Remembering 9-11

Eight years ago, today. Do you remember where you were? Do you remember where your kids were? I do. I remember it like it was yesterday. It's a day I will never forget.

My prayers go out to all those who lost their lives and to all those who lost someone they loved on that day eight years ago.

My heartfelt thank you goes out to all those you fought and contine to fight to keep my America safe and secure. Your sacrifice does not go unnoticed in our home.

I will take a moment today to remember 9-11, say a prayer, and be grateful for all that I have.

May God Bless America.

A Few More Peeks for "Oma" ~ Portrait Photographer, Newton, NC

I wanted to post just a few more from my session with my girlfriend, her kids, and their "Oma", which means Grandma in German. I love all these shots. We had such a good time setting these up. Oma rocks! :)

Meet MJ ~ Maiden, NC Portrait Photographer

Meet MJ. Some of you already know him. For those of you who don't, let me tell you a little about him. He's an awesome young man. I've known him since he was in the
1st grade. And he was just as cute then, as he is now! My go-to word to describe MJ has always been "charming". He's just that. Charming. And sweet. He looks for the good in just about everyone he comes across.

Some of you have seen or heard of him lately in association with Maiden High School football. He is this year's starting quarterback. He's a sophomore. And he's moving and shaking the MHS football team. If you haven't seen him yet, you will. He's already been in the paper several times and won two local awards last week.

The Maiden Blue Devils had a tough loss last night against local rival, Lincolnton.
MJ played both sides, offense and defense. He plays with his heart and soul. He never gives up. He plays for the love of the game. And although losing's tough, he'll pick himself up and be ready for next week's game. I've no doubt.

So, if you haven't already, go to a Blue Devils football game this fall. See MJ and all his fellow teammates in action. And if they should lose, be sure and show your support for the heart and soul that they leave out on that football field every Friday night.

Good job, MJ and all the Maiden Blue Devils! We loved watching you play. xoxo S

THANK GOODNESS!!!!

I was beginning to wonder if I was EVER going to have pretty paper again. An hour and a half later, I've finally figured out how to get it back on!!!! I'm so happy. White is so boring. Whew ... I'm exhausted.

OOOOPS!

Well now I've done it. I went and messed with the HTML and lost my pretty paper background. May take me awhile to figure out how to get it back ... so we'll have to look at this ugly white ... yack!

Coming Along....

As you can see, I've finally got the new blog up. I really like the the fresh, light feel of the new design. The website is coming along as well. I hope to have it ready in just another couple of weeks. It will be jam packed with all new images and some of my favorite oldies as well. Can't wait for you to see it!!

Tea Stained ~ Child Portrait Photographer, Newton, NC

Been sitting here for hours editing .... thought I'd take a little break and play with one of my favorite images. I took this photo last year and I knew it was a beauty as soon as I snapped the shutter.

Most of my images tend to be very color saturated. I love color and find that most of my clients do as well. But it's fun to try something a little different every now and then. These images have a tea-stained, old-fashioned feel to them. Think how beautiful they would be in a bedroom or a sunroom. They would make gorgeous large prints or gallery wraps ... I'm talking 16x20 or even larger! Very soft and subtle. Love them.

{FYI - the first image is the original}