Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 12:43pm
There’s never enough time in the day, is there?
And then I wonder: if there was more time, would we just max it all out as well? Hmmm.
I will be taking another 2 weeks to revamp this site…because life happens
I am thrilled to show you this image that Maruko Orthodontics is hanging in their lobby! It’s a 15×30 Storyboard with…
..my Sophie girl {who’s also a happy patient} from our Africa trip.
It warms my heart ❤

Monday, January 9, 2012 at 1:35pm
It was a busy end to 2011 {hence the lag in blog posts}! A heartfelt THANK YOU to all my wonderful clients! I truly enjoyed spending time getting to know new families and deepening my relationship with past ones!
It’s a new year and I plan to change some things up a bit. I will be closed for the remainder of January to work on a new site for 2012 as well as the dreaded paperwork {accounting – yikes} from 2011.
I currently have 1 opening left in March. The next available appointment starts mid April. It is never to early to book your sessions!
I’ll leave you with my daughter…
I see her every morning. I pick her up from school. I pray with her before bed.
We flew to the other side of the world this past year, and she was amazing. Her heart for children inspires me.
We do marketing {she’s loving extreme couponing & has created a binder just for it}.
We read next to each other now, each in our own book.
We watch “drama” movies now, not cartoons. However, I told her until she can cry during a movie, she is not allowed to see “Steel Magnolias” or “The Notebook”. I gave her grace for lack of tears during “Pride & Prejudice”, but not again.
I was archiving this picture from Christmas and noticed how old she is getting. I have loved each stage I have been privileged to be a partaker in. Each one is bittersweet. It’s hard to let go of each age, but exciting to move on to the next adventure.
I love her.

Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 2:23pm
Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving spent with those you love!

Monday, November 21, 2011 at 10:57pm
Whew. Breathe. These are the last of the absolutely:
crazy
wonderful
exhausting
joyful
laughter-filled
mini-session portraits!
I saved some of the best for last ~ I love all these families.
…and I had a fantastic time with them!





Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 9:47pm
Again,
old friends are the best.
You can go almost 13 years without seeing them and then fall back in with such ease.
Meet their children for the first time {sweethearts}.
See them interact with their spouse {such realness}.
Share mini-pazooki’s at BJ’s after {yum}.
Then take a picture and hug goodbye {sniff}.
What a blessing your family was to me.
And I’m excited about my new pen pal {such a joy}!





Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 10:44pm
God is so good. Really.
After we were escorted out of our original location, right around the corner was another place that turned out perfect. In fact, I could not have planned it better!
To my sweet friends:
You are a joy in my life. A constant.
I appreciate the longevity of our relationship and that it’s so easy to pick up where we leave off.
Thank you for your unconditional love and purposeful encouragement!






Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 1:35pm
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 9:12pm
Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart. ~K. Gibran

Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 11:30pm
I LOVE.LOVE.LOVE my clients! Really, I do!
They are all so fun
and friendly
and adorable
…and they pretty much do what I say.
I think I would like my kids to be my clients from now on {wink:wink}.
Private galleries coming very soon.







Monday, November 7, 2011 at 11:32am
complete: entire; full; to make something whole or perfect.
Though I would LOVE to see them add one more to this family ~ they are now complete. They are full. Cups are running over.
Love is present.
Joy abounds.
A beautiful family is settled and wrapped up in warmth.





Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 8:44am
All that I have been posting on Uganda had been to lead up to this. Answering For The Children {AFTC}.
This is the reason I came to this country. To meet these children. To see how they live. To touch their beautiful faces. To show you who they are.
AFTC is different from the traditional orphanages in this country. It’s model does not send them to another home when they turn 6, on again when they turn 10 or so; separating them from the only family they have known. In fact, I discovered AFTC is not an orphanage, but a home.
A family.
That is what’s different. These children stay in the same home with a mom and brothers & sisters until they are 18. This home serves the “whole” child during the transition to adulthood. They have security; they know they are loved by their mom. To belong to a family feeds the whole person.
I encourage you to visit their website: www.answeringforthechildren.org. Meet Deidrah and read her story. Meet the children whose lives are forever changed. Consider supporting them monthly.
There are so many needs and worthy causes in our world. So many. I know you have to give where your heart leads. Please consider this statement I read a while back:
“You cannot save the world, but you can save the world for one child.”
I got to see where I have been giving for the last 10 years. I got to see results. Lives have been changed not just for them, but for the next generation. I cannot imagine one of the 30 children I met ever having to leave this home because of finances.
Thank you for letting me share my heart.











Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 2:39pm
Beautiful couple. Sweet, kind boys with a touch of mischief.
I really loved their family dynamics; how they moved together.
What a pleasure it was to spend time with you!




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