12/29/2025
Hi friends! As I reflect on 2025, I feel I owe it to you (and my exploding inbox!) a little life update regarding Brittany Cirino Photography ❤️
I spent the majority of 2025 searching for peace. My home life felt chaotic. Between pregnancy, homeschooling, being home with two very busy little boys, and running a business, I was cooked. I prayed for guidance and I really really really prayed for peace. One night last summer, my then 4 year old asked me to rock him before bed. Despite my very large baby belly, we squeezed into the rocking chair. The same chair where my motherhood journey began. Where I spent so much time trying to figure things out - nursing, sleeping training (ha!), my unfulfilling corporate job. Everything was so hard in the beginning. But here I was, 4 and half years later, in the same chair, but having figured many things out along the way. Then it hit me like a lightening bolt - this might be the last time. The last time I rocked my first baby. And it was then that life became crystal clear. For the first time, I really heard God’s voice. I realized that these years of having little ones was flying by. And I was terrified that one day, I would look back and regret the constant push and pull I battled each day - trying to keep my business running, relevant, and manageable while raising my children and fully living out my vocation of motherhood - my true calling, my greatest calling.
So I planned to take several months off and return in early 2026. And here we are, days from 2026… and I’m just not ready. I’m really loving “just” being a mom. I’m loving long social media sabbaticals, I’m loving ignoring my inbox and DMs and instead sitting on the floor in my messy playroom all day long. I’m loving pouring more time into my church community and my faith. I finally found the peace I spent so much time searching for. It was here all along, the problem was, I wasn’t fully “here.”
So, I’m extending my maternity through the winter and look forward to hibernating a little longer ❤️ thank you for still being here! Wishing you peace in 2026✨✨
