These are the moments of our lives...

This picture was our first family picture and will always be my favorite...

It was special because after 2 losses and years of one line instead of two, I thought maybe we'd always be just a family of two. So, the emotion I felt when I saw this picture for the first time on Lifetime Photos blog in Nov. 2006..was pure joy, and gratitude. Gratitude to our God who is ever faithful and full of blessings and mercies, and to the photographer that took my heart and soul and captured it in the most beautiful picture I had ever seen. It still has the place of prominence in our home, it will always be my favorite. And, it is, in essence, what nudged me to be a photographer, I wanted to make people FEEL the way I felt when I first saw this image, and how I feel when I see it everyday in my home. Thank you Alisa Ashenfelter - no dollar amount could ever be placed on this single picture and what it represents to me. The moral of the story- get your picture taken with your family. Find a photographer, any photographer and catalog these days, because all too soon these days will be gone. Don't wait until you lose weight, or until your hair grows out, or until the kids are older, or you have more time, more money, ect.... we are not promised tomorrow, and even if tomorrow comes, it won't look like today. Our children and our families are ever growing, ever changing, and one day, one day not too far away, all we will have will be our memories, the ones in our hearts and the ones on our walls. Your mind might forget the way their little chubby cheek dimples and their hair curled, or their eyes used to be so blue..but the portraits of them never will. They will always remember every single detail...and you'll be glad you took the time and made the investment. Blessings, Teresa