Hard Decisions

This is not the easiest post to write...but here it goes...I have been praying for God to make it clear what He wants me to right now in this stage of my life. I LOVE being a mommy and I LOVE being a photographer. I have had a tough time with this pregnancy, much like I did with the twins, so life has been a little crazy. During all of this, I have still been going to my Heavenly Father and asking Him to show me what I should be doing and right now, I should be more intentional with my time learning more about Him..and being a good mommy and wife. Change can be hard, but I am really looking forward to this stage in my life. I want to be there for my kids, for my husband and for my family and friends. I want my children to know and love the Lord and I need to make sure that I am being fed spiritually so that I can teach them. :) As I looked at what changes needed to be made in order for this to happen..I realized where I needed to cut back...and that is with work. So...I have decided to put Tammy Dugger Photography on hold for a while. God has blessed my business and I think the world of my clients and thank you all so much, but I know this is the right decision at this time. I have been reading Shepherding a Child's Heart in a women's bible study and when I came across this...I knew I was making the right decision. "Parenting is your primary calling. It is one of your most important tasks while your children are at home. It is your calling. Parenting will mean that you can't do all the things that you could otherwise do. You have only a brief season of life to invest yourself in this task. You have only one opportunity to do it. You cannot go back and do it over."
I look forward to being a full time stay at home mommy. I would be happy to recommend some great local photographer friends. Just send me an e-mail. :)
Thanks again for everything.
Have a blessed day!
Here is one of the latest newborn sessions I did for sweet baby "S" She has 2 great big brothers that are going to take care of her!!

How sweet is this?! Her tiny foot is the perfect chin rest!

Latest Newborn

I know, I know...where have I been lately? I have been neglecting the blog. Sorry about that! I will however, leave you with some sweet newborn pictures that will make your heart melt! Life is good, we are expecting baby # 3 October 10th and are very excited about that. 3 kids under the age of 2 is crazy!!!...but crazy fits us! I am still looking for a few more senior ambassadors for 2010. If you are a current junior and live in the Atlanta, Cobb, Dekalb or Fulton area...send me a snapshot and an e-mail letting me know a little about you. You will receive a free session, some prints and some really neat "business cards" with YOUR picture on them to pass out to friends. AND...you can earn money or prints by having your friends book a session too! Let me know if you are interested. I can't wait to have fun with these sessions! My next goal is to work on my blog...I need to customize it so that my pictures are bigger!! Ok...well I have a newborn next week...a sweet baby girl who I can't wait to get my hands on!!!

I will leave you with some fun images of Sweet Baby W.

New Site

The new site has finally been launched! I still have a few things to work on...but that will come! Many of you have asked about the music. I LOVE it. It is by renee and jeremy. They are so great to allow me to use their songs on my site. Check them out http://www.reneeandjeremymusic.com/ you can also by their songs on itunes too. The kids like them...I will sing to them and they smile....well my James sometimes cries when I sing...but not Haley...she thinks her mommy has a pretty voice! (Not really, I stink..no American Idol for this girl! )
I hope everyone has a blessed day! Thanks for stopping by!

New in 2009!!!

I know it has been a while since you have heard from me...but boy have I been busy. I am working on a new website that was way overdue! I am excited about what 2009 is going to bring. I have had a lot of newborn sessions lately and they have been SO much fun! I look forward to many more this year. I am also going to focus on high school seniors this year. I really wanted to do this last year, but God had other plans for me. :)

If you are an upcoming senior and you are interested in having a free senior session send me an e-mail with your contact information, what high school you attend, and a recent picture of yourself. I will be choosing several guys and girls as Senior Ambassadors. This is a great way to earn some extra cash too. If you want to know more about it...send me an e-mail. :)

This year my availability will be somewhat limited. I am only going to schedule 2 sessions a week, so if you are wanting a spring session...be sure to fill out the contact form and get on the books soon. :)

If you are expecting a little one, be sure to schedule a session in advance. Just let me know the due date and I will pencil you in. I will be sure to fit you in with the 1st 2 weeks of your baby's life. :)

Thank you so much for making 2008 so great!

Be sure to check back and see what is going on at TDP!!!