Sunday morning I went over to the railroad station in Wellsboro for a senior session. *S* is a senior at Galeton – her cousins *K* and *A* had their senior pictures with barden photography earlier in the year!
She was a trooper – cus it was COLD out!
Thanks again *S* – we got great shots! Good luck with photography in college.
Last night at our church prayer – our friends called to let us know about their son – Silas. He is 2 years old and has been diagnosed with Diabetes Type I. He was life-flighted to Geisinger last night and his parents and grandparents are there with him now.
Please pray for a miracle in his life. Pray for his family – for strength.
in 3D!
This weekend FLEW by – thanks to having Thursday off and then working on Friday. Friday night PM brought pizza and we watched movies like it was our JOB. We watched the old school BATMAN movie with Adam West and the POW! BANG! KERSPLOOSH! comments. We laughed and laughed – it was better than watching a recent comedy! Then we continued with the cheesiness theme and watched TREMORS! If you haven’t seen it – you should – it is full of cheesiness!
Then we decided to protect ourselves from a cheesiness induced coma and watch MI III – but I can no longer take Tom Cruise seriously – so more cheesiness.
Saturday we slept in a titch and watched LES MISERABLES in the morning with PM – not the musical edition – which I was a little bummed about – but it was good – I would love to see the musical now! My dad and Matt came over to journey with us and PM to Williamsport to watch BOLT in 3D! I had never seen a 3D movie – it was really cool! The glasses you had to buy were also pretty stylish!
We hit the mall and then a new 50’s style diner in Williamsport – which was really good – but way too quiet for my liking!
We came home and watched Meet the Robinsons with dad and Matt before they ventured back home.
A MOVIE MARATHON WEEKEND!
This morning I had a senior shoot in Wellsboro at the train station – in 18 degree weather – *S* was a CHAMP! The session took exactly an hour but there were no complaints about the cold whatsoever. *S* was my girl from GALETON – which is so cool that I am branched out that far – even if it is only 1 person so far!
I love doing senior sessions in the snow and am so glad that I had 2 this year!
Jared and I taught PowerKidz this morning since the other leaders were out of town – we helped them remember the 23rd Psalm – which they knew most of anyway – I was quite impressed!
Today Jared and I cleaned up around the house in preparation for SCHRUTE and I read some of my book – CHANGE OF HEART – Jodi Picoult – so far so good!
This weekend is the EXPO at the ARNOT MALL – so EXCITED and ANXIOUS! I will be going up with my dad on Thursday night to set up my booth and what not then staying with my parents Thursday and Friday night – coming back to Mansfield to stay Saturday night and then heading back up in the AM with my mom-in-law to come home later Sunday night.
MAKE SURE TO STOP IN AND SAY HELLO!
Friday 10 to 9.30
Saturday 10 to 9.30
Sunday 11 to 6
If you are a bride – I am giving away 4 free engagement sessions – so make sure you enter for those!
If you aren’t a bride – STOP IN AND SAY HELLO ANYWAY! I will have some good friends and former BARDEN PHOTOGRAPHY brides at the booth with me!
My booth will be right across from Things Remembered!
My goal for the year of 2009 was to have on average 2 weddings a month – which I figured would be about 24 for the year – right now I have 11 deposits and 1 on the way – making 12 – HALF OF WHAT I NEED! GOD IS SO GOOD!
Hope you all had a great weekend and maybe I’ll see ya at the EXPO!
More new pictures –
He is too cute – two weeks from today we get to bring him home!
We have some new pictures of our sweet baby …
You can also check out the latest video on youtube!
We spent the NEW YEAR at Johna & Matt’s – playing ROCK BAND and eating good food!
I LOVE this picture of *M* and Jared!
Johna and her sweetness …
Johna snapped this picture of Jared and I starting out 2009!
In October I photographed *C* and her girls. Her mom wanted me to come back over the holidays to capture her whole family!
Thanks again *C* family!
I love this little child so much – she just oozes sweetness!
What a blessing she is!
LOOKING BACK
2008 – I cannot believe that it has come and gone already!
I started this blog in January of 2008 with the idea of an angel looking over my typing – my banner has changed once since then – not for lack of trying. The general public thought maybe it would be better to keep with Julie & Tyler since that is my signature image – and I love it just as much as when I snapped it.
Last year at this time I had a few wedding bookings and prospects – this year I have 11 bookings with some other inquiries. Senior pictures should take off a little more – along with families. SO EXCITING.
I have another camera and am looking at a computer to buy once the EXPO is done and I have some bookings from that (hopefully).
2008 started without any indication that my jaw would ever feel right and normal – would ever be healed. I sit here now and tell you that it is healed. God has healed me. I still have little twinges here and there – but I know that God has healed me and given me a quality of life that I didn’t think I would ever have again.
2009 is starting with the promise of complete healing and a family. I am now at the point where thinking about having a baby is a reality – not just something to dream about.
Last year Jared and I tried to read through the Bible together and we made it to the end of January – this year – my goal is to read through it together – NO MATTER WHAT – no excuses.
I have a few other goals –
watch less TV –
exercise more –
spend less –
trust more –
worry less –
love more –
fight less.
Spend more time seeking God’s wisdom and truth.
Spend less time dwelling on the past.
Spend more time looking toward the future.
God doesn’t have any resolutions – He keeps His promises.
I think that is amazing – God doesn’t forget to love us.
This new year – I want a renewed spirit – I want to feel God’s love all around me!
I got a phone call yesterday about a SENIOR SESSION next Sunday – she is a senior at Galeton!
BRANCHING OUT!
