Bree's Hope Photography

Come Undone

You don't want to come undone. You don't want people to know those things that impacted your life more than anyone could have ever imagined. The mask stays on and covers the blemishes and scars; the marks from the past. You bury it deep inside of you, every feeling and emotion from every harsh event that came upon you, and it weighs like a heavy burden in a corner of your heart. You put up a front, you put on your mask, you're the person everyone thinks you are. You're the person you think you have to be.

But what if you realize all those things can be laid at the cross? When you come to a realization that God doesn't want you to carry all of those things? He doesn't want you to hold all of it inside. He asks you to cast your burden upon Him for a reason. He wants to take the mask off and let the blemishes show.

Healing begins when you come undone. When you totally surrender every part of your life to let Him take care of, the healing starts and your slate is wiped clean. It hurts, yes, but sometimes the healing is in the aching. Don't be afraid to let yourself feel. And when you do, give those feelings to Him over and over again. Cry, scream, pray, feel. And don't be surprised when you feel a burden lift and your heart is renewed. When your mask falls off and you're the real you.

Healing beings when you come undone. Surrender your life to Him.

A Season For Everything

||There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven. --Ecclesiastes 3:1||

What a year 2013 has been! April is right around the corner and it's one of our busiest months, but one of my favorites. This year I'm turning 18 and graduating two weeks later. You can probably imagine how excited I am! But 2013 has already been a year of growing. Figuring out where God wants me and where I'm going to end up. There have been so many things that have happened and some incredible plans that God has for my life! I'm learning to rest in Him. To wait for His flawless timing and for the right "season". I'm excited, a little nervous, but joyful in what He has for me!

I want to encourage everyone to rest in Him. In His plans for your life. There is a time for everything, a season for everything! Focus on today, work on this season. Grow in that season! Don't focus so much on the next season that you miss out on this season.

He's an amazing God, amen?

{Be Inspired}

Having a photographic memory is nice. I remember little details, where it happened, when it happened, how everything was. When a picture flashes back, it takes me right back to that 'moment' and I can see almost everything exactly how it was when the picture was "taken". It's forever ingrained in my memory. Sometimes the pictures are good and sometimes they're bad. I wish there was a "delete" button occasionally. But all those pictures that are stored inspires me to write down the moments that they were "taken". What was being said in that moment, etc. Even if it's good or bad, I record it. And when I pull out my journal and start reading past events, pictures come flashing back and it's almost like I can hear and see everything at the same time!

Some people think it's a little weird, but I truly believe it's a gift from God that's been given to me for a certain reason. And I encourage everyone; if you've been given a "weird" gift, don't hide it. Let it inspire you. Be who you were created to be. A masterpiece for sure.