most who read my blog already know about my journey with max and his family. the mikulak family graced and touched my life more than i could ever express.
i do my best to continue to photograph the mikulak family in san diego every year. and this year, our session took place a few weeks ago…
and when our session was done, there stood hannah
just
like
this…
with the light beaming through max’s urn and hannah.
and it was in that moment
that i was so perfectly and beautifully reminded
that max was right there with us!!
i feel so very blessed to have the mikulak family as part of my life.
and don’t ever forget to live life to the max!!
my very first photograph of max, captured december 2007.
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I love everytime you feature this wonderful family on your blog. Always brings me to tears and reminds me how each day is so precious, especially with my two little boys. Thanks!
As always these are so beautiful and poignant and important. Thanks for sharing. xo
i love your commitment to this family. what a gift.
such a beautiful session xoxo
Your photos and your words together do an amazing job of bringing light to the memory of Max, instead of darkness to his absence. Poetic. And such a reminder to squeeze my boys tonight. My youngest shares the same name, Max.
(Tears streaming.)
thank you for sharing, and for keeping max and his family fresh in my heart. xo
just reading this, and your past posts with this beautiful family, before i leave to pick my son up from school. each day IS truly a gift. i am reminded of that often.
thank you for my reminder today.
now, i need to go find some kleenex…
These are beautiful. I just spent some time scrolling through your many images of Max. Tears, so many tears.
The love is wildly apparent here. So, so much love.
Deb – thank you again. Our family is blessed to have you as a friend. Your power with the lens is truly remarkable and I’m always amazed at what you capture on these photo shoots. Max is never absent, just apart from us temporarily, and as you said he always shows himself. Our family is broken – and whole – at the same time. The “whole” part really comes together for me when I see us through your eyes. Thank you for everything.
Melis, mom to Hannah, ^^Max^^, and Nicky
Beautiful Deb. The connection they have with each other and with you is very special. I think Kelsey ↑ said it perfectly.
Deb your heart is so big – you bring tears to my eyes – lovely session xxx
I was just thinking about Max’s family yesterday. I used to follow their blog–I was led there by your photography on Flickr several years ago. It’s good to see them again. To see that they’re doing well, despite what they’ve been through.