T.G.I.F would be the understatement of the year today. My husband is off for a long weekend. I have our annual borough wide yard sale on Saturday morning, a wedding that afternoon/evening for my beautiful bride Katie, then Sunday is my 1st annual Mommy and Me sessions. I am pretty excited to meet these moms and daughters and see them get all made up and rock it out during a mini photo shoot on the beach.

But in the mix the the ‘chaos’, I have never been more thankful. My children are healthy. We all have a roof over our heads. My husband is working hard toward a promotion. And ‘Summertime’ is officially here which means sessions outside , on the beach, in the sun, with some amazing new families and couples.

But with the goodness of life also comes its challenging moments. Moments that weaken or strengthen us. Moments the change us or define us. Moments that literally make us question our every dream, every goal and every decision.

My advice—DONT LET THEM! Don’t let anyone ever “dull your sparkle” or tell you “thats impossible”. Do you have a dream? A goal? Well what are you waiting for? The only one stopping you from achieving those dreams and goals are you. YES, life makes certain goals and dreams hard…but thats the point. Anything worth having is worth fighting for right?

To spare this post from being a string of inspirational quotes and conundrums…here is my Friday Favorite. A storyboard of “Words to Live By” that constantly remind me to follow my dreams. Dream bigger. And never ever give up.

Happy Friday everyone! Keep dreaming, keep smiling…YOU AND LIFE ARE WORTH IT! : )