF THAT YOU NEVER REALLY KNEW. ~unknown

Tuesdays with Danny

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I love the ocean or a beautiful sunset. I love my family & friends. I love to travel. I love to scrapbook. I love photography & the way it stops time from erasing. I love helping a stranger in need or my 90 year old grandmother. I love my husband and "my boys" Mac & Jonas. But most importantly I love my Saviour Jesus Christ & what He did for me on the cross.
Jeremiah 29:11 is the motto to my business & I strive to live by this daily. It is even imprinted on the back of my business card to share with others. All these things are my passions. My inspiration to be different. Different than what the world sells us on being. To be less motivated by money and more focused on helping others. Less of ME. To be be an example. I am so thankful God has blessed me with the opportunity to do this through my photography business. Through my lens I am able to connect with others in ways I never thought possible. My camera is the tool used to infect others with Christ's love in me & it excites me knowing I can be used to change others lives.
I have been battling a chronic illness for about 10 years now and I was completely moved when I first read David's story. Simply through his unshakable faith & positive spirit. And from Amy's raw, real words in sharing your story. I find inspiration in your words to look past my obstacles, to trust in God's sovereignty & make a difference in spite of. To rejoice in it.
This is why winning this giveaway would be so special. I started my business in 2008 & have shot a variety of venues & I have found portrait photography to be the best platform to be an inspiration to others in this intimate setting. I want to further my skills and techniques so that I can have more confidence and better energy to give back to my clients. I thank you for challenging me to be a better person. I thank you for being YOU and I pray one day I am blessed to meet you. God has big plans for you and David. With Love, Danielle

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Tuesdays With Danny

Today we had breakfast with a very special couple in our life, Fred and Pat. My parents have known them for over 30 years and they have watched me grow up.
Recently Tony and I have been able to spend time with them reminiscing in old stories, sharing in new ones, and sharing in some laughter and tears. We know it isn't by accident that we have crossed each other's paths again in life. God's perfect plan never ceases to amaze me.
This is especially important to us as you see Fred was diagnosed with the terrible disease of Alzheimer's several years ago. Fred is a wonderful, loving, sensitive man who brings joy to anyone who comes into contact with him. He just has this way about him that makes you want to just give him a big hug and sit and listen to his stories and experiences in life for hours at a time. He is so interesting and wise.
Tony and I look forward to every opportunity we get to be around him and Pat. Their faith is strong and through this new chapter in their lives they are pressing forward with smiles as to what God has in store for them. I admire their strength and positive focus they have on holding on to every last moment and memory Fred still has rather than focusing on what short term memory he is losing.
They have been married 54 years and are such an example of what I want to be like when I get older. Wise and graceful!

Losing my grandmother to this disease , I feel especially sympathetic to what they are going through and hope we can add something to their lives as they do to ours. So today I dedicate this post to Fred & Pat. We love you and are here for you! Love, Tony & Danielle

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I am a deep thinker. An over analyzer really. I am that girl that asks why about everything. I have been this way since I was a little girl. I can remember being 5 years old and my Godfather, Syl would sit me down on his knee and ask me well "have you had a little chat with yourself today?". I have a photo of me on his knee on my dresser to remind me about all my little chats with myself. Every time I look at this photo I can still hear his voice, I can still hear my thoughts. The thoughts and questions about life. The why's that often times would go unanswered. I am learning to live with it. With the many unanswered questions. I am learning to realize that sometimes it just doesn't matter. I am learning to let go, to not waste energy on things I cannot change. But I am also learning that all these questions and thoughts are simply just life. It is teaching me to have more faith.

I recently finished reading Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom. I couldn't put this book down. Through tears, laughter and joy I was inspired. I was reminded of being five years old and having "little chats with myself". The thoughts and inspirations that this book brought to me gave me an idea to start Tuesdays with Danny (my childhood nickname) and put myself out there to cyberspace. To make me crawl out of my little hole and take chances. To "Fail Forward". It will be a window into my world of thoughts, things and people that inspire me. Ramblings of my "little chats with myself".
Syl, I dedicate this first Tuesday's with Danny post to you. For always being there for me since I was a "little papoose". Your words of wisdom, love, and utter belief in me no matter what have played an important role in who I am today. I am so thankful and blessed to have you in my life. I love you very much. Love always, Your one and only "Danny"