The True Measure of Enjoying Your Job

....is when you love it even when you don't get paid for it (in money anyhow). A couple of weeks ago, I get an email from a parent who wanted portraits done for their child, Little "E"...... he has a condition that has changed all of their lives and the family found me through the ACPCG organization (American Child Photographer Charity Guild).

What I gained from that session is better than what anyone could have paid me for it. I learned that my problems are not that big. I was reminded that my children's lives are not always in my hands. And I found that smiling (truly genuinely smiling out of joy) cures a lot of heartaches. So, meet "E" and his family - try not to get lost in his eyes because they really are that magical and truly are the only window to a gentle, playful soul. And then go hug your own kids. And if you don't have kids, go hug your parents because trust me when I say that when a child hurts, so do his parents, whether the child is 3 or 30.


See....I told you they were magical.


Do Mommy kisses ever get boring? No - never in a million years will a mommy kiss be anything but magical to a little kid.




I love to see families read together. I know I don't do it enough with my own kids, but I really do love to.


I guess no matter what condition a toddler is in, they will still get a mischevious look in their eyes when told to sit next to their sibling for a portrait. But if you read my blog often enough, you know I don't like it when kids behave toooooo much, so this is just my style.