Have a Blessed Day...

... is what she told me as she exited my car with her daughter.

I woke up this morning feeling crummy like I always do, expecting the day to be routinely boring and hoping it was at least better than yesterday. Isaac however, surprisingly woke early and got himself ready and was in a cheerful mood. The morning was moving along nicely, despite the fact that I had to fish an entire roll of toilet paper out of the toilet thanks to him... ew! Isaac was excited for a field trip his daycare class was taking to some water park in town.

Running only slightly behind and starting to finally get some energy, we headed out the door to school. My iPhone was beeping as new emails started to come in along with the morning light. Work had begun... After dropping off Isaac and embarrassing him with a kiss to the forehead I headed back to my car and started to pull out of the lot, when one of the emails caught my attention and I decided to respond. A friendly looking lady and her daughter walked along the sidewalk and I waved them on since I am not ready to exit the lot. I saw out of the corner of my eye that after walking past my car, they turned around and walked over to my car... she asked me "which direction are you headed?". I pointed to the right and say "that way". She smiled and said, "will you be going past the court house?" I respond, "yes, do you need a ride?". She smiled extra big and accepted my offer.

In the car we chatted about Kings Island and how the girl riding in my back seat had ridden Diamondback, the newest coaster. We talked about the Raptor roller coaster in kiddy land and a show on roller coasters they had recently seen. The mother and I reminisced about some of the rides that we once enjoyed at Kings Island... like the potato sack slide race, the corvettes and the animal tour tram.

We arrived at her destination and I told her to have a great day and it was nice to meet them, she thanked me and wished me a "blessed day"... I thought it was nice and even though it was MY act of kindness to her, she gave me more in return with those words.

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around." ~Leo Buscaglia

Getting started

Welcome!

I currently live in Hamilton, Ohio in a small cape cod house that fits our needs just fine. I am married to a wonderful man, Joe and have a brilliant and handsome son, Isaac. 4 rodents, I mean cats... as well a pet squirrel, Rainier. I am destined to be that old women with a house full of cats if Joe dies before me.

I am a free lance photographer that shoots weddings, but prefers shooting landscapes and wildlife.

My husband has been a great partner in photography... even if he did start out shooting with a Nikon. :-P It's a pleasure working together doing something we both love when we are hired for a wedding! If you are interested in seeing more of our work, visit http://www.paintingwithlightphotography.com/

In the last year I have been on a roller coaster of medical mysteries. With no help from myself, many of these problems went undiagnosed for years... come to find out you must first see a Doctor before getting a diagnosis. I have been battling an array of endocrine disorders and have yet to find the answers to them all. The biggest of all these problems has left us battling infertility for awhile. This is what has prompted me to create a blog.

I am sure the blog will not solely consist of infertility and adoption, but will include my photography, my thoughts for the book that I am outlining about step families as well as odds and ends.

Stay tuned... I hope you enjoy.