My Passion

As a young girl I dreamed of being on Broadway.

I planned to move to New York with a girlfriend in my early 20's.

{I got a communications degree and became a high school English teacher instead.}

I met an amazing stage director and musician and fell head over heels.

He asked me to marry him on our second date. I was 26.

We had beautiful babies. Lots and lots of beautiful babies.

My girlfriend asked me, "What would you do if you knew you couldn't fail?"

Capture beauty through my lens.

Life is precious. I'm only guarenteed this moment. And I'd rather fail at something I LOVE than succeed at something I could take or leave. Life in a nutshell.

I know who I am. I know whose I am. And His plans for me are far greater than I could ask or imagine.

I. love. life.

Thanks for stopping by. Feel free to visit my former blog "through the lens.

Speights. Family.

11.01.09 at 9:12pm Posted in Lifestyle Sessions

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Steve and Jackie. Alec and Steph. The Speights Family. Alec is going off into the Coast Guard in a couple of weeks, so Jackie decided that it was high time to capture her family . . . while they are all still under the same roof. Alec will leave home knowing that he has a family that will be praying for him, missing him and believing 100% in him. Jackie and Steve are parents who have set high standards for their kids, and Alec and Steph are about the sharpest young adults imaginable. I had the pleasure to get to know both of them last year during our community’s production of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.

Jackie and Steve have provided a firm foundation for their kids . . . they have high expectations, but it’s all undergirded by love, communication and lots of laughter. They are a family who know how to have FUN. Can’t you see it in their eyes?? I LOVE this family!

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