When I was little I believed I was destined for greatness. Most specifically I knew, absolutely one hundred percent in my heart, that I would write stories that would sit on bookshelves, and when you brought them down, opened their pages, the words I wrote would cause you to laugh, to cry, to hold that book in earnest to you heart. I have written stories that have done all of those things, but what I discovered much to my dismay was that I didn’t believe I had what it took to really make it. I didn’t have an abundance of stories within me. I didn’t have the fortitude to sit in front of a computer day in day out, typing and retyping. I entered contests, I won some, I lost most, and then, sometime in-between I gave up my dream.
I write this because when Anabel hired me to do this family session she mentioned her faith, how it has pulled her through some of the toughest times, and what she wanted these photos for was to remind her and her family how blessed they are. Life gets so busy with your day to day tasks of simply living that sometimes you lose sight of your many gifts.
The day I met Anabel and her children in the park they were running this way and that. They were up slides, roping imaginary monsters, wishing their mom would allow them to have a facebook profile, and wondering what happened to their snacks. No, not this snack, but another one. And I was struck how very lucky I was to be there, in the middle of life happening, rather than in front of a computer screen.
Looking at these photos I see just how lucky Anabel and her family is. I love them all. From the happy moments to the crying ones (I know I’m not the only one who loves those types of photos!!), I hope it portrays their family in an accurate and endearing way. I hope, that one day, they pull one of these photos down off of a shelf and hold it close their heart.
Enjoy,
T
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