Brent and Sande followed through on their vows last Saturday. Brent and I have known each other for 10 years so it was a privilege to not only attend but to photograph their wedding. It was good to see some other mutual friends that I have no seen in a long time. Sande looked beautiful. Brent, you did good. The reception was a blast. Your peoples are crazy. Maybe that is why I liked them so much.
I have also done a complimentary session for Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep (www.nilmdts.org) . The organization provides sessions and a cd/dvd of images to parents who give birth to babies that never make it out of the hospital. Either the baby is a still birth or has some other condition that will end in death shortly after birth. It is a humbling and solemn experience to be in a stranger's life during a time of such intimate grief. My prayer is that images from the session provide something tangible to the parents that their boy Ayden, was here, and did live if only for a short time.
Last week I met a man only known to me as Alex. Our meeting took place not long after he found out his 18 year old son was killed in combat in Iraq. It was one of the most difficult conversations I have experienced in a long time. Alex was a combat vet himself who has been suffering from mental and physical trauma for years. Among other things he was feeling guilty for "letting" his son join the military.
The point of including this into this post has nothing to do with the politics of the war. I want it to serve as a reminder that whatever your stance is on the events in the Middle East, people are dying there, and friends and family are being devastated here. If you pray, keep those that are fighting and those who had to watch them leave in your prayers.
All for now.
God Bless.
-Ryan
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