A Moment with Lisa…
How can the silence be so deafening?
Silence. It is deafening, because “rings” have been very important to me. They were our special “thing” - not rings of silver and gold, but simple phone calls. They were treasures that cannot be bought. These rings were so simple, but so meaningful - our birthday calls that came, every year, without fail. Early in the morning - that was the cue - ring…ring…ring…and I would always record it. I answered on the third or fourth ring, scrambling - so I could catch it all. Hello? His voice, becoming more and more frail every year, “Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday, dear Lisa. Happy birthday to you, and I love you”. It was my Pops, my Father-in-Law, the man that was the only father I had ever really known. With the exception of my Granddaddy, this man had been one of the most influential men in my life.
What Can We Learn from a Message in a Bottle: Live and Love
A young woman, enjoying an afternoon swim in the ocean, recovered a small, corked bottle that was approaching the shore. With anticipation, thinking popping the cork would most certainly reveal a rolled up, romantic, love-note, she gathered her family and friends to memorialize the event with pictures and with the reading of the message. As the story emerged, they quickly understood that sand was not in the bottle with the note.
What is the Best Way to Learn: Look to a Child
We were messaging back and forth, one mom to another - making plans for me to shoot their upcoming, family photo session at the beach. We were talking about the style guide, coordinating outfits, and possible poses - when one sentence stopped me cold. Katelyn only had one request, and that was to capture a special moment...the symbolic casting off of their son’s reliance on a medical device. Little Cameron, only 20 months old, had achieved a milestone only the week before.