Nature....

Well today I met with my step son Dustin for his senior photos.  I think he was not excited about meeting with me where I told him to meet me.  However I think once he got to my location he saw the beauty that I saw when I found this location.  We walked the trail and as we did we saw about five deer.  One was only a few feet away and here is the photo.  I think Dustin was really happy with my pick of locations.  My husband  and Dusing try to get away each year for a backpacking trip (man trip) so I felt like the natural nature setting for him was perfect!  Here is one of our favorite photos of him and our Deer.....

Sometimes it just takes one little deer for you to remember that the lords beauty is always among us...we just need to keep our eyes open.  

Thank you lord for the reminder of the beauty among us.

Senior photos

Well its soo hard for me to grasp, but my daughter is a senior and the time has come for her senior photos.  She wanted me to take them and I have been nervous and emotional about the whole thing.  Nervous because I wonder if someday she will hate that her "mom" did her photos and emotional because this has been a moment that she has been looking forward to and I have as well but in that same breath, it also seems as if my job as "mom" is done and that makes my heart ache.... I keep asking myself.... have I taught her all that she needs to know?? Have I shared all of the mother daughter secrets that I should have?  Have I been the mom that she needed??  I love that she she seems to have grown up soo much over the past year but as I say that it still tugs at my heart knowing that she is moving on and I am needed less and less these days.. I miss my "babe"...I miss the mornings that she would crawel in bed with me and say mommy can you watch Barney with me??  and Mommy can we have a stay at home day today and will you color with me? Sometimes it was the simple things that we miss the most.   

My "babe" is more than I ever thought possible and definitely a wiser person that I was at her age.  Maybe that is because she saw me make sooo many mistakes as a young wife and mother but either way I will continue to thank the lord for giving me such a beautiful girl!

Mantha you continue to be an inspiration every day!

Thank you, your beautiful and I Love you more every day.

Mom

The learning curve

I was able to attend a one day workshop with some professional photographers and it was truley amazing!  I learned soo much in just one day that I still have a hard time putting my brain on the fact that I just didnt get some things until they said try this.....  and then I would think, why did'nt I ever think about this BEFORE!  GRRR!  I am soo thankful to everyone that was there and helped me to move closer to where I want to be.  I am soo greatful to each of you for your help.  I have soo much more to learn but I feel that I took a giant leap after this workshop!  Oh and my husband thinks ALL of the models were HOT! ;)  I told him that was fine cause I thought you GUYS were Hot as well and I think my daughter is ready to pin some of you guys up in her room. LOL!    I give thanks to my husband for encouraging me to take this workshp and for the good lord is has been behind me every step of my journey.  I am blessed to even be a small part of the photo world.   As you have all said, its amazing to be a small part of the joy the is among us all and to be able to caputre that each day is a gift from above.