Hey everyone! Finally it is the last day of November and tomorrow we can all snap pictures and post for the December Photo Project. This has been the busiest November in history—and December looks to be packed as well—but the beauty of the DPP is that it preserves memories for us. I can go back through my archives and remember the parties and celebrations of years past. I can remember what it felt like to pull out my camera in a grocery store (telling my soul to be brave!) and I remember feeling so loved while I ate Renae’s homemade peppermint ice cream.

You know what I think is the BIGGEST challenge of the DPP? Taking and posting an image every single day for 25 days in a row. I even find myself holding back from shooting these last few days of November because I keep thinking, I might need that shot for the DPP! So as we all get ready to go, harness some of your excitement and energy and project it on to the next 25 days. I laughed with my mom the other night about how there will be evenings where I wander around the house at 11:27pm in order to find *something* worth shooting. And then I work quickly to get it posted before a new day starts again.

If posting for 25 days straight isn’t enough of a challenge for you, you can take on a challenge-within-the-challenge. Last year I shot only portraits of people. It was super fun and it was also really really challenging! If you need help coming up with creative shots, you can also try shooting in theme. Each day of the week could have a theme and you could attempt to shoot something like “red” on Mondays, “nature” on Tuesdays, “faith” on Wednesdays, etc. Kudos to Clare for this idea—I think it’s a really good one!

Thanks for joining the 2012 December Photo Project, friends! I can’t wait to get rolling!