MERRY CHRISTMAS – May you know the JOY and LOVE of Jesus this Christmas!

I am so blessed this Christmas with a WONDERFUL “job”!

BARDEN PHOTOGRAPHY has become SO MUCH more than I could have EVER imagined!

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

For those of you needing a last minute Christmas gift – we are offering GIFT CERTIFICATES for sessions …

oh baby – belly session

happily ever after – bridal session

we are family – family session

let them be little – kiddo session

.be yourself. – senior session

THANK YOU AGAIN to EVERYONE out there who supported me – believed in me – prayed for me – and allowed me to come into their lives this year to capture their memories!

We are leaving on a jet plane in the morning – FLORIDA here we come!

Jared’s friend Zach is marrying Layne and Jared is one of the best men!

I am not the photographer at the wedding but I will be photographing for sure!

STAY TUNED FOR FLORIDA WEDDING PICTURES – who knows when I will get that chance again!

The star that my dear friend Trudy got me for Christmas a few years ago.

One of my favorite Christmas ornaments.

Santa and snowman chess …

Oh Christmas tree …

Christmas in Mansfield …

On Saturday my family came over and we strolled through Dickens in Wellsboro …

I love Christmas …

I LOVE CHRISTMAS – always have. I love the music – the smells – the coziness – the decorations – the season – the reason – ALL OF IT.

Out wood stove – which we no longer have to use – YAY!

My Grandma Geiger got me this when I was in middle school – I think. She got us a different ornament every year – I have always loved this one.

I LOVE THE LYRICS OF THIS CHRISTMAS SONG – RELIENT K

And with this Christmas wish is missed
The point I could convey
If only I could find the words to say to let You know how much You’ve touched my life
Because here is where You’re finding me, in the exact same place as New Year’s eve
And from a lack of my persistency
We’re less than half as close as I want to be

And the first time
That You opened Your eyes did You realize that You would be my Savior
And the first breath that left Your lips
Did You know that it would change this world forever

And so this Christmas I’ll compare the things I felt in prior years
To what this midnight made so clear
That You have come to meet me here

To look back and think that
This baby would one day save me
In the hope that what You did
That you were born so I might live
To look back and think that
This baby would one day save me

And I, I celebrate the day
That You were born to die
So I could one day pray for You to save my life

For the complete series of 5K pictures visit – full album.

Saturday morning I went to the start of Home for the Holidays with Amy and her kiddos. We had breakfast at Holy Child Church – which was EXCELLENT. From there we went to the park to catch the start of the 5K (pictures to come) – then we waited in line to see Santa for about an hour and a half –