Amelia Island Maternity Photographer – Whitney + Jared

There is beauty in waiting.

Psalm 130:5 – I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in His word I hope…

I know Whitney through mutual friends and on the rare Sunday that I’m off and home, we go to the same church. In December of 2014 Whitney posted something to her Facebook page that I took a screen shot of. She shared a big piece of her heart. This is what she said, “We may never know why the Lord chose to bless us with three pregnancies that ended in miscarriage. We may never understand why He wanted our first three babies to be with Him so soon. But we do know that He creates all things. That He knows how many days each one of us have here on earth. That He mourns with us and is the source of all of our strength, hope, and peace. As a daughter of the One True King, I can rest in His loving embrace and trust that He has a plan for my life that is greater than I could have ever imagined. I can look back over the last couple of years and truly be grateful for the way He has grown my faith through these hard times. I wouldn’t change things. I am grateful for the losses. Christ is enough. In him alone my hope is found. If he chooses to never bless us with a child to hold in our arms, he is enough. He has lavished on us the greatest blessing of all… a relationship with Him through His only Son.

So in this season we will worship and thank him for all the blessings we have, not the things we still long for. We will praise Him for sending His only Son to be born of a virgin, live a life free of sin that we could have never lived, and die a death that we deserved. He has made me a new creation and given me true lasting joy. A joy much deeper that the temporary things of this world. I am so undeserving. For that, I am forever grateful.”

I took a screenshot so I could remember to pray for Whitney and Jared. To pray that God would give him the desires of their hearts in His perfect timing. I would forget and then I would scroll through my phone and see the screenshot and remember to lift them up again. When Whitney shared in February that she was expecting my heart was overjoyed for them. There is so much beauty in watching God work in the waiting. Whitney and Jared are planning to leave for full time mission work next year. They have such big hearts and I know their sweet baby will be cherished!

Whitney and Jared,

    I had so much fun doing these photographs. Anyone who is willing to roll in the water and sit on a flamingo float gets an A+ couple award in my book! You guys are going to be awesome parents! I can’t wait to watch this little miracle unfold and watch you grow as a family. Thanks for letting me capture this special time in your lives!