when we share the beauty of the human spirit, we plant a garden of hope within every life we touch.
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yesterday, i had the most wonderful opportunity to meet and photograph the sandstrom family. as most of you probably have noticed, i don't post much in regards to client sessions, etc. so why am i posting about the sandstroms?
i am posting about kirsten and her family because they are amazingly inspirational. kirsten, 35, is the mother of three young boys, and was recently diagnosed with adrenal cancer, which has metastasized to her lungs and liver. she is currently going through chemo and handling it with such grace, hope, dignity and strength, it's beyond words.
i've probably written this blog post 20 different times right now, trying to find the right words and i'm not sure i can...or ever will. just know that this family is amazing and i'm so dang thankful that i can share my gift of photography with such a deserving family.
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tonight, at dinner, steve and i talked a bunch about kirsten and he told me how proud he is of me for doing things like this. he agreed that THIS is what it's all about. the business...the money...doesn't matter. it's this. this is what it's all about. fighting back the tears, i was so thankful to hear this from him...that he 'gets it'. he gets my desire to do things like photograph max...and kirsten. he gets it. he gets me. and he supports me.
i've said this before and i'll say it again...
i think i've been given this gift of photography for a reason. hell yea, i'm driven and want to go far with my regular photography work but i am blessed and i will do my best to touch lives with my photography and plant as many gardens of hope as i can.
- author unknown
yesterday, i had the most wonderful opportunity to meet and photograph the sandstrom family. as most of you probably have noticed, i don't post much in regards to client sessions, etc. so why am i posting about the sandstroms?
i am posting about kirsten and her family because they are amazingly inspirational. kirsten, 35, is the mother of three young boys, and was recently diagnosed with adrenal cancer, which has metastasized to her lungs and liver. she is currently going through chemo and handling it with such grace, hope, dignity and strength, it's beyond words.
i've probably written this blog post 20 different times right now, trying to find the right words and i'm not sure i can...or ever will. just know that this family is amazing and i'm so dang thankful that i can share my gift of photography with such a deserving family.
....................................
tonight, at dinner, steve and i talked a bunch about kirsten and he told me how proud he is of me for doing things like this. he agreed that THIS is what it's all about. the business...the money...doesn't matter. it's this. this is what it's all about. fighting back the tears, i was so thankful to hear this from him...that he 'gets it'. he gets my desire to do things like photograph max...and kirsten. he gets it. he gets me. and he supports me.
i've said this before and i'll say it again...
i think i've been given this gift of photography for a reason. hell yea, i'm driven and want to go far with my regular photography work but i am blessed and i will do my best to touch lives with my photography and plant as many gardens of hope as i can.
beautiful deb. . .the photos and your words. thank you for sharing.
you are beautiful.
you are so encouraging... really beautiful...
As always, thanks for your inspiring work.
You give much needed perspective.
aren't we just the luckiest women in the world when we have men who support our vision... whatever it may be? your passion is so inspiring, deb - thank you for sharing it with us.
man, i'm not done crying after looking at your most recent post on flickr of the little boy getting his at-home treatments. you're very lucky to be married to someone who gets it and you! i'm equally lucky. hope all's well...
Deb,
Your pictures of the precious Sandstrom family are so incredible, bringing out the best in each of them. As Ed's mother, mother-in-love to Kirsten, and grandparent to the 3 boys, our families are grateful for your giftedness and your gift. When Ed showed me others from your website, I kept exclaiming "Wow!" Thank you for these lasting memories. Sidney Sandstrom