First Family Session in Central Oregon!

What Do We Love About Christmas?

Does our delight reside in things?
Or are the feelings in our hearts
The real gift that Christmas brings.

It's seeing those we love,
And sending Christmas cards, too,
Appreciating people who bring us joy
Special people just like you.

By Joanna Fuchs

Celebrating an anniversary...

From the moment I met Alie at Starbucks in Vacaville, CA and heard about her upcoming 25th anniversary and her wish to do something extra special, we hit it off!  Alie scouted her own location and chose beautiful Apple Hill Wine Country.  Their four legged son Alex was such a poser and made things all the more fun for us all! 

We had a wonderful evening and enjoyed dinner and shared a bottle of the area's best  after this very special session!  

Sanibel Family Photographer

After a long Minnesota winter, the Hambre's planned a beautiful Ft. Myers Vacation.  

They specifically requested a Sanibel Island beach photo shoot

to document this wonderful vacation!  Who was I to protest!  I knew just the spot! 

The wind was up but we all agreed it made for beautiful white caps!  

Enjoying the Sanibel lighthouse and beach area, we explored the paths, 

the beach and the lighthouse!  

It was so great having Grandma along as well!  

What a fun day!  

Batya and her girls

This will always be a beautiful symbolic milestone for me and I pray for Batya and her girls.  

I know there is an element missing here and the heartache of separation

 in that her son has been in the Israeli army for the past couple years.  

When we mothers have to focus on what we would hope to have

and what is real in front of us, sometimes it's only God that holds it all together...

For Mothers and their sons and daughters...always our babies!

Thank you Batya, Net and Bar for this beautiful introduction to life in Naples

and the blessings it has to hold!  

Love, Deanna

 

The journey to Naples

It's hard to believe that a little over 6 weeks ago I was still living in Missouri.  

There have been so many God stories along the way 

that have paved the way for me to reunite with my daughter 

and start making a home near her.  

After being apart for 7 years, as much as I loved and love SW Missouri and it's beauty, 

there were too many things pointing me towards her and moving to Naples.  

I'm so grateful beyond words for the support along the way from family and friends. 

Too many to thank in this one post.  

Waking up in Georgia at my friend Diane's 

and visiting her and her mom was extra special.  

 Not only did I get to visit with Mary, 

but I squeezed in my niece's Christmas recital in Colombia, SC 

on the way over to Charleston, SC where my Aunt & Uncle live.    

 Visiting my Aunt and Uncle in Charleston was a major life mile-stone in so many ways. 

They have always been a couple that I looked up to in making their dreams a reality...

They are blessed with all my cousins and their kids around them...

when we all got together one night it really was a full house.  

My heart was warmed.

 To finally be near Megan (here with her super sweet boyfriend, Nick) 

I am thankful and grateful each 

day to just be able to be in her life and be available.  

Of course I'm enjoying scouting all the new locations and 

I have already been blessed with 

new clients that are quickly becoming dear friends!