This shoot was more than special to me. This beautiful girl is my baby sister. She's engaged. How?! I have spent most of my life carrying her under my wing and she has spent most of hers rolling her eyes as I carried her. She will always be my bratty little sister, but shooting that day in Las Colinas, I saw a woman emerging.
How?!
My mothering feelings toward her were running strong as I fought back tears between each click of my shutter. I cared for her every summer. Pretending she was my own baby. I was present at her birth. We share the same blood running through our veins. It was such a bittersweet day for me.
I will say one thing, though. That cute red-head that she is oogling at in these photos is a saint. He is precious. I could not have hand-picked a better husband for my baby sister. He loves God and will no doubt lead her and care for her in a Christ-like way. What else could we all ask for?
Amanda, I love you. You are gorgeous. You don't wear make-up...because you don't need it (for real, no make-up, no lip gloss, nada...she's just that gorgeous.). You are hilarious and fun and young and just so many things that I envy. I am grateful God sent you into our lives. And I am even more grateful at the friendship I will always have with you. I can't wait to see you walk down the aisle and become Mrs. Pace...hurry up October.
