This is blog is not intended to be another blog that promotes more mommy guilt! I wish I had all the answers to motherhood and to life...
I don't.
I am just a girl who happens to be a child counselor who loves photography and is attempting to inspire, live, and enjoy the life I have created and continue to create for myself. I choose to look at the Wishes instead of the Weeds.
This is my journey.
This blog is dedicated to my children- those born and unborn.
I want them to be able to look back on and know how much I love being their mother and despite all the ordinary "weeds" parenting and life can bring...I am striving to focus on the magical "wishes."
If I can inspire anyone in the process- I have fulfilled part of the purpose of sharing my story.
More about Me...if you even want to know.
i
am a counselor.
I don't.
I am just a girl who happens to be a child counselor who loves photography and is attempting to inspire, live, and enjoy the life I have created and continue to create for myself. I choose to look at the Wishes instead of the Weeds.
This is my journey.
I want them to be able to look back on and know how much I love being their mother and despite all the ordinary "weeds" parenting and life can bring...I am striving to focus on the magical "wishes."
If I can inspire anyone in the process- I have fulfilled part of the purpose of sharing my story.
More about Me...if you even want to know.
i am a mother.
When I
found out the news that I was pregnant with my first child, I had just finished
graduate school and hadn’t even had a chance to start my career in counseling yet. I had
mixed feelings and felt resentment about motherhood and putting off my career. Then at my 21 week
check up, I received news that there were “soft markers” with my son and the possibility of complications or even fetal death. After several tears and waiting
for test results, the doctors were scratching their heads and the unknown laid heavy on my shoulders for the next 5 months of my pregnancy.
It was
then, that I bargained with my Heavenly Father... promising him that I would never let a day go by where I took being a mother for granted
if he would only allow my baby to come down safely to me.
My son, is now an active two-year old that keeps me on my toes.
One day in going for a walk with him- I wished upon a dandelion that I would take advantage of each and every day and mindfully enjoy being a mother.
...and I meant it.
i believe that the most important
relationship children will ever have in their lives is the one with their
parents and i am passionate in helping parents find that joy in
bonding with their kids. i believe in the power of play. i believe in
the power of using art, music, and sand to explore life's journey. i want to bring
therapy to the home for parents to be able to continue to build lasting
relationships with their children and create happy memories that will last a
life time. You can find out more about my practice
at:
i am
photographer.
It has been almost 15 years since i began capturing the human
experience and all its forms and expressions: beauty, love, happiness,
humility, innocence, and sorrow. My photos are truly an extension of myself
and i love it! However, i have currently decided to take only a limited
amount of sessions a year to be able to be mindful of my time and put my family
first.
Get
to know more about my photography by visiting my website www.cristidamephotography.com and my photo blog::
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