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Hi everyone!   My name is Ally. I’m a Mother, Wife, Business Owner, and daughter a Mighty God.

I’m quite an oddball… Quirky, crazy, silly, fun, loving, and super loyal, and I love who I am. I love all of me, and I’m still growing. I’m growing in parenting, being a woman, and just all around being pruned by God in my growth, which I welcome because it makes me sensitive to others, yet tough when I need to be.

I’m married for 7 and a half years. We’ve been through a lot and when praying to God for a child I was heartbroken each time I saw a negative on my test… for 2 years. We then made peace and surrendered to God saying we will accept that we won’t have a child of our own; and at the beginning of January 2016 I surprisingly found out we were expecting. In 2014 we named her, and she was born in September 2017. Her name is Faith… because that’s what we had all the years when praying and trusting God, we had faith. When she was 6 months we got hit with heartbreaking news that she might have cerebral palsy. Test upon test, in and out of hospital. It’s a long story, but through it all we saw the signs, but chose not to concentrate on it. With anointing oil I rubbed her out daily and all I could pray was “Strong muscle tone in Jesus’ name”, while the tears just flowed. With every hospital visit we saw a miracle unfolding. Each symptom started disappearing. The CT scan came back negative and Doctor’s couldn’t understand, so they scheduled an MRI scan to make sure, and when they called us in that morning for the results I was so drained already. We sat there and just heard, it’s all clear. Somehow it’s all clear. That’s God! That’s God! That’s God!

I know I am supposed to be talking about my businesses, but for some reason I felt I needed to share that, and I hope it encourages someone going through something that looks like it’s impossible to overcome, but I want to tell you… It’s going to be okay.

So when Faith was 7 months I couldn’t find work, and prayed asking God to show me what to do. Long story short I was reminded of my love for photography, and so I got myself a camera and registered to study photography online. I was home, with a baby on my lap, studying, doing classes, registered and started my photography business while studying, and started shooting to gain experience. I had to take Faith with me on shoots and push a pram while shooting. I did admin, planned, researched, studied, and edited, with a baby on my lap, wriggling like crazy. It was not one bit easy, but God kept carrying me through. I wanted to give up, but then thought no, no, no Ally. Keep going no matter what. Today I’m not where I want to be yet, but I’m definitely not where I use to be. I specialize in Women’s & Girl’s Portraits (I love motivating women and want to show and make them realize there beauty inside and out). I also offer Lifestyle Photography, and Product & Branding Photography for women’s businesses as I have a heart for women. This business is called Photography by Ally K.

www.facebook.com/photographybyallyk/

www.instagram.com/photographybyallyk/

https://photographybyallyk.wixsite.com/mysite

When my husband lost his job 3 months ago due to this pandemic, I honestly said,

“God why! Why now! Why when I am not allowed to shoot during this pandemic!”

I sobbed so many times because we were then both without an income.

Well… why become miserable when it won’t change a thing? We're living each day as though there was nothing to worry about (believe me there was), but we continued thanking God, and so, I asked God what second business can I start?

Gosh I have a mind that gets filled with so many idea’s that I need to stop thinking, which is impossible for me. You know that meme about a creative’s mind that’s like a million tabs open on the internet? It’s true. So I went back and forth with idea’s. I then realized that I do my own branding, and thought why not offer that as my next business? 2 months ago I started Digitals by Ally K, which is an extension of my photography business, and I offer Logo design, business card design, and more. I have branding packages priced low to help women in business. I will keep this pricing until the end of this year. You may see my work here:

www.facebook.com/digitalsbyallyk/

www.instagram.com/digitalsbyallyk/

I want to leave women with the following:

You are stronger than you think

You are braver than you feel

You are lovable

You are worthy

You are blessed

You are BEAUTIFUL. Believe it. Leap with that goal you have in your heart. Move forward and bloom.

Much Love Ally