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Monday, April 28, 2008

The eyes behind the eyes

A few weeks ago, I received a great opportunity to work with my friend and a wonderful photographer Tracy!

I just adore her! Tracy has been such an inspiration to me. I know God can put people in your path for a purpose but it depends on what you do with the opportunity He presents. If you are able to see that purpose you stand to gain much and so I have.

For that I can't thank you enough Tracy! I can't wait to see what the future will hold for us!

Ok so this wedding was the bomb,I can't believe the beautiful pictures I came away with. I thought it would be fun for the first part of this post to be through the eyes of a second shooter. So here goes:


Right through the arm



What can I say... she's crazy!



I like this one, I don't know if you can tell but there are three photographers in this pic LOL








Ok now my favs:











This was the bride and groom's first glimpse of the ring bearer and the flower girl


Just a cute moment


Jennifer and Aaron

Jennifer, you guys were real troupers venturing out in the rain. I'm so glad you did because your family is so beautiful and fun. I just can't wait to meet the new addition!

Love this one!


You guys look great together





Oh my! What a boy!


Check out those amazing eyes


Aww


You can see the rain in this one lol





I really like this one too.


How do you get a 3 year old to come out of his shell?? A spider man costume, of course


So precious








I thought this one was really peaceful. What parent doesn't find peace in watching their children play in the rain lol.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Friends....






Spinning together is so much fun


Aww sunset and a redhead what could be better.....


Daddy sneeking a kiss


Little girls are so sweet when they spin








Not sure if I got the texture right on this one but I kind of like it

Little Destiny and "the bun in the oven" =)


So serious....


I added a little texture to this one and I think it gives it an old feel





More texture


She looks just like a little angel here


Giving her little sister a kiss =)


Kattie you are so beautiful

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Katianne (A mother's prayer answered)

You can never really know what tomorrow holds for you. You can hope or pray for what is to come, but there is no real way to know what a day will bring. It is one of the greatest conquests known to man... how to conquer or triumph in all the days that are to come. Although I must ask can you really conquer tomorrow if today is not over? That is one thing I have learned from this family, they live each day with peace and love and all the joy that a day can bring. Their secret? Once upon a time they faced the truth.... tomorrow is not guaranteed.

They faced cancer. They put all hope and trust in God. They struggled. They wept, but they never wavered in faith. It was like watching a ship in the sea during a terrible storm and amazingly enough the boat never tilted or swayed with the rolling water. You can't begin to understand it until you meet who it was, that kept them in their time of storm.
Jesus said he would never leave us nor forsake us and I know C and T will testify to God keeping that promise.
It was a struggle shared by all that knew them. We would pray when we knew a chemo treatment was given and we would pray when he would have a checkup. All the while just waiting for some kind of answer and then it happened. One night at church T stood up to give a testimony and he began by singing a hymn called My sins are gone
The first verse of the song is:
You ask why I am happy so I'll just tell you why,
Because my sins are gone;
And when I meet the scoffers who ask me where they are,
I say, "My sins are gone."
Only when he sang it, it went like this:
You ask why I'm happy so I'll just tell you why, because the cancer's gone!!!
Shouts of joy ripped though the room, people jumped to their feet and true relief was felt by everyone. People began thanking God while others just stood and cried. It was truly an awesome answer to prayer. It was one of the most amazing moments I have experienced. I felt as if I had beat cancer! I call myself blessed to have such an inspiring family as my friends. I draw strength from your story when I am in the midst of the storms of my life.

Their story didn't end there. At that time they had 4 boys and had always longed to add a little girl to family, but after the chemo the doctor's weren't sure if it would be possible to even try again. The church family began to pray with them and before we knew it another joyous announcement was made. They were pregnant and it would be a girl! So without further ado here she is!



If you look closely into a child's eyes, you can become quite certain of the existence of God


Oh my those eyes... just amazing


The storm came and the wind blew, but I shut my eyes and turned toward the Son









Look at that dimple! Just adorable


Sometimes being a brother is even better than being a superhero


Chasing an 18month old down for a pic can be tricky
but even when they stare at the ground you can still get a good eye shot lol



About Me

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Wife, mother, photographer based out of Dayton Ohio. Will travel =) I believe in love. I cry when I see it’s presence in photographs of people I don’t even know. I believe love can be touched with the eyes as they move across the well told story of a photograph. That’s what I want to do… I want to tell love stories with my photographs.
I know Jesus in my heart and through him I know how to change lives. All the beauty I see is because of the stability and inspiration of my home life. Family is so very important to me. They are what makes me complete, my foundation and my encouragement. It is because of them that I know a great love story while looking through a lens.