This session was one of my all time favorite family sessions. The reason why is a mixture of things. I love the fact that we had the shoot in their apartment, their home. I really want more opportunities to do that because it makes the session much more natural. I love how interactive they were and loved on each other and laughed! And I LOVE this family. They live directly across the hall from where my sister, her husband, and her three kids lived before my brother in law finished his masters in theology. They were also journeying the Dallas Theological Seminary path. God has such amazing things in store for families who go through that process. When you choose your life to be a ministry for Christ, big things happen. As always, when I have a photo shoot there, my heart experiences big things too. This photo shoot was amongst one of my shortest known to man. I think we did photos all in all for about a half hour to forty five minutes. I had squeezed them in when my sister gave word that I was having a shoot with another family that evening (which is ALSO one of my all time favorites – as well as one of my all time favorite families! Stay tuned for their post!) I am so blessed to know the Bakk family and share some fun times with them. I hope you enjoy looking at their happiness as much as I do!
Meet this sweet little baby boy! 9 days old. He fought us for a little while to go into a deep sleep. He loved staying in his mom’s arms! I really enjoyed visiting with her while we tried, though. We have a TON in common!
Here’s a little sneak peak for these two beautiful lovebirds!
Michelle just moved from the windy city of Chicago to be with Brad down here in Lubbock. I have to say, when I first moved out to West Texas, I wasn’t too fond of the scenery. I was used to four seasons and not quite as much dirt. 
But the SUNSETS and SKIES here in Lubbock are to die for. You could photograph the sky here every day and every photo would be different each time. Being a former northerner myself, I knew I had to give Michelle a taste of a Texas sky to hopefully make the transition easier! What better way to do it during their engagement session with the man of her dreams! Can’t wait to show you both the rest.
She said she wanted bright colored walls… then the lightbulb went on in my head.
One of the most beautiful young girls I’ve ever met! Meet Hafsa. More to come soon.
My husband and I invited Brandon and Annie over to watch the National Championship of Alabama vs. Texas (my husband is a HUGE Alabama fan considering that’s where he grew up!). Jarod, my husband, pointed toward our 6 month old at the time and said, “So when are you guys going to have one of these??” and Brandon replied, “September 3rd!” and of course we were elated!! God had such different plans for Calvin, however, when he came into this world 8 weeks early. It was a tough trial for both Brandon and Annie to go through.
Brandon is our pastor at Fellowship Church Lubbock (PLEASE check it out!! It’s so incredible the work God has in store for this church!). To hear him speak of his son has brought tears to my eyes more than once. I cannot even express the love that these two parents pour into their child. It’s such an inspiration. For being a pastor’s son, Calvin has an influential road ahead of him. Even though it’s not necessarily fair, people will look to him to be a perfect child. But he will be human just as the rest of us. Christians are not perfect because all fall short of the glory of God. We will stumble, we will always fall…we will always fail at one time or another. But because God loves us so much, He cups His hands around our face and tells us in tones we can’t comprehend how much He loves and adores us…cherishes us and looks after us. We are His and we are precious to Him…every single one of us. Here in the past few weeks I have fallen so madly in love with Jesus more-so than I ever have because of some very hard trials I have been through myself (and I am still going through!). I finally realized I was taking on way too much by myself. And guess what. I failed miserably and really fell flat on my face. It’s been one brutal battle of “Why do you love me? Why on earth do you see me? How could you possibly forgive me for what I am and the things I’ve done and I have become?”….I am His child. He made me. And He loves me so much. He has made it very clear that He can restore my brokenness and rebuild who I am with a new foundation and new walls. The same goes for you. Just as Brandon and Annie love their baby, we cannot fathom the love that our Heavenly Father has for us. And with that, I pray that myself and Brandon and Annie and any other parent out there reading this will reflect the love Christ has for us toward their children by walking in His light. We have a job to do to raise our children in this big, big world. And you cannot go wrong by building your foundation on Jesus. If you haven’t done so yet…call out to Him. Pray to Him that you need Him. Because we are not capable of doing this alone.
I could have no greater joy than to hear that my children are following the truth. 3 John 1:4
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