I Heart Faces...Scenic Black and White

What an amazing gift we Americans have been given. A few hundred years ago God stirred the hearts of men and women to leave house and home and set out across the ocean for lands unknown. They risked life and limb for freedom and opportunity and the ability to worship God without persecution. This was the sight I awoke to this week in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. It was majestic!  It was beautiful!  And I couldn't help but think that our founding forefathers , by the grace of God,  fought to establish this beautiful land as the country we all know and love...the greatest country in the world ....a gift to us all.

I Heart Faces...Silhouettes

My youngest in the surf at dusk. For more shadows and silhouettes check out I Heart Faces this week!

Florabella New Texture Contest

I would love to win the next set of Florabella textures  or be chosen as a tester to help select the next set. These two photos are the before and after of my daughter Olivia. The bottom one having the Florabella Vintage Mink texture and Cashmere action applied. What a difference it made! Check it out at  http://www.florabellacollection.com

I Heart Faces ...in the Pink! Breast Cancer Awareness Month

This is Breast Cancer Awareness Week at I Heart Faces and, in honor of women everywhere, the theme of the photo contest is PINK! This is a picture of my youngest daughter, Kate. She is 3 years old and is adopted from Guatemala. If there is a down side to adoption , I would say it is the unknown medical history of your child. I don't know how many of her biological relatives have been touched by this disease. Maybe none. Or... it might run rampant through her ancestry. I pray not. Mostly, I pray that breast cancer can become so predictable and treatable that when my little girl grows up, she need only concern herself with the next time she can watch her daughter dance on the beach in her pink tu-tu.
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I Heart Faces ...in the Orchards

This week's theme for the photo contest is "in the orchards" in honor of apple picking season . However, if you cannot make it to an orchard,  featuring an orchard fruit will do. How about an orchard fruit smothered in every kind of chocolate and candy topping??? I am afraid that "Miss Debbie's Specialty Apples" is as close to an orchard as I am going to get this fall. For other delicious photos, check out I Heart Faces on the link below.

I Heart Faces...Photojournalism...Telling a story with a photo

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I Heart Faces....Beach Fun!

What do you get when you give a 3 yr old a balloon, a good breeze and miles of open beach? Check out all of the beach fun at   http://www.iheartfaces.com/

I Heart Faces....Oh Baby!

This week's photo theme is all about babies, from the womb to first steps. Anything that makes you think "baby" is fair game. This is the belly of  the wife of a friend of my husband. They wanted some pre-baby pictures and asked us to help them out. About a month after this photograph was taken,  beautiful baby girl Lilah  Grace was ushered into the world.... For more sweet babies, check out  http://www.iheartfaces.com/
For a larger version of the photo just click on the belly.

I Heart Faces ...Yellow

This week's challenge theme is yellow ( which makes me think of sunshine and lollipops) and wouldn't you know that the only days I could shoot photos were pouring down rain!!! So, forget the yellow strappy dress with daisies and grab the yellow rain coat and boots!!! Out we go....
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I Heart Faces entry...Flowers and Faces

Spent some time in the flower garden with my littlest girl. Breathtaking, bright and full of life!!!! Oh... and the garden was quite nice too : ) For more flowery photos, check out http://iheartfaces.com/

I Heart Faces....Smiles Challenge

Two princesses in their royal tree house is a sure recipe for smiles! For more smiles check out

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