If we define our vocation as something that brings us joy, our passion, or our God given talent, hands down mine is photography.
When I was thirteen years old my Earth Science Teacher put a camera in my hand and whispered in my ear, “This will enable you to freeze time.” I knew! In that instant I knew that this was it! This was my thing! I got it!
Recently, I’ve started portrait photography. I love the conversations I have with people as I am taking their photos. These conversations help to relax them but if I am honest and truthful, they really help to relax me.
It is in these moments that their true self emerges and I see Jesus coming through them. It could be a twinkle in their eye, a look in the opposite direction, or a slight change in their smile. It is quick and only a glimpse but it is there and I am grateful to capture that moment and freeze it forever in time.