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Another mid storm shot from last week. We had another storm today with snowflake clumps that were literally 2+ inches across! It was crazy to see!!

For my beautiful wife, Mariellen!
MJ, is one of those that loves tulips more than roses, so she was blesses with loads of them today, and I just had to take a picture of them!! I haven't shot flowers in quite awhile so it was kind of fun to look for creative compositions and light!

From another walk in the snow! The blue skies in the winter are really amazing!!

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I also found this really old historic fence with these awesome leaves at Heritage Canyon.
I am so excited to see huge snow flakes flying here today!! I love shooting in the snow! And I am shooting a HS basketball game tonight in which two of the seniors I shot portraits for are playing against one another!!

HFF! And Happy Fench as well with that bench in the BG!!

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Today would have been another one of my Mother’s birthdays, but just over 9 years ago she lost her battle with cancer. I have really been thinking of her lately, and for some reason really felt something moving when I finished this picture. I think what it is, is this: my Mom’s life created ripples… She was a strong person, bold in her convictions, but generous with her love. She had an impact on those around her which cascaded out into the world, far beyond her family, church, county, state and country. After she died, we were flooded with notes about how she had affected people around the world, and how much she had done for them! It was really eye opening to see the validation of the way this woman choose to live her life, her character and her love for God, and how far it reached, which was much farther than we had ever known! For she did not seek acknowledgement or credit for what she did, she did these things because they were right and showed true loving compassion.

As I thought about the years it has now been since she spread the love of her God onto the needy and less fortunate of this world, I reflected on this picture and thought about how the ripples that were created when these rocks were dropped into the water are now long gone…but yet these stones, honed by time, are still here and still help define the shore and still create a solid place to walk, a firm foundation for current and future generations to build upon what others have done.

The ripples my Mother created with her words and deeds are probably gone, but I like to believe that her character, shaped and smoothed by God, and the healing power of her far reaching love are still being used by our family and those that knew or were impacted by her, as the bedrock to build a community that chooses to love others more than ourselves, to do what is right, not what is popular, and to give out of the blessings we have been given…Thank you Mom, for making ripples in my life and my soul…