jmelcena Sunday, Mar 1 2009

jmelcena is the name of my friend Joni’s new business.  She has started making these awesome scarves and I just love them and love  photographing people wearing them.  Of course my daughter modeled one for me and I was able to talk one of my senior girls in to modeling one for me as well.  I am  going to do up some advertising cards for Joni and needed a few photos.  I am planning on having some of these to use in sessions and she  is making some summer weight one’s as well.  I am so excited for her and what God is doing in her life.  She is a Godly woman and  I am just soooo excited about how He has lead her to do these and I know she gives Him the glory for it.  If you are interested in ordering a scarf, I am going to list her information here and you can contact her.  Please let her know how you heard about  j. melcena.  I am hoping I can help her out by sending her some folks. 

Name:  Joni

jonimcdonald@gmail.com

www.jmelcena.wordpress.com

318-372-8479

Trust me these scarves are awesome!!!!

Words of Wisdom:  “You have never tested God’s resources until you have attempted the impossible.” —Author unknown

Never wait for a miracle.  Go after your dream.  Do your part to the very best of your ability, and ask God to make up the difference.  He won’t act until we step out in faith. (Your bridge to a better future by John C. Maxwell).

Lord Jesus, I pray that we all follow our dreams and step out in faith trusting You.  You always know what is best, and may we always glorify You.  Amen.

God Bless!

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MS. Britney Saturday, Feb 21 2009

Another beautiful senior I was able to photograph.  These girls are all beautiful and I have just been having so much fun photographing them all.  I had a great afternoon with Britney and her mom and just enjoyed their company so much.  I believe Britney thought I was a little crazy because I got more excited about things than she did.  I just love what I do and never forget that it is God that works through me.  He is the one that gets the credit not me.  Here are a few from the session.  I look forward to my other seniors that are coming up.  Have a blessed evening and I will be back here sometime I know. 

Words of Wisdom:  “Encouragement is the fuel for tomorrow.”    –Author Unknow

Give the gift of encourgement to others.  Reward them for today, and give them hope for tomorrow.  A person can travel farther on a kind word than on just about anything else in life.

(Your Bridge to a Better Future by John C. Maxwell)

The LORD says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.  I will advise you and watch ouver you.”

PSALM 32:8

Lord Jesus, I praise You and love You and just ask that You continue to work on me and live in me and help me to always encourage others.  I have faith in You and know that You will never fail me.  Amen.

Thanks & God Bless!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Beautiful, Fun Senior MS. Taylor Monday, Feb 16 2009

 

What an awesome shoot this was.  I am starting to think that I could photograph senior girls all year long.  They are just so much fun.  You boys are too but the girls just enjoy having their photos taken so much more.  We had so much fun during this session despite having to take rain breaks and trying to protect my camera from the rain.  I just really enjoyed every minute of it.  Taylor is so beautiful inside and out.  She was just a blessing to photograph and so photogentic.  Here are a few from the session.  I could have kept posting but have to save some of my other favorits for a surprise.  Hope ya’ll enjoy and as always give thanks to the Lord.  He is just so Awesome and worthy of all our praise.

Words of Wisdom:  “To bury our dreams is to bury ourselves, for we are really ’such stuff as dreams are made on.’ God’s dream for us is to reach our potential.”——Author Unknown

All you do in life depends on you—on what you think you can do.  The size of your dreams determines the scope of your accomplishment.  Your potential has no limits.  You are capable of climbing a thousand Mount Everests.  (You dream to a better future by John C. Maxwell).

Always let God be at the top and He will see that all your dreams come true.  Thanks & God Bless! Vanessa

Lord Jesus, I adore you and glorify Your Name.  Help us to always put You first in our lives and to always know You are the purpose for living and following our dreams and if our dreams are not what You have planned, lead us to follow Your plan for our lives.  Amen.

 

 

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Little Mr. Rock Star Tuesday, Feb 10 2009

This little man is always a blessing to photograph.  He is growing up so fast and let me tell you what, he kept me on my toes.  I was having to move fast.  He is two and he is fast.  I can’t move as fast as I used to and he tested me to see if I could keep up.  I did my best to keep up with him and got lots of exercise doing so.  We had a great time.  I loved his outfits.  I can’t stress enough how much your outfits play a part in the session.  His outfits were awesome, and I just love the rock star theme.  Here are a few of my favorites.  Hope ya’ll enjoy.  Keep my brother in your prayers, he had to have two stents put in today and had a mild heart attack within the last two weeks.  I am so thankful for my wonderful Savior Jesus Christ and I know my Lord is healing my brother.

Words of Wisdom:  Through the ages no nation has had a better friend than the mother who taught her child to pray.

Devote yourselves to prayer; keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving.

COLOSSIANS 4:2 NASB

Lord Jesus, I give thanks to You for everything and just praise Your Name.  Help us Lord to teach our children to pary and worship You.  Amen.

Thanks & God Bless!

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Three beautiful kidos. Monday, Feb 2 2009

 

 

 I sent out my policies at the end of last week, most were by email and some were by mail.  If you would please email me if you haven’t already to let me know if you have or have not received them.  I sent to everyone I had on my 2009 list.  If you happend to contact me through my blog and never heard back from me it is due to me not receiving your message or me trying to respond and my email being returned.  That happend a couple of weeks ago and all I had was the email address and I tried contact them through email and it was returned.  When contacting me please leave a contact number always.  Thanks!

We had my daughters birthday party at Tummy Yummy and let me tell you that is the best place for birthday parties.  I was blow away at everything.  It is so organized and the kids has so much fun.  They got to make pizza’s, learned about making cookies, decorated cookies.  I didn’t have to do a thing.  Everything was included even the party favors.  You should consider having your child’s birthday party there.  It is great for all ages (especially 3 and up).  Check them out at ,

http://www.tummyyummycreations.com/  

  Tell them I sent you if you decide to book your party.  I promise you will be so glad you did.

 

 

 I am so sorry for waiting so long to post.  This is something I am going to work hard at.  I have got to get better at posting more often.  I just have so many other things going on that I have started puting posting on the back burner.  I am sorry! 

These three kids are beautiful and were such a blessing to photograph.  I enoyed spending time with them and getting to see their individual personalities.  They just really loosened up and let their personalities shine.  It always makes for a great session when the kidos open up and are themselves around me.  So of course this was a great session.  Here are some of my favorites.  Hope ya’ll enjoy. 

I have really learned something this week.  If you get a word from God to go pray for someone, go do it.  God will use us to glorify Him we have to be obedient.

Tomorrow there will be a bone marrow drive for Amber Tamburo (check out my annountments in a bit, I will be posting it there). 

Words of Wisdom:  When you speak the words of God about situations you face, you are speaking the power of God into them.(The 100 most important bible verses for mothers).

God means what he says. What he says goes.  His powerful Word is sharp as a surgeon’s scalpel, cutting through everything, whether doubt or defense, laying us open to listen and obey.  Nothing and no one is impervious to God’s Word.  We can’t get away from it–no matter what.

HEBREWS 4:12 MSG

Lord Jesus, speak to us and help us to open up to what You want from us.  Lord, use us to glorify You.  I pray Lord that you will use us to magnify Your Name.  Amen.

Thanks & God Bless!

 

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Just precious! Saturday, Jan 24 2009

Look at all the beautiful Children of the world.  It saddens my heart that the world has more concern and respect for the trees than our children.    I am just sad about what turn our nation is taking.  Those of us that are for God need to take a stand and stand up for what we believe in.  We need to pray for our nation like never before.  All that said look at this beautiful little girl.  It is always a blessing to photograph this precious one.    She usually doesn’t want anything to do with having her photograph taken but this time she was by herself and she performed in front of the camera.  Can I jsut tell you I love my job.  Yes this one is from Nov. as well.  I am working on policies/pricing this week and will begin booking end of the week.  I look forward to 2009 and what God has in store.

I took my kidos to see Hotel for Dogs yesterday and it was such a cute movie.  I laughed and cried in it.  I wasn’t expecting that many people to be at the movies but I guess everyone had the same idea.  We wanted to see the 2pm movie and it was sold out and had to kill two hours and come back at 4 to see the 4:30 movie, but it was worth it.  We had a great time.  I suggest you see it.

Words of Wisdom:  The family is the original Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. (God’s little devotional book for parents).

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things……..Put it into practice.  And the God of peace will be with you.

PHILIPPIANS 4:8-9

Lord Jesus, help us to keep our families united.  Please give us the strength to face what is to come.  Help us to lead our children and to teach them right from wrong.  Amen.

Thanks & God Bless!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Miss “C” another beautiful senior! Saturday, Jan 17 2009

WOW!  Another beautiful senior from my November sessions.  It just amazes me how beautiful all these seniors are.  I always have such a great time photographing my seniors and can’t wait to start photographing them again next month.  I am so looking forward to it.  It always is like a fashion shoot with the girls and I love that.  These are a few from the session and I truly hope ya’ll enjoy. 

I will be hosting a “Matilda Jane Trunk show March 13th (Friday evening from 5:30-8:30)  Hope you can make it.  I can’t wait to see the spring line!  Check out the site at www.matildajaneclothing.com.

I am also going to be planning a “Faith/Fresh Face Contest”  I am excited.  Stay tooned for this because I will have different age catagories and there will be only one winner from each category.  I may do girls & boys I haven’t decided yet.  It will consist of me styling the session and you will recieve something from the session.  I will be working on the details soon and will post them here.  I will not be the judge.  The winners will appear on new marketing materials.  This will strickly be for walking ages up and possibly a senior as well.  Can’t wait to work out all the details.  So start thinking about what photo you will be sending in.  I am not sure what month I will do the sessions or anything like that yet. 

Words of Wisdom:  Use whatever abilities you have to get started on the path to success.  Just do your best with what you have.  Do not worry abut what you do not have…Concentrate on the tools you are blessed with today.  Many will only work under ideal conditions…but those willing to attack the situation with what they have are destined to somehow, someday acquire better tools.  You have now or will receive in due time sufficient abilities to do any job.

Use the tools you have!  (All this from Rules For Success by Mamie McCullough)

The Lord is the strength of my life.

PSALM 27:1 NKJV

Lord Jesus, help us to know that You are our strength and without You all we have is weakness.  I praise You Lord for everything in my life and am so grateful for everything You do in my life.  Without You I am nothing.  Amen.

 

 

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Miss “T” a beautiful Senior Tuesday, Jan 13 2009

 

 

 

 

 

This is another senior I photographed in November that was saved for Jan. for proofing.  I had so much fun with this young lady and her mom.  I tell you what she is a beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside.  This whole family is just beautiful and I can’t wait to photograph all three sisters together.  I am so thankful that I was able to experience such a special time in Miss “T’s” life and I know she has a bright future ahead of her.  Here are a few from her session and I hope ya’ll enjoy!

Words of Wisdom:  You can have anything…. but not everything you want

Formula for failure…..try to please everybody.

—-Herbert Swope

I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day.

2 TIMOTHY 1:12 NASB

Lord Jesus, help us to understand that we cannot please everyone but that we should always try to please You because that is what is important.  Amen.

Thanks & God Bless!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Quick update Thursday, Jan 8 2009

I didn’t want people on my list to come to the site and think because I was posting that I had forgotten to contact them.  The next several post I will be posting were sessions from Nov. that were on hold until Jan. for proofing.  I should be in touch with everyone by the end of the month to start taking appointment for 2009.  I have a list of seniors that will take first priority throught the first week of March.  I am not taking on any more seniors other than what is already on my list.  I am talking about 2009 seniors not the 2010 seniors on my list.  I appreciate everyone and thank God for each of you.  After I contact you with my policies at that point I will start booking my children/families/bridals/engagments/2010 seniors.   I look forward to a blessed 2009!  I can’t wait to meet all of you new clients and look forward to seeing previous clients in 2009.

Thanks & God Bless!

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Handsome Senior and his sister! Wednesday, Jan 7 2009

 

I have to say that I love photographing seniors.  My favorites are children, seniors, families, and bridals/couples.  I don’t think I could handle a wedding.  I did phtograph two weddings in my past, but that was long before I turned professional.  Actually that was more than ten years ago.  I had an interest in photography then and just did the weddings and some other things for a hobby more or less.  Everyone always ask me how I started in photography and it started as a hobby.  I studied a course back in 2000 through the New York Institute of Photography and at that time I was shooting film.  When digital came along I just started doing it more and more.  God led me in this direction so I decided to fully trust Him and just follow Him and only He knows what is ahead.

I had the pleasure to photograph this handsome senior and was able to capture some of him and his sister together.  I told his mom that after this it will be harder to get the two together for photograpahs.  I had a great time hanging out with them.  I have to say that it is always more difficult to photograph older guys because you know that they would rather be doing anything else but taking photos.

Well here are a few from the session.  Hope ya’ll enjoy!

Words of Wisdom:  “Everybody ought to do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just for the practice. —-William James

No matter how successful you become in life, keep your feet firmly on the ground.  How do you do that?  Continue doing the things you don’t like but ought to do.  It will help you maintain your perspective, develop character, and keep growing. (Your bride to a better future by John C. Maxwell).

Our only goal is to please God.

2 CORINTHIANS 5:9 NCV

Lord Jesus, help us to not let our goals overtake our lives.  Help us to set our goals that will work for you.  Amen.

Thanks & God Bless!

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