For the past 3 years I have done this and am always amazed at the powerful stories you share with me.  This year I want to share an update on our 2010 single parent winner, Andrea.  Here is what Andrea wrote to me:

“At the time I won the single moms contest in early 2010, my husband of almost 15 years had just left our family for another woman.  It was a sad,hard, and confusing time.  However, I knew that God has never let me down, He was faithful.  No matter how hopeless I felt,  I knew he would pull me through.  My kids are doing so much better and I would never take back the closeness that I have with them because of our struggles.  I have recently been blessed with being able to build my own home through the blessings of others.  It’s my first home and I am so excited!  The kids and I moved in just last week and we are already making incredible memories in our new home.  I am so thankful for the opportunities I have been given and I feel so empowered by all I have been able to accomplish being a single parent.”

I hope her story will give someone the encouragement they are needing today.

Make sure you share this with your friends with Facebook, Twitter, email, etc..  Let’s make sure this reaches as many single parents it can!

We had so much fun at the studio’s grand opening!  Thank you to everyone who came out, and to those who were there in thoughts.  🙂  My friend, Katie, did an amazing job of pulling everything together.  I hardly had to lift a finger and that was such a relief with my crazy schedule lately.  I managed to grab a few pictures of some of the yummy things we had, but mostly I put the camera on my desk and thoroughly enjoyed chatting with everyone.  I think at one point I counted almost 20 kids running around, playing like crazy.  It was heaven.  🙂

I put everyone’s email address that signed up for the door prizes into www.random.org to pick winners.  I have those winners and will send out an email tonight.  🙂  If you’re curious what everyone entered to win you can scroll down to the bottom of this post and see pictures of the cool prizes!

xo,

Mindy

These cool prizes from www.photojojo.com along with a Five Guys burger & fries and Meridienne dessert salon gift cards were up for grabs.

Clients:

Anything you need before the new year has to be taken care of THIS WEEK for guaranteed arrival.  This week I will be working a bit longer hours either at the studio or at home in order to fulfill your needs, but that means I need your help.  If there is something you need let me know asap and please remember that when you get your invoice in your inbox nothing is actually ordered until that is paid.

If your order has been sent in and paid for please know that I will email you as soon as it’s available for pick up.  This fall has been a huge blessing to me and my family.  I truly have adored all my new and returning clients.  My husband and I thank you for your patience and can’t wait to get your wall portraits, framed prints, Christmas cards, etc. to you!  🙂

Hopefully I’ll be able to sit down and share more sessions from the last few months on the blog, but until then I thought you might like a glimpse into my days.  🙂

I don’t take for granted that I get to run a business and keep our youngest near me.  He’s so laid back.  This is how he spends his non-school days with me at the studio.

and when he gets tired he doesn’t really ever get fussy.  He’ll just go find a nice quiet place and the playing will slow…

until it stops.  🙂

This beautiful family was my first mini session of the fall season.  We had fun that morning and got some fabulous images!  If your interested in the next set of mini sessions contact me soon.  I only shoot mini sessions in the fall, that’s it.  Your final opportunity to snag up a spot is November 5th & 6th.

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