I love fall colors! And I love watching little ones running around the yard playing in the crisp, cool air. And I especially love it when those little ones are my nephew and niece 
She’ll be joining big brother in the yard soon enough….
Yearly Archives: 2008
I noted today that I have come full circle with my blog! If you click on “archives” you’ll see that I started this blog in November 2007, and now here it is November 2008! And what a year it has been…. As I scrolled through last November’s posts I couldn’t stop the smile that came to my face, nor the tears that came with it.
This past year has been such a hard one, but SO full of blessings. This time last year I was thinking “I never thought I’d be here,” and now a year later I can’t imagine my life had I NOT been there. Of course, “here/there” refers to my husband’s cancer diagnosis, and the long road of chemo, radiation, and recovery that we started down. We are still here in San Antonio due to Rich’s illness, and will be here for a little while longer. But we are in a good place, so we don’t mind so much.
We lived in the Fisher House across the street from Brooke Army Medical Center for 9 (yes, NINE!!) months. The Fisher House was such an amazing blessing. It not only provided a home for us in a new city, but it made us feel safe and protected. Being just across the street from the hospital, and so close to Rich’s doctors, provided a lot of peace. Add to that the many wonderful volunteers who brought meals to the house (or came over and cooked right there for us!), offered listening ears, comforting hugs, and sometimes a very fun activity, and we began to feel downright spoiled! Plus, we met so many wonderful people who shared our house with us; we made many life-long friends.
We were able to move out of the Fisher House about two weeks ago and into an apartment. It’s funny though because a number of families who lived in the FH with us now live in the same apartment community! As a matter of fact, we live right next door to some of our best friends from the FH! We love it!
So yes, it is humbling to look back over this past year and see where God has brought us. His blessings have been abundant, to say the least. I am eager for this new year we are approaching, because I’m confident that God has even BETTER things in store for us in 2009. And of course, I’ll keep you updated.
It’s that time of year again! The Christmas decorations are up in the stores, and soon, you’ll be humming a holiday tune. This means that you should also be ordering your Christmas cards!! If you’ve done a family session with me (or any kind of session, for that matter) and wished you could send your favorite image to all of your family and friends, this is your chance!
I am offering a fun selection of 11 different Christmas Card designs. They are flat, 5×7 or 7×5 cards and come with envelopes. The cards come in packages of 24 and are $35/package.
Let me know if you see a design that you like! Some text on various designs can be changed, and of course, I can change the names. 
All you’ll have to do is tell me which image you want to use. Time is of the essence, so give me a call!
Once again, I had another fabulous family session! I have to say, I’m getting very spoiled with fun, extremely photogenic, laid-back families! The Cantus were no exception. I had such a fun time with them this afternoon! We talked about princesses, Halloween costumes, and ice cream, among other things. And on the way home, I was forced (yes, forced!) to stop for a chocolate malt due to our yummy conversation! I just couldn’t stop thinking about that ice cream.
Thanks for a fun afternoon out enjoying our beautiful weather today! And I think I’d like another chocolate malt next Sunday, so can we do this again???
I was so excited to be asked to photograph the Michel family last week. Mrs. Michel was eager to have portraits of her sons, both in the military, before one heads off to a new station, and the other heads overseas. What an honor it was to photograph these two young men who proudly wear their uniforms and serve our country! They follow in the footsteps of their father, who is a retired service member.
We enjoyed wandering around some of the older sections of Fort Sam Houston, a BE-U-TI-FUL army post. There is so much history here! It was a lot of fun!
