To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else. ~ Emily Dickenson

I had the pleasure of shooting in the park, think it's the last fall session I will enjoy for 2009.  Very sad for me as I love the fall.  It is my favorite time of year. 

This particular session touched a little closer to my heart because the eldest son has Epilepsy.  As a child I was diagnosed with Epilepsy, though I out grew the worst of it. (Some don't out grow Epilepsy at all.) I have only experienced the seizures in my sleep and they are VERY rare anymore.  Jake has such a spirit, so soft & playful.   I see in his mother's eyes what I missed in my own mother's eyes, saddened & worried with concern.  Jake has a strength, though it is quiet, I see it. I feel in my heart that he will make the best of this.  Jake is real trooper.    Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are. ~ Bernice Reagon

People are brought into our lives for a reason.   Somewhere I lost the ability to see life happening, I was so rushed I lost sight of the things that mean so much to me, forgetting to take the time to LIVE.  He reminded me to stop, breath and live in the moment that we have been graced with.  These moments we rush through, hurry home not noticing the helicopters falling from the trees, the pink noses that come in from the brisk air, they are all gifts. Thank you Lisa for sharing Jake with me.