Anna Hyronimus Senior Video

Here is just another video test run from earlier today. Thanks Anna for having such great shots!

This is Amy's hubby posting tonight. I know, it's just not right to post on someone else's blog, but believe or not, I don't have one. Amy and I are testing out some new software to produce some really cool videos from images and other video that is shot. Pretty cool stuff! The video here is part of a marketing piece showing off some of Amy's wedding images. Take a look, and I am sure there will be more to come in the future.

Valentines Day Cards- Special Event

Happy New Year!!
We have been so busy making changes and improvements to Amy Lawrence Photography! One new much needed addition is my wonderful very talented husband has joined the team. Kevin has been working endlessly on implementing systems, software, and procedures. Thank the Lord!! Cause that is defiantly not my gift! Many of you have meet or heard me talk about Mary, she is my production assistant. We are so excited to have her with us for another year, I have also teamed up with some local business that I believe in and have some fun special events planned. We are so excited about this, there will be opportunities to get some new products and some of the same product specially priced! Our first event is coming right up, this Thur Jan 14th-16th. We will be at "Child's Play Toys" at 233 Phillips Ave. Across the street from Minervas, in the old Great Outdoor Store. I am so excited for a new start, a new year and a new beginning. Here is the Info, hope to see you there!!!

The Best

I was invited to do a senior session on a ranch last week, I have to say, I really think I just had one of the funnest experiences a photographer can have. I was able to let my imagination run, no time limits, no nap times, no restrictions. I couldn't believe all that I have been missing by being "SO BUSY", I was literally listening to the birds chirp, the bugs swarm, and the waters ripple. I was experiencing the "Holy Land" how God has intended for me to see it. I just can't seem to keep all the busyness of life, work, and just stuff out of the way of just plain quiet beauty. I am posting some images now, but will post more later. Thank you Thank you Thank you God for slowing me down and reminding me that there is peace, I just pollute it, thank you for also gifting me with photography, I really do believe it is the only way I can let my ADHD mind run wild and it work for me and not against me. And to all of my clients who hire me for that exact reason, to trust in me and in my ideas no matter how crazy they are. I am blessed. I am blessed.

HUGE HUGE RUMMAGE SALE

I am having a rummage sale with a couple of friends of mine. I will be selling most of my kids things, Please come!! I don't want to pack it all back up!!

Ok, so my blog has officially gotten dumped!!! I feel like facebook has taken over my spare time. Wait a minute, i have no spare time! It has taken over my semi-spare time/multi tasking/down time. Quick catch up- I am so very busy doing what we do best, being a mom, being a wife, being social, and of coarse running my business. I ran 15 errands Monday before nap time, my kids were such troopers, but i knew what was to come, go home in time for nap, then back to best buy at 4:00. We dropped our van off and i pushed the crappy little umbrella stroller around back to walk to Tuesday mornings with my kidos and all i could think of was, i am hot, dripping sweat, we are walking in an almost vacant parking lot because "I" have to run run run on my day off. This isn't fair, this isn't what i want to do on my days off, this is NOT quality time with my kids!!!!! Then my sweet little angel girl, Mariana said to me "Man this is a beautiful day to take a nice walk isn't it Mom?" mmmm i had to breath, look at her, and realize that just being together, was enough for her. It hit me hard, cause all i wanted to do was be frustrated, and be miserable, i had the choice at that moment to be miserable or enjoy the walk in the empty parking lot waiting and waiting for something that should have been fixed 2 times before that to be fixed. Well I did, i stopped pushing the stroller, knelt down to her and said "Mariana, this is one of the best walks ever, thank you for sharing it with me, and for being my little girl" I am so grateful for how God has chosen just the right children for me. I needed her to put me in my place. So here is to all you, run ragged, under appreciated moms- your kids want you, not necessarily the activities. I am humbled daily by trying to do what I think is the right thing. I love that I can meet new children, families and people everyday, I thank you all for being who you are to me. You all mean more than you know. I thought it would be appropriate to show some of my latest favorite pics of another working mom. wether you are working at home, from home, or from a job, God bless ya for doing it and raising kids!- Oh, ps, I am starting a new work our boot camp in the morning 6am it was the only time i could fit something in, we will see how this fits into the agenda!

Big heart, little heart, sad heart, sader heart!

I am sure the title made no sense, but my heart is just aching tonight as I write this. My daughter who is 4 1/2, and the half was earned only a couple of days ago, realized what divorce means. I am so sad for her, she cried and cried as she thought of her little friend who doesn't get tucked in by her daddy at night. She wanted me to call her right now and tell her we were praying for her, she wanted me to somehow fix it, and I couldn't. What do you say to that? How do you mend her heart and fix her friends parents all at the same time!?? All I could say was, just because her daddy didn't live with her doesn't mean he doesn't love her, and lets just pray that she feels her Heavenly Father's arms around her at night. Well that worked until she asked if her daddy had anyone living in his house cause he is lonely. Oh, the worries of a 4 1/2 year old!! So our night goes. Heart break is good, it shows we have a heart, it allows us to pray for others. But what is hard is when they look at you for answers and you don't have a good one, the other part that is hard is my daughter is learning that not everything in life is good, not everything has a perfect ending. Not everyone goes home to a Lucy doll and has plenty of toys to play with. Life is full of joys, but because she is my oldest, I wasn't prepared for her to have a hurt heart yet. I am sure it doesn't get much easier, but thank you Lord for holding my hand as I mother her, I can see so much of me in her. I can see it before it happens, It reminds me of another night we learned of homeless people. Oh wow, that was a blow to her! That night when we seen the man with the sign, we packed up blankets, pillows, food and needed to give it to the man. She went threw the whole list of people of who he could live with, and the cutest side of it was she was sure that her nomination of my sister was perfect. She said "cause she doesn't share her bed with anyone!" Well, I explained that night that some times the decisions we make in life maybe aren't the best and if we are mean to our family we will no longer have them to fall back on, and that might be what happened to that man, Well my mom counseling sessions end here. I have to say how proud I am to be Mariana's Mommy, I am sure this is the beginning to allot of heart ache, her being sad, and me being sadder!!