I'm writing this today feeling thankful for the new friends I have made at ILSP in Contra Costa County in California.  For the last two years, I have been blessed to take senior portraits of these remarkable young men and woman that are either in the foster care system or they are living on their own.   Each one of them, like each one of us, has a story to tell.   I love hearing their story and their goals for the future!  My goal is to make it such a special day/treat  for these individuals and hope that when they remember their senior portraits, it brings a smile to their faces.

This young man, {D}, wanted his senior portraits taken but didn't have a way to ILSP on Saturday a.m.  One of the directors, picked him up to take him to his senior portraits with the catch that he had to help me all day with the other seniors, which meant moving equipment, chairs and making the other seniors feel comfortable as well as set up and tear down of my equipment.  What a sweet young man, I was able to work with last Saturday.  We got on the subject of faith, which I usually don't do, but we had a conversation about it and at the end of a very exhausting day,  he wanted one more shot of him praying.  I cannot wait to give him his framed portrait for him to keep and to remember not to give up faith no matter what life throws his way.  My hope is that when he looks at this, he will remember how he touched my life on January 30th!  Thank you {D} for all of your help!

Creatively,

Susie