Sacrifice.

A few months ago Daniel and I had the privilege of meeting this young couple who came to speak at our church.  They were there to speak about their ministry with Campus Crusade for Christ.  Immediately I thought..."Wow, they are so young and they are already working with college kids?"  But that isn't what they do.  The more I heard them talk about this amazing ministry they are involved in, the more I realized the sacrifice they are making to share the gospel of Jesus Christ.  You see....they are missionaries.  In an undisclosed location in Asia.  They are back in the states because they just gave birth to a baby girl and have already returned to their ministry field.  You may ask why it is an undisclosed location?  Because if anyone knew they were there, in this country, for the purpose of spreading the gospel, they could be put in jail or persecuted.  If they are found out by the government....they could be in serious life threatening danger.

Ben & Felicia's passion to risk so much of themselves and sacrifice everything to share Christ with others overwhelms me.

I was able to spend a short time with them before they left the country with their beautiful baby girl and get a few snap shots for them to have and cherish.

 

Ben & Felicia, thank you so much for giving me a chance to capture your beautiful family :)  

More importantly, thank you for sacrificing so much for the cause of Christ.

Baby B

I hope you all didn't think I fell off the face of the earth....because I didn't!  I am still here.  These last few weeks have been filled with my own sickness, my husbands sickness and then my sickness again.

But here I am almost back to normal.  As normal as I can be :)

Remember when I told you I was taking a long over due trip to Nashville, TN to see my BFF?  Well, I am about to show the cuteness that is Baby B :)  I wish I could see this family everyday.  I had such a special time with Bethany; we laughed, we talked, we baked, we cooked, we crafted.......it was awesome :)

So here are just a few of the photos I took while I was down there.  Get ready to say "awww" a lot :)

This is what baby girl did most mornings after she ate breakfast!

 We definitely can't leave Bowser out!  I love this dog :)

Bath time!

Beautiful lashes :)

Papa and his baby girl!

Mommy & baby girl :)

beautiful.

 

Thank you Bethany & Xander for letting me intrude on your household!  

I love this little family of yours :)

Lee Family

Whoa....it's been almost a month since I have posted!!  I can tell you, I have been working (my day job) A LOT.  SO MANY HOURS.  Let me just tell you, I am now so thankful for my normal hours of about 25-30 hours a week!

For instance....right now I am sitting on my couch, typing this post, decorating my Christmas tree and watching White Christmas, my favorite movie. ever.

So, I wanted to share my last session of the fall with you guys to reminisce on our short, but beautiful fall season! 

Meet the Lee family! Oh and by the way, this is my Aunt & Uncle and my 3 adorable cousins :)

 

 This is Xander, their eldest :)

And this is Ian, notice he approves of his pose with a thumbs up :)

And Eli, the youngest of the Lee boys!  Look at those beautiful blue eyes :)

Being a teenager is difficult some times,
but I finally got a smile out of Xander while he was doing this :)

Can you believe this woman has had 3 kids?!?!  Angela, you are so gorgeous!!

This is one of my favorites!  Not only because it' beautiful but because of what is happening in the background....
As we were trying to get this shot....one of the children (who shall remain nameless) yelled across the children filled playground......"MOMMY I HAVE TO POOP!!!!!"  Classic, and memorable.  Just the way I like it :)

Thank you guys for spending some time with me to get these photos!! 
I love you guys and couldn't imagine life without you.

Special Friends.

I have known the momma of this family since I was a little girl.  When I first met her.....I wanted to be just like her.  She was (and is!) beautiful, loving, and had the best sense of humor EVER.  As just a young women she started out as my mom's assistant and I would write her little notes saying "YOU'RE THE BEST!!!" on post-it notes and stick them all over her computer screen :)  As we both lived our lives, I looked up to her year after year.  I started babysitting their first beautiful baby girl (who is a junior in High School now....WHOA).

What I am trying to say is that I have a huge history with this family.  And I could never, ever, ever express the love and appreciation I have for the support and love they have given me throughout my life.

So what better way then to capture some absolutely timeless and memorable photos of this beautiful family??  Annie--this is my "thanks" for.........everything.

I changed this girls diapers.  Now she is in HS and one of the best actress I have ever seen!  She will go places, I guarantee it. 
What a beautiful girl :)

Oh middle children......I kid, I kid :)  This girl is an awesome cheerleader....taking after her mother :)

This girl is a natural in front of the camera.  See this pose on the left?  I turned around and she was standing there striking this pose :)







So much love.

Everyone loves Dad!! :)

Seriously.  So Gorgeous.

Love this family :)

Thank you guys so much!  I had a BLAST :)

Hart Family

This shoot was different than many others I have had...in the fact that it started at 7:30am!! :)  I met the Hart family for a sunrise session a few weeks ago and we had a blast!  Even though it was SUPER early....all 3 of these teenage boys (And mom & dad) were all smiles.

The Harts attend our church and I can tell you that they are such a wonderful example of a Christ centered marriage and family :)  I just ate up all the love they have for each other and how much fun we had together!

This is Evan!  The the youngest of the 3 Hart boys

This is Brandon, the middle child :)  He is a senior this year!

And last but not least, Kyle!  He is the oldest and a Freshman at Purdue this year.....hence everyone wearing Purdue gear :)

Since Brandon is a senior, we took a few extra shots for him :)

The Hart boys love Science.....I caught them doing some science-y with this rock...something to do with the rock falling and how high the water was.

Yes,  I just made up a word.

The kids had to run off to work, so I got a few photos of just mom and dad :)

One last one of the family!

Jim & Robin, thank you so much for meeting me so early in the morning!! 
I had a blast with you guys :)