Do you know those people that you meet and just touch your heart. Meet the amazing family that precious lil Luke and sweet lil Rebecca belong to. I was so excited to do this newborn session as mom had already agreed to “let me do whatever I wanted”…awww…*sigh*..music to a photographers ears! Luke was great and pretty much slept and let me mold him and squish and all of that fun stuff. Miss Rebecca is one of the happiest lil girls I have met, she adores her Luke and is a BIG helper! I spent most of the day on their farm with them and didnt want to leave! They even fed me a yummy healthy salad…ummm. THanks guys! Mommy stays busy running her own business Music with Mommie. Its amazing and God is blessing her with so many new classes. You should defiantly check it out. Maybe I can borrow one of your kids so I can go!! Enjoy this sneak into their world, its a blessed one!

Rebecca has her own “toddler pad” upstairs in their old farm house. She has three rooms all to herself that are just adorable. Here in this lil nook she is having a tea party with her precious loving da da. This image needs to be large and on canvas, its just priceless and makes my heart melt the way he is looking at her as she pours his tea.

A little bit of chunky love! Greeley 8 months of chunk-a-lunka LOVE! I was so thrilled to see them again. His beautiful sister Holland has been in front of my lens since she was about 3 months old. I just adore her sweet lil curls and smile! Such a family full of love and caring. Im so blessed to know them! Enjoy this sweet lil apple, isnt his sweater the cutest thing ever??? 

I am on my way out of the door for a newborn session that I am very excited about..but wanted to share just one sneak peek for one of my most favorite families!! Love these kiddos and mom and dad! This image immediatly made me stop and *sigh*. I think moments like this are one of the best things about my job. Our babies grow up soo fast and to be able to capture the bond between mom and babe is just priceless. Dont you think?

My prayer this morning was that the youth group and adults would see people the way that the Lord sees them, that they could love only the way He can. That all of us could help others and help ourselves at the same time, the way He wants us to. I know this isnt my typical post. Im afraid these portraits are not of cute adorable lil babes but rather a small group of homeless people in Nashville. This is a ministry I have wanted to start for quite a while and after our first trip today I hope and pray we will be able to continue to do this more and more often! Meet Miss Betty who has the biggest blue eyes and smile. SHe is quite hysterical and keeps all of these men together! Then you have Anthony, a big guy of stature but the shyest of the group, he was a little unsure of having me photographing him, but who can say no to my sweet lil face..right? After that you have Robert, a very intelligent man, he had lots to talk about and was open with us and the kids about his hurt hand. He had gotten sick and tried to end his own life, he is better now and asked for some warm slip on shoes as he has trouble putting shoes on. Last you have Kayce, defiantly the most outgoing and happy to give us a tour of their homes. Homes that consist of tents made out of tarps and plastic, inside you will find a wide array of items. One might look at their home and feel sorry for them, or wonder how they survive in those conditions. I know I have. but if you take a little bit of time and talk to them, they are proud of what they have, they were very secretive about where they are located. They do not want any of the “rift raft” bothering them. They love their home on the river, no complaints of how cold it is, as we all stood around freezing. We delivered several boxes of food, tarps, blankets, clothes and misc items to them, Just a little something to try and make their days a lil brighter and better. Walking away from them was one of the hardest things I ever done. I wanted to know more,help more and pray more. As we got in our nice heated cars its hard not to rethink some things, rethink life and the people in it. Those are Gods people just as I am. We just have different stories and different paths. I know our paths will cross again as we have already started planning our next trip to see them, we have a new list of items that they need. So please pray for them, for all of the homeless people.