Another Mother's Day is here,
Bringing joy and pleasures new,
On this special day, Mother dear,
I want to remember you.

I cannot give you costly gifts,
And I've told you this before,
No matter what I give to you,
You give back much, much more.

I'm giving you a pure, sweet rose,
Gathered in the early morn,
This rose you planted in my heart,
The day that I was born.

In kindly, loving thoughts of you,
And with the faith you still impart,
The rose I give to you today,
Is the love that's in my heart.

Can I Take a Picture of Your Red Hair?

 


 

 

“Bless the Lord, O my soul!
O Lord my God, You are very Great.
 You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
 You cover Yourself with light as with a cloak,
 stretching out heaven like a curtain.
You lay the beams of Your upper chambers in the waters;
You make the clouds Your chariot;
You walk upon the wings of the wind;
You make the winds Your messengers;
 flaming fire Your ministers.” 

Psalm 104:1-4








 

 
Matt LaHatt is Engaged!
OK, Rachel is too,
but I've known Matt for almost 10 years
and since he's one of my "boys",
the joy I feel is like that of an aunt for a beloved nephew.


I've been asked to photograph their wedding in June,
so of course we had to do an Engagement Session
so I could get to know Rachel before the big day.



We met at Rockledge, but tide and surf kept us off the beach
and tucked into intimate spaces...


Love the ring and Rachel's personality!



Even more I love seeing how much they adore each other!



The classic "LaHatt" pose.
Matt and his 3 brothers have this look down!
Speaking of the brothers: Back in high school they all "officially adopted"
our daughter Bri as their sister. They were her buddies and protectors,
and they had a great time off-roading, paint balling, hanging out at
youth group, hiking and going to the beach. I shared some of the stories with Rachel,
especially how I could always rely on Matt.


   
  




 I was blessed by their story of  how they met...on E-Harmony!
Rachel didn't share her image at first, so after writing back and worth for a while,
Matt was blown away when he finally discovered she was a gorgeous brunette!

   
They've also invested in their future
by working through books on relationships together
and meeting with Rachel's pastor.


I see not just a sweet, romantic love in these two,
but affection and commitment.

Well the sun was setting, so we hurried down the coast to San Clemente...



This is Matt's hometown and they both had some ideas for images they'd like to taken have up on the pier...








And under the pier! I got to tell you I got a little spooked
by the high tide and huge surf, (salt water and digital camera don't mix well)
so I wasn't able to focus on my flash photography,
but we did manage to get this beautiful shot:













May God BLESS their Love,
and prepare their lives to become one in Him.

"Business Class"