Thomas Family | Middlebourne Family Photographer | November 2014

Christmas Mini session with AJ, Jana, and little Lillee.  So much fun.  So much energy.  Fake snow, freezing cold...perfect for Christmas memories!

Stemple Family | Middlebourne Family Photographer | October 2014

This is my second family---for real!  

When my family moved to Latvia oh so many years ago, Alissa was my school teacher, she even lived with us for a bit.  Our school was literally a one room school.  We had grades 1st through 5th, a body guard, and our own little bus that would pick up MK's (missionary kids) for school.  It was a year that would change my life.

In 2004, after graduating high school I went to Latvia to serve for two months in the Sparrows Nest Orphanage (http://thesparrowsnest.org) of which Alissa is the director.  The children of the Sparrows Nest changed my life forever!  It was the most fulfilling and amazing time of my life, and to be back in Latvia was a dream come true.

While I was there I met Alissa's two children.  They were quite young at that time and we spent many days together watching movies and playing.  We even went on an adventure to Moscow by train!  That was incredible...but a story for another time.

All in all, I love the Stemple family.  I am blessed and overwhelmed by their friendship and the witness of their lives and the power of God at work in them.

Miller Family | Middlebourne Family Photographer | October 2014

The Millers recently went from four to six and joined their lives with two amazing siblings from the little country of Latvia.  

Latvia holds a special place in my heart because when I was eight, my family moved there for almost a year while my dad taught at a Bible School.  It was one of the best years of my life!  And through those connections and friendships, the Miller family met their children Dan and Alisa, and God did the rest.  It is amazing how God weaves our lives together with so many other people, and in His wisdom directs our path.  I love this family!