Orlando Lifestyle Photographer

Rain. Sometimes it can bring on such a melancholy feel. Make you want to curl up and take a nap. But if you really look…really listen there is so much beauty in a storm. In our house we talk about how important the rain is so that all of our plants can “eat”. And on the rare occasion when there is no lightening (hello…we live in the lightening capital! ha!) we go out and play.

This was one of our last days of summer…There was a tropical storm or something of that sort that was rolling through Central Florida and it just rained…and rained…and rained. We only accomplished about 25% of our errands for the day because it was just down pouring. So we headed home and I told the kiddos to put their suites on. And we ran. We danced. We rode scooters. We laughed and we made a memory that was just blissful. My kids even got me to put down the umbrella and run through the rain. It was so much fun and so incredibly freeing. I felt every weight that I had just lift. I was free to just be. To really just be my perfectly imperfect self. I’m sure some of my neighbors saw me literally with my arms in the arm twirling in circles…and they probably got a good ole chuckle but I got a refreshed spirit. If I can encourage you to do anything right now it would be to get outside…embrace the imperfect…don’t worry about what others think and just. be. you. Be Kind. Be Gentle. Be Soulful. Be the best, most imperfect you there is. Love on your family and love on others. Bring your camera….or don’t bring your camera. Just allow yourself to be. Allow yourself these amazing moments to just breath.