I feel like every time I write in the next few months it is going to be about this subject. It balloons in my mind at all times and sometimes feels like it is going to bust at the mere mention of change. There are a ton of changes going on for our family right now - moving, kindergarten, new job, etc. And I'm not really sure if I can handle any more changes right now. Don't get me wrong- I really like change. I find it fun and interesting. Yet as I grow older I realize that change always involves loss. The loss of what has been and what will never be again. I could talk about each of our changes in this way for hours. But I won't bore you (right now that is) with my emotional thoughts. I am sure when it comes time for us to walk out of our home for the last time, my words will not be able to be contained. And I know that the day I walk my baby girl into kindergarten, the tearful letting go will find its way on these imaginary pages. But right now, I keep it vague with the sense that I am going to grieve slowly and surely. For that's the only thing I can do. As I was editing the photos below of this sweet family, I was constantly reminded of the power of photographs to help us remember. They really wanted to remember their life as it is because they knew their current house would not be theirs for much longer. There really is such a gift in photography - the still beauty of a moment in time that can never be claimed again. It's gone forever yet we can hold the memory in our hands as we remember the beauty that once surrounded us. What I do is important and I don't take it lightly. My hope is that they can truly remember the beauty of their life as it once was, and will never be again. Enjoy a few of my favorite....