ELIZABETH I 42 - Feeling comfortable to express myself.

I have Elizabeth in the spotlight today. I have gotten to know Elizabeth on a personal level and I’m so glad that she decided to have this photo session experience with me. Here’s a little bit about her story.

“My name is Elizabeth, I’m 42 years old, I’m a wife, a mother of two beautiful girls, a sister, and I’m very passionate about life, I love learning from others and what others have experienced. I come from a big family, my family brings me joy.”

“I’m a military spouse, I appreciate the challenges in being a wife, I feel it molds me year after year in becoming the wife God is calling me to be. I am very passionate when it comes to growing in my walk with Christ, I enjoy all things health and fitness. I am close to my family, I have the most amazing parents who have sacrificed so much of themselves, they have encouraged me to be driven in life.”

“Life has hardships. I used to view myself differently and how I handled stress, anxiety, and depression in the past was with methods such as eating, and binging, or bulimia as a way to cope and distract myself. After healing from all that I learned that I am valued and loved, not because the answer lied within people, but because I am valued and loved by God. The hardships come with quite a challenge but I believe it is because of these challenges that my faith has grown and I have been able to rely more on God than I have in the past.”

“One thing I checked off my bucket list was to participate in a bodybuilding competition.”

“My family and friends describe me as caring, thoughtful, relentless, passionate, loving, and fearless.

I love to meet people whose lives I can impact. In the future, I’d love to have a business or a ministry where I can reach out to others.”

“A myth I would like to bust about being over 40 is that you have to settle down, no more dancing, and you have to dress “your age”. I feel that dancing has just begun, and what a time to dress as you want.”

“The advice I’d like to give to younger women is “Don't be embarrassed or afraid of your ideas and dreams.”

I wanted to have this photo session to give me an opportunity to feel comfortable in expressing myself no matter what.”

What an honor to have captured these images for you, Elizabeth. May they remind you of this season in life, of your beauty, and strength. I hope you cherish these forever.

Much love,

Tamara