Thanks, Camera!

It's amazing how you can sit in a shit storm for weeks and then in one day the heavens open and all is clear and right in the world. I'd say this would sum up my last two weeks at work. The things I've dealt with as a teacher recently could challenge the patience/strength of a solider. However, some how today brought peace and joy....and at quite the right time. Thanksgiving.

I have much to be thankful for this year. New love. A job. A home. Great friends and family. Clarity...

I think what I'm most thankful for though would be my experiences in life; my encounters. I've experienced so many wonderful things this year. Yes, there were tears. Yes, there's been anger. But when I step back to where I was last year, I've grown so much and have so many great stories along the way. Much of it is the result of a 1lb. machine by the makers of Canon. If someone told me when I got my rebel, that camera would change my life, I'd laugh in their face. However, they'd be right. It has. My camera has taken me to some gorgeous sights and trips, moments of compassion among children and strangers, and most importantly love.

Tomorrow, I will use said camera to capture moments of charity, as 300 students prepare complete Thanksgiving meals for 15 deserving families. And it is moments like these that I am thankful for the shit storms....because the sunsets after they pass are photos worth taking.

To all my followers....I wish you a warm and peaceful Thanksgiving! I pray you all spend it in warmth and family.