What has challenged me this year? What have I accomplished?

Last year {Oct 2015} to be more exact, I was working on the NBL (Nuestra Belleza Latina) show. I saw footage of one of the contestants in Central Park, NY and I  was in awe of its beauty. I thought to myself “WOW…Next year this time, I will be working in New York!” I was convinced I would be there, I looked at plane tickets, I googled places to visit, and hotels for stay– I was determined to GO! Time passed, and sadly I forgot about this, my dream became or stayed just that– a dream in my head, a wish and desire in my heart. I forgot that which I had so fiercely declared over my life, hadn’t planned towards achieving my goal, nor I didn’t write my dream down. I didn’t look for opportunities to get there, & God had not only a blessing but a lesson for me.

To summarize, I was called by a client for work, and they would fly to New York. I could not believe it! A couple who really loved my work wanted me to do their wedding {in New York too}! I suggested an engagement session in Central Park, NY! I flew to New York City literally a year later {Nov 4th 2016}. Every single session was perfection! It has been one of the best trips in my book so far!

This made me meditate on the power of our confessions! I was blessed to begin my journey as a destination wedding photographer, but more than that, there was a lesson I will never forget. How much more would we accomplish, if we confessed and WALKED towards all the plans and dreams God places in our hearts? Are we too afraid to dream so big that we don’t dream or do at all? Self discovery, purpose and destiny was what I accomplished this year. I am so proud to say that I found myself this year. No more comparing, self pity, boredom, feeling of failure! Instead I’ve started to walk in fullness! Knowing that whatever comes my way is shaping who I am, and whom I have been called to be. There is no greater success than in knowing who YOU are, and what you were placed on this earth to do. Knowing who we belong to, what were called to do, and who we are in God is the ultimate success;

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Jeremiah 17:8 “For he will be [nourished] like a tree planted by the waters,
That spreads out its roots by the river;
And will not fear the heat when it comes;
But its leaves will be green and moist.
And it will not be anxious and concerned in a year of drought
Nor stop bearing fruit.