Emma Wood Photography » {The Way I View} Project

The Way I View… | Motherhood

EMMA WOOD — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 07:00:58 +0000

This is my forth post as part of a CMPro blog project. Each month, we will be focusing on a different theme, and you can travel through the circle of photographers and their images to see how they view Motherhood, starting with the super talented Tiffany Bender of Munchkins and Mohawks Photography Please check out her work, it’s truly inspirational.

People often ask me, “did you always know that you’d have seven children?” Um..No!! And if anyone had told me that this was to be my future, I would have laughed at them, loudly! But, It’s been a wonderful, amazing, eye-opening revelation for me, as each child has come along and been placed in my arms. Every single one of them different, every one just so special in their own unique way.

I think it’s all the little details though that mean the most. The small, daily, ordinary things that happen, those are the things that are the most meaningful to me, as a Mother. I treasure them and I know that each day will bring more. I know that my children will look to me to provide them with what they need, physically and emotionally and I will be there to do what I love to do best.

When I look back on my childhood, it’s always the small things that come to mind, like my Mother making whole scenes out of meringue for us, like little Fairy-lands, all laid out after tea. Or the way she’d tie the strings on our rain hats, just so, making sure that they wouldn’t’ fly off in the wind. Or even the way that she held our hands as we crossed the road, teaching us to look both ways and listen for the traffic. I remember her face watching me proudly as I performed in a Ballet, I remember the smell of her favourite perfume and I remember her never leaving the house without her lipstick on. Little details and so many of them, all painting a picture, a big beautiful picture of Motherhood.

As my Children find themselves this weekend celebrating the Queens Diamond Jubilee and embracing all things British, I hope that they remember more then just the date and the occasion. I hope that they remember how their Mama makes them Sandwiches (their favourite kind), whenever they want them. I hope that they remember picking purple flowers in the garden and laughing when I ticked their faces with them. I hope they never forget the me painstakingly brushing out the tangles in their curls, taking extra care not to pull, or giggling at me making my silly dragon face.

I hope that they remember my kisses on their cheeks last thing at night, first thing in the morning and that the thing that matters most to me above everything else, is them.

The Way I View… | Happiness

EMMA WOOD — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 05:07:17 +0000

It’s not easy putting into words how I view happiness, because I see it on so many levels, and through so many different and wonderful ways every day. I only have to look around my world and all that I’m surrounded by to see exactly what it is, I’m enveloped in it. When I look at this image, I see the dream that I visioned when I first met this man, and how that dream has unfolded and come to life as the years have rolled by. I see him surrounded by children who love him. They love him not just because he’s their Father, but because of the Man that he is and who they know him to be. A good Man, a loving Father, a caring Husband. This is a glimpse into my life. This is how I view Happiness.

This is my third post as part of a CMPro blog project. Each month, we will be focusing on a different theme, and you can travel through the circle of photographers and their images to see how they view Happiness, starting with the super talented Jenn Jones of Jenn Jones Photography . Please check out her work, not only is she a beautiful person, her images are amazing, full of life and light.

My previous ‘The Way I View’ Posts can be found here, Sweetness & Love, and New Beginnings.

The Way I View… | Sweetness & Love

EMMA WOOD — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 03:00:19 +0000

There really aren’t words enough to explain how these two make me feel and how they fill my life with meaning and happiness. So I think I’ll just leave it at that, and an image that pretty much says it all.

This is my second post as part of a CMPro blog project. Each month, we will be focusing on a different theme, and you can travel through the circle of photographers and their images to see how they view Sweetness & Love, starting with the super talented Tiffany Bender of MunchkinsandMohawks Photography. Please check out her work, she’s just amazing and her blog post this week is the cutest thing you’ll ever see.

The Way I View… | New Beginnings

EMMA WOOD — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:42:54 +0000

Something new and different for me, I’m so excited to be included in a fantastic group of photographers and to share my first blog post as part of a CMPro blog project. Each month, we will be focusing on a different theme, and you can travel through the circle of photographers and their images to see how they view New Beginnings, starting with the super talented Megan Squires Folsom Professional Photographer. Not only is she an awesome photographer, but she also has the cutest little video as her blog header that I’ve watched over and over!

New Beginnings is a perfect phrase for our family at the moment. Very soon we shall be moving across the world, leaving Australia, (our home for the last four years), behind. Heading back to England to be reunited with my family is a joy beyond belief, but leaving some of my friends and family members here will make it bitter/sweet. For this little Aussie born one, it will be something completely different. This Country is all she knows, but she’s happy to help me out with the packing, and armed with her brand new passport…she’s about ready to go.

As we close one chapter of our lives, It’s the start of a new adventure for the Wood family and our little Colonial baby. I can’t wait to see where this one takes us.

Please don’t forget to go back to the beginning of this post and click on Megans link – Cheers!