Posted on April 20, 2010

Nearly thirteen years ago (are we really that old?!!!), Pete and I took part in a two week missions trip to the Dominican Republic.  One of our fellow travellers was Randy, and he certainly made the trip fun, with his joyful, fun loving personality, and his fervent desire to serve the Lord.  Now we’re all grown up (*sigh*), and Randy has married the love of his life, Karen.  Together, they are serving the Lord on the same island we worked on so many years ago, but now they are working on the other half of Hispaniola, in Haiti.  They serve as directors of Adoration Christian Centre where, according to the website (http://cdiacanada.com/), they “have taken on roles that range from property managers to work team hosts, to staff supervisors. However, their greatest impact has been as mentors to the many Haitian students, young people, and staff, with whom they have developed close relations.”

Randy and Karen were in Haiti when the earthquake devastated the region, and Karen and their young daughter Maia returned to safety here in Canada, while Randy stayed behind to help with aid and reconstruction.  Randy is now back here to visit, and they will be returning together as a family to take up their work again, the Lord willing, next week.  To show appreciation for the work that they do in Haiti, I asked them if they could fit in a portrait session before their departure.  Lucky for me, they were thrilled with the offer…and I got another adorable little model for my portfolio!

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Posted on September 8, 2009

Happy Labour Day! I got to spend my morning cuddling with this adorable little one. Don’t baby smiles just make you all warm and fuzzy?

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Posted on July 24, 2009

(Otherwise known as “Wednesday…Part Two”)

Doesn’t Vienna have the most beautiful name? And she was so sweet and happy as well! Vienna came to see me on Wednesday afternoon for her one year pictures…and it’s her birthday today!! Happy birthday Vienna…I hope you have a wonderful day!


Vienna’s mom brought along the cutest little personal-sized birthday cake. Vienna was just too dainty to really dig in; she loved the cake, but politely scraped bits off the top a little at a time. What a princess!! :o )





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