I am very excited to announce my second annual Giving Thanks Contest. Beginning November 1st I will be accepting nominations for people you feel deserve a FREE portrait session. Everybody who submits a nomination will also be entered into a drawing for a FREE portrait session. Nominations will be accepted until November 15th. On November 16th, I will open up the nominations for YOU to vote on who you feel is the most worthy of the free session. You will be able to vote by leaving a comment on this blog post. The winners will be announced on November 30th. Please note: winners MUST live (or be willing to travel to) within 50 miles of zip code 60450. The winners will receive a gift certificate good for one portrait session that will include a 16×20 print of their favorite image, and a c.d. of edited images from their session – a $750 value! You may nominate as many people as you’d like.
Please send your nominations to: carol@todayeverlastingphotography.com I can’t wait to hear from you!
I nominated mom and dad. My folks live with us. They sold tgeir house and moved into a noisy home of 3 screaming children, even though they have already raised their children. My mom is such a tremendous help to me. I work all day and am constantly taking kids to this practice and that practice after work. My mom helps me with all the little things that I would never get done with all my running around. She helps watch the kids when I just need a night away from the kids. She is always thinking about everyone but her. I want her to have a nice picture with her and my dad. She is my role model and hope to one day be as close to my kids as I am to her.
This is kind of an odd nomination but here goes……I am a special ed teacher for kids with various abilities. I love my job for so many reason but mostly because I learn so much and am reminded of all the blessing that the world holds for each of us. During my conferences this year I was reminded once again of these blessings. I am usually stressed but excited during this time. I get a chance to meet the parents and brag about the kids a little. This year minutes before my first conference I had an overwhelming feeling of love for this class, and although I had not met many of these families was overcome with gratitude towards them for trusting me and giving me the freedom and encouragement to learn from their children and teach them everything I could shove into a day. After talking with each family, and expressing my feelings of love and gratitude towards their child and their families for contributing to the progress made thus far this year, the families thanked me for all that I do. I expressed my appreciation for their thanks, but wanted to say….no really thank you:) After reflecting on the day all that I thought of was how different and and how beautiful each family was. I am blessed beyond words to have crossed paths with each of them. So I nominate the families of my class (maybe we could have a drawing and choose one). If any of these families are chosen I know that Carol will not only be able to capture their beauty but also she has a very special ability and understanding to put these families at ease while taking pictures with their child that has some special needs.
vote for me!!!
I nominate my baby boys caregiver, Alicia Sims. Because money and thank you cards candles and gifts are not even an indication of my thanks to her. But she has a beautiful family that she cherishes and who cherish my son and a photo session is the closest to a deserving gift that I can think of.
“You have never really lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.”
She has lived.
xo
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