The third Mom I chose was Lorie. Here is the entry that was submitted:
Lorie is one of my dearest friends. She is also a great mother of three handsome boys. Lorie has a full house and is always running around taking them to swim meets, karate classes, carpooling to playdates, etc. Her household is always full of joy, laughter and fun. In addition to being a full time mom and having her scrapbooking business, Lorie is a great family historian. She always takes time to create beautiful albums for each of her sons and each book is personalized with their own stories and pictures.
Recently, Lorie’s husband was diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer. Each and every day, I pray for her and I ask God to help this beautiful family through this difficult time. Even with this frightening news, Lorie continues to have a positive attitude and a smile. She looks at life with optimism and continues to cherish every minute as a wife and mother.
Over the years, I have shared all the beautiful pictures that you have taken of our family with Lorie. Every time, Lorie looks at them with excitement and joy, and even a teary eye. I think this will be the most beautiful gift that she could receive, to have the opportunity to spend an afternoon with her family and have some wonderful pictures as a keepsake of the amazing love that unites them and gives them strength each and every day. In Lorie’s words, “Life is short, I know we have all heard these words but just take a moment and celebrate those people in your life that you really cherish.”
One of the reasons I chose Lorie is because I felt she would really really appreciate this photo session. I know she has a lot on her plate and its been a challenge with her husband’s cancer and raising 3 busy boys. It isn’t that she is any more deserving than all the other Mom’s out there who run busy, joyful, disciplined and loving households (and her 3 extraordinary well mannered sons are a testament to her and Dennis’s parenting and love), but life is short and situations are thrown at us where we might not be able to schedule portrait shoots or have photos of our family interacting when bigger and more pressing things are going on. It truly was an honor to meet their entire family and I so enjoyed spending even that short hour with the Eshima’s. My thoughts and prayers continue to be with them.
I love this image
Mom and her boys
Dad and his boys
by jenjoaz
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