09/14/2026
As I was writing out a caption, picking which photos to post, thinking about what would look good on my grid and all the little things that come with that, I really felt the Lord place on my heart that that’s not what this is about.
And I think I needed that reminder.
This opportunity to go on this trip and create with other creatives would be nothing without Him. This business would be nothing without Him. None of it is something I could’ve just mustered up enough work, strength, or talent for on my own.
So I guess this is just a little piece of my heart for your Monday morning.
More than anything, this retreat reminded me that I’m not creating for myself. Yes, I’m creating for my clients and their families, but ultimately I’m creating for MY CREATOR.
I know how to work a camera. I know how to work hard, create, and produce good images. But if that is solely what this is, I’m missing out on so much more. If I’m working and creating solely for myself, I’m missing the point. Because none of this was really mine to begin with.
The past month and a half has been so busy, and I feel like I haven’t really been able to slow down. I don’t want to get so caught up in that busyness that I forget even the busyness represents opportunity after opportunity I’ve been given by a good Father who cares for me and gives good gifts to His children.
AND He gives us community, too. It doesn’t always look like church on a Sunday morning in a building. Sometimes it looks like worship and praise in the middle of Mormon Row in the Tetons with a group of creatives who came there to work and create. And how beautiful is that?
I don’t ever want to get so caught up in making something beautiful that I forget who gave me the ability to create it in the first place.
Maybe this is something you needed to hear this morning, maybe not. But it’s definitely something the Lord has clearly shown me, and it felt like it would be a disservice to slap a five-word caption on these photos and not share it.
vendors who made this happen:
host: Creatives for the Creator | Christian Photography Retreats
model: Corra & Grant | Model Couple Corra
florals: Madeline Sutton | Idaho & Jackson Hole Florist
dress: estherrubyrentals
tux: The Black Tux