while this was happening, the inside of mckennas head was doing a 70mph tapdance and screaming while plugging its ears

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when they walked in they assumed it was anna they needed to turn their attention to. when she buried her head in my shoulder i said oh no-this one here is the big fan, and murray-you are her favorite. so he sat right next to her and talked to her for the thirty seconds we had their attention. and she hasnt stopped talking about it since. mckenna is to murray as cathy is to neil finn and tara is to heath ledger.

my first shoot of the year

happened back in january, but i am just sharing it now. how did that happen?

i was contacted by heather and immediately wanted to cry after reading her email. she is a young mother of three children aged 11,6, and six months who was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in december 2006. her email was full of emotion and the desire to freeze frame her family the way it is. RIGHT NOW.

she has a blog that follows her progress: “i have what?”

i cant tell you how much this family affected me. their strength in such a scary time. a painful time. a time when everything else is on pause and they wait for mom to get better. it was really really difficult to do the session without crying. i think we all cried at some point. but we also laughed. a lot. they are a riot!

this session was a celebration of what this family has together. and what they do not want to lose. if you let that sink in when you think about what you have, you will realize how truly lucky you are.

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