The older I get the more I realize that life doesn’t change much after high school. I mean, we get older, we get married, and buy houses, and we realize that there is so much more than getting crowned homecoming queen. Yet sometimes… it still feels like I am walking down that fluorescent lit...
thank you, i really needed this today =)
I was advised to read this today from a friend:) I am thankful I did, and thank you for putting into words the words in my head. Comforting to know that I am not alone.
I just love that last line. 
Amen Sister! I couldn’t have said it better…and believe me, I have. Funny, I just saw Taylor Swifts video this morning…said to myself I love that line… And here you are quoting it. Awesome. You my dear, are an epic woman.
Love it Karen and love PS!! This post is so true and I admit i’m still learning to let go and let God I tend to worry and i hate that part of me that has bitterness or jealousy at times it’s a HARD industry thankfully worth it!
Very well written and said! I surround myself with people who have the same mindset as you! Keep it up!
Your words really resonate with me today. “What they meant for destruction God used for instruction.”
I have no idea about the exact circumstances that brought you to write this, but it is clear that what they meant for destruction YOU have used for instruction. That is a beautiful and powerful thing! Keep collecting those rocks and keep building <3
A really awesome post and so very true. U are so honest and loving karen. Thank u for being u.
Good. For. You. Karen! Beautifully written and I love the verse you chose for this post. Its so hard when you are a people please to deal with persons who can be so harsh. I too, am learnning to deal with this and it’s no easy task. I think you, and I, will find we can give that energy to our family and be not only a better person but a better Mother too. j
Amen sistah! Thank you for sharing your heart and for being a wonderful example to SO many women! You are truly inspiring! XOXO
Love this post friend….something I know us people pleasers deal with often and sadly enough a feeling that can be appropriate at any stage of this business we all love! Love you for your accomplishments and your heart – proud of you for all you’ve done and thank you for sharing your heart and your successes! Um, and cannot wait to see you next month!!!!!
Your already building something EPIC! xoxo
Well Said!
I have had more than my share of haters in this life along with some seriously vicious gossip ( flat out lies) that has brought me to my knees on more than one occasion. It can be heartbreaking when you are in the midst of it and always seemed to go hand it hand with great success.
Love them and pray for them ..that is the only way through it! Love until it hurts and then Love some more. Someone once told me ” People that hate are people that hurt” and I believe it to be true. Love them the best you can knowing that and remember if they weren’t hating on you they would be hating on someone else.
In the end I made the wise choice of stepping out of the circle and allowing it to shift and did it ever!!! No more sleepless nights sobbing in my pillow worrying about what was being said and who was believing it. I let God fight the battle and moved on. Best decision of my life. <3
Karen, thank you for posting this. I am a people pleaser too and have had to learn to let go and let God. I agree to cherish the friends that are there and stick. Thanks my friend. <3 Kelly
It has been almost 6 months exactly since I posted my 101 Goals in 1001 days list. I thought it would be a fun time to reflect back and see what has transpired and it was absolutely amazing to see actually how far I’ve come. Over the past 180 days I have actually crossed off...
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LOVE this Karen!! You are doing amazing things and I can’t wait to see what’s next!
Great list Karen! Very inspiring indeed.
Thank you for your inspirational list, Karen! Now I gotta make one of my own. Love the idea of crossing the Golden Gate Bridge. Come on over to San Francisco and Candace and I would love to give you a tour of the city and the bridge
I could help you with 89 and you could help me get my business off the ground
i love number #82. i could just picture it now.
Looooved your list!! I agree with the girls you are truly inspirational!! When I read #28 I thought as soon as she’s here in California we should do it!! I’ll tell Denise to have the song ready and I’ll have to learn the lyrics!! xoxo!!
You’re such an inspiration! A goal on my list is to attend a Pursuit 31 retreat!
I love your list Karen! So excited for what you are doing with Pursuit 31!
I thought you might mark off 57 and 93!
Love you so very much.
Yayy! What an awesome list. I’m so glad I was able to help with one of them. I want to come up with a list like this too some day. So inspiring!
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If you’ve been around here long you know I’m a little crazy emphatically in love with balance. You know that place in life were you’ve found your groove…. all of your socks are in the right drawer and you don’t go too long without calling your mom. That place. The comfy jammy dates at home...
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Love your post! I think I should tag along with you more often to learn how to say no more often!!
Those are difficult questions to answer! Good for you! <3
I feel like you’re always writing about exactly what’s on my mind at a certain time. Don’t know how you do it, but thanks for being so open and honest!
It was around this time last week that it hit me… I had been asked to do something far bigger than me and the panic was setting in. Fly away? Leave my family behind? Speak in front of people? I could feel my hands getting sweaty and my knees getting weak. Are you sure Lord?...
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Karen-
I’m so glad you have heard GOD’s words and you are listening. This is something I have struggled with for a very long time. I was presented with an opprotunity to speak infront of my peers during youth group one night when I was about 16. I felt my heart pound out of my chest everything got blurry around me & then a warmth came over me, and I questioned wether it was GOD urging me to speak. Unfortanetly I questioned to long, and I lost my opprotunity, and it is something I beat myself up about still to this day. I know it was HIM, I knew it was HIM but fear took over. I think it is such a wonderful thing that you are challenging your fear, trusting GOD to give you the strength and the words, and taking the opprotunity. You are amazing and you will rock it! Thanks for sharing this.
Oh my. I had just posted my blog post. And then I felt the Spirit telling me to read this. I had seen you facebook it. And I’m glad I read it. Because I know EXACTLY how you feel. And honestly, I’m grateful that you posted this, because I don’t know what I’ll be doing in just a few weeks when I have my own workshop. Eek. Karen, you’re amazing, and I know you’ll DO GREAT!
Karen I have had an opportunity to teach a workshop in Chicago and I have totally delayed planning it because of the feelings like exactly what you are saying! Thanks for the encouragement! Bless you today!
You are amazing Karen and I look forward seeing what GOD has planned for you. Keep up the GREAT work and continue to inspire others!
This is beautiful, Karen! I’ve been going through the same doubts and fears lately. If you haven’t read it yet, I highly recommend Believing God, by Beth Moore. It speaks to these exact challenges. Keep being brave–you’re an inspiration to all of us!
Ooo; this gives me goose bumps – the good kind! Bless you for stepping out when stepping back would be easier in the short run. I can’t wait to see the blessings heaped out for your obedience and faith!
Love you Karen! What a great post….truly so proud of you! I know we’ve only known each other for a short period of time, but I know you’ve been placed in my life and the lives of these other women for a purpose! Keep up the hard work and know that we all appreciate you and are cheering you on!! HUGS!!
I absolutely LOVE what stuff like this happens. Such a wake up call to our hearts. God is so good and He’s got you every step of the way. <3 love!
Lovely post! Did you ever feel kind of silly when you started with all this…like, “really? what am I thiiiinking?” I’ve been procrastinating on practicing with my camera by taking all of these online tutorials and reading up on FAQ’s. It’s like when I have a 25 page research paper to write and I just research and research. You know, it totally counts 
But I put down my computer and spent time shooting around the neighborhood. I was working on a house down the street. It’s beautiful and unique with a plaque designating it as a historical home. And guess who walked out to get the mail while I am on my knees in his front yard to get just the right angle? The owner. My neighbor. Who will surely see me time and again when I walk my dog around. Luckily, he seemed used to it and told me to send one in to the local paper – ha!
Amazing. I love you.
powerful words and I can so relate with the fear factor, I am so happy for all the blessings that is to come to you because of your generous heart, xoxo
Love it! Don’t you love it when God does that to us? You are very capable and talented to do exactly what you’re doing! Do not forget that!
A while back I was invited to participate in a new blog series by Ashley Swallow called Live Out Loud. I was absolutely excited and jumped at the opportunity. One of my favorite parts of being a photographer is getting to know other photographers in this industry. We have such an amazing network of encouragement,...
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Thanks you guys! It has been so great getting to know other amazing photographers. Thank you Ashley for this amazing opportunity.
LOVED reading this interview!! Loved what you had to say about pricing, I never thought of it that way And I love that you love Love146.org! So awesome your sis-in-law helped found it! That’s an issue that’s close to my heart too!
Oh my goodness! I am so excited to go and read your interview. I do interviews most Thursdays with photographers and I would love to see what sort of different questions i could incorporate!
Such a fun interview!! It was awesome getting to learn a bit more about you
Love it. Thanks for your input for my “things I wish I knew” blog series! Very appreciated.
Thanks so much for the LOVE Karen! I enjoyed connecting with you as well! You are so right, we are here to serve others. You’re so full of wisdom. Can’t wait for be {YOU} tiful! 
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