I’ve met many beautiful moms over the past year, and became a mom to a third precious girl myself.

Motherhood is a hard job but a wonderful privilege.  It can be exhausting and invigorating; some days full of laughter while others are full of tears; it can come as a long-awaited answer to prayer or as an unexpected blessing.  Whatever part of the mothering journey you’re on now, I want to encourage all of us moms with this reminder from Jim Elliot:  Wherever you are, be all there.  Let’s make the most of every moment!

Here’s to wiping little faces, gifts of sticky kisses, learning to let go a little, and celebrating the little everyday moments that make it all so worth it.  Happy Mothers Day to all the moms I’ve had the honor of photographing since May 2011, and to all who stop by to visit this little blog of mine.