A Mother’s Day Wish~ Fresno Clovis Motherhood Photographer Tonya Riggs

“There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.”

This is one of my favorite motherhood quotes. I remember reading it years ago when my boys were so little. I remember feeling the pull of motherhood perfection in those early years. Back then, social media didn’t exist. I couldn’t see the highlight reels of other mothers & influencers and play that comparison game. I didn’t need all that because there was plenty of pressure I put on myself to work and be all the things for my kiddos. In fact, sometimes all the memories that live in my head of when they were little are not so great or memorable. I don’t remember if I kissed them enough? Did I give them enough attention? Did I speak to them in a calm voice? Maybe I wasn’t enough. If I’m being honest, it wasn’t until I started sifting through old home videos (Digitalized by Legacy Box), that my memories of my young motherhood started to shift. Some 28 years later, I was able to see with fresh rested eyes what I could not see before. I saw my children being nurtured and attended to. I heard laughter and cries from them. I saw me hug and kiss them. I saw me being a mother in million different ways. I heard them call me mama. Oh how I forgot how that sounded coming from their sweet little voices.

“But here’s the thing mama, when we are in the throws of young motherhood, we don’t have the time to reflect on our journey. It all feels so blurred, tiresome, frustrating and taxing. But I’m here to tell you, the beauty of time gone by is that one day, all those demands do go away and you will find yourself with a lot of free time. Time when you will want to play back those videos and sift through printed memories of days gone by. You will hear their love for you in their little voices when they call you “mama” and you will see their smiles when they look at you and it will flood your heart with so much reverie and joy.”

My dear mama friend, my wish for you this Mother’s Day, is that you be kind to yourself. Motherhood is full of trials and errors but you got this. When you hear your babies call you “mama” for the millionth time today…know that you are enough and you are exactly where you should be right now for them and for you. Keep collecting those memories of them and most importantly, get into those videos and images with them as often as you can. Preserve them. Print them. You can thank me later.

 Tired of never getting in a beautiful picture with your children? I feel you mama and I’ve been there. This is why I have such a heart for making sure all my mothers get into the photos with their little ones. You are always cordially  invited to be a part of any milestone portrait session at no additional charge because every day is Mother’s Day in my studio.

Looking for a motherhood photographer in Fresno or Clovis? Tonya Riggs specializes in natural light indoor studio portraits for newborn, baby, toddler, maternity, motherhood, family, and child photography in Clovis, California and the greater Fresno County Area. Tonya Riggs has served busy families for over a decade by preserving their most precious memories through professional prints, albums, and framed products. Her home studio is located in Northeast side of Clovis, California. She also provides a limited number of home travel sessions during the year to the Monterey Bay Area including Santa Cruz, Capitola, Soquel, Aptos, Watsonville, Carmel, Monterey and Salinas.

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