Happy Mother's Day 2011!!!

Happy Mother's Day to all of you who are moms & caregivers with the heart of a mom ;). Thank you for making such a profound difference every day by the unconditional love and support that you show and for allowing your light to shine so brightly, it inspires all who know you!

Calling ALL Networkers & Business Owners!!!

Here is an incredible offer from a very dear friend of mine and I only wish I could attend this event too!! I didn't want to miss the opportunity to pass it along to you in case you were interested in attending. If this speaks to you - GO!! Everyone who attends will absolutely get a ton of information from it along with doing a LOT of great networking with really amazing people (because that's who shows up for these events....trust me!)


Want to make money while you help others?
Don't miss this opportunity!

Here's what you have to know about business:
The only way to sustain your effort is to be profitable.

David Neagle, Suzanne Evans, Bari Baumgartner, and Blue Melnick each built a million-dollar business before hitting their 40th birthday. They've helped hundreds of business owners grow amazing businesses in record time. And now, in one very special live event, they're going to reveal how you can do the same thing.

When you attend the SEVEN Event (on December 8-11, in metro DC), you'll discover how to reach more people, how to structure services and products to help the people you reach, and how to step onto a big stage and get your message out.

Get the scoop on SEVEN here, but don't buy your ticket there!

The tickets for SEVEN are going for $1247 each, but my friend Julie Fleming is sponsoring a table, and when she invited me to join her, I talked her into making a few tickets available for you too.
She's even going to host a luncheon on the last day of the conference just for her guests, to coach you on implementing what you've learned.
(ummm....Her regular coaching rates start at $950 a month, so this is a great opportunity!)

Call Julie, and if she still has tickets available, you can attend this conference for FR*EE! To grab your complimentary ticket, just email Julie at Julie@juliefleming.com or call her at 404/374-7500 no later than Friday at 9 AM EST.

A LOT of people ask me how I've created a successful business SO fast and how I'm doing so much already with amazing experiences to take advantage of - well, it's by jumping on a plane at the last minute to attend an event like this! That's honestly how it started for me and I wish nothing but the best for you too!! Give my friend a big hug for me!

November's Image of The Month

Happy November! :o)

We're kicking off the month of Thanksgiving by counting our blessings and creating the list of what we're thankful for!!! At the top of that list of course.....family! And for a lot of us, pets are a big part of our family. Which is exactly why I chose Charlie for my image of the month. This is a long time coming because his parents are good friends of mine who hired me a while ago to capture them and they've been petitioning for a LONG time to get Charlie as one of the 'Images Of The Months'. I can just hear how excited they are by this surprise!! :D

Charlie's a very lucky pup because I know how much he is loved and how thankful his owners are to have him in their family now. Even though he can't speak, I'm sure he shows his owners how thankful he is in return that they chose him. It's these special bonds that are so important to document when it comes to family images. Telling stories through the images so that we will always remember!!

Happy Father's Day!!

"Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance."

~Ruth E. Renkel

I love this quote and how appropriate for celebrating Father's Day this coming weekend! It's time to honor and celebrate all of the Dad's out there!!

We thank you for finding the balance of being strong, protective, playful and still being caring, loving and sensitive!

Happy Father's Day!! :o)

Have a great weekend!!

Photographer's Prayer

As I bring my subject into focus and prepare to make each portrait, never let me forget that I'm creating treasures for some family, a keepsake for loved ones, assisting others to get their life's work out into the world. Keep me sensitive to the qualities and virtues of others, that I may draw out into the light the beautiful radiant belongings of their hearts.

Help me to be an artist, collecting the beauty of every soul, the glow of youth and inner child of every client, the gentleness, the laughter or tears of each life that is precious in my sight. Deeper than a means of livelihood, give me the perspective to see my photographer's art as a service to others, making life richer and more memorable.

Between the lights and shadows, the ups and downs and the rolling years, keep me from getting out of focus or off center, so that my life and work may be framed with dignity and colored with contentment. Allowing only the highest of myself to shine and recognizing the highest self within all others. That all come and go from a place of pure love......

Amen!

~The author of this prayer is unknown unfortunately and I've adjusted it slightly to fit my core beliefs a little more. I hope you enjoyed it and it allows you to know me just a little bit more. :o)

Filled With Love.......

You are filled with love that you long to express. And yet
all too often you hold it inside.

The times when you feel most fully alive are the times when
you act based on love. The greatest value you have to give
is the value that comes from your love.

Though you may fear that it will make you vulnerable, love
actually gives you great strength. Let yourself love, and
let your love flow.

Think of the people you love, the values you love, the
things you love to do and the places you love to be. All
that love will pull you and guide you toward where you truly
belong.

Love challenges you to be who you most authentically are.
Love enables you and compels you to find and to give the
very best that you have.

Love is exceedingly difficult and unspeakably beautiful all
at once. Live in love, and you truly live.

Ralph Marston