Last week we shot an exquisite bridal portrait session. And of course we can’t share the photographs until after the wedding next month. But don’t worry (not the you were) because they will absolutely be worth the wait!Isn’t that the way just about everything works? If it’s worth anything, it’s worth waiting for and persevering through. Like waiting for Christmas or slogging through term paper after term paper to graduation or holding out for The One, that right, special someone you realize you can’t live without.

Life sometimes feels like one series of waiting after another. What we’re waiting for might change, but we’re always waiting for something, aren’t we? Waiting to grow up so we can do what we want. Waiting for vacation because being grown up means having a real, often-exhausting job. Waiting for kids, whether by choice or by the heartbreak of imperfect biology. Waiting for those kids to get a little older so they don’t need 24/7 monitoring and can do things. Waiting for the cash flow to loosen up so we can finally __________. Waiting for problems to solve themselves. Waiting for a figurative harsh winter to bloom into a bountiful spring. Waiting for new opportunities and waiting for dreams to materialize and waiting for life to be better.

Waiting isn’t always fun. In fact, it rarely is. But it’s a huge part of our lives, and I try so very hard to embrace and appreciate it. Because, as Danny and I have experienced time and again in our personal life and in our business, when we’re waiting for what we think should happen, we often end up doing what needs to happen. I can trace a beautiful path through my life when I think of all the times I was waiting for what I wanted, and while I waited, discovered that there was something even better, even bigger in store. Where a door closed, as the adage goes, a window opened, and that led me to a place far better than the destination I’d originally envisioned for myself.

So while we wait, it is sometimes unpleasant. When it ends, though, we’ll be able to look back and see something good came even from that intolerable wait.

What are you waiting for? I sincerely hope it’s worth it. And even if it isn’t, I hope the very act of waiting itself becomes worthwhile.

~ Laura