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The Light That Shines- {Paris| A Documentary about Jill Brzezinski-Conley}

There are no real words to describe what this video and photos and story make me feel but I CANNOT go without sharing it. I want to “shout” this story to the world. The video is courtesy of Hailey Bartholomew and the photos are courtesy of Sue Bryce. Hailey can be found at http://youcantbeserious.com.au/ and more about Sue can be found at http://www.inbedwithsue.com/. This story is about Jill Brzezinski-Conley. She is one of the most beautiful people I’ve ever seen inside and out…and I’ve only met her through the internet. I’ve never actually met the woman but her story really hits home. She is such a beautiful asset to this world and all I want is to pray for her and women like her. It is SO important that her story is shared. This is truly amazing. Please watch and please share.

<p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/57597999″>The Light That Shines</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/user612630″>hailey bartholomew</a> on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a&gt;.</p>

Destiny Hodges {Portraits| Tacoma, Wa Portrait Photographer}

Destiny…what can I say about her? She is a lovely YOUNG lady and, yes, the fact that I emphasize that is of the utmost importance give that she is a young lady of fourteen years. I’ve gotten to know her over the past few years and I met her through her mama who is equally fabulous. I admire Destiny for a variety of reasons. She is sweet, and I mean, legit sweet. Her heart is genuine and what’s more that I admire is her heart for God. She has a sassy attitude at times, so I hear from her mother though I’ve not seen it rear it’s ugly side much. I have thoroughly enjoyed having her around as she truly lights up my life. Wait til you get a load of this girl’s smile. It is insanely gorgeous! And would you believe the natural beauty she is? You’d better believe it, honey!

Her shoot was a birthday gift. She came to me during her birthday month and asked, “Auntie…would you maybe do a photoshoot with me?” to which, OBVIOUSLY, I responded with an astounding, “YES!” The catch was that her mama said she had to pay for it out of pocket. Being that she was just turning 14, I hadn’t seen how she was going to make it happen. So, with that said, I thought, this would be a great gift. She is very fashion savvy and always well accessorized and could be America’s Next Top Model. Yeah…it just got real! We were waiting for a sunny day because this winter weather of Washington (say that five times fast!) was NOT gonna cut it. Raincheck…no pun intended…HA! So finally, three months later, the day came. Though it was still cold outside, we were expecting intermittent sun. Well, that really didn’t happen until near the end of her shoot. However, we did get some really awesome fog…London style. We headed out to Steilacoom Park which provides a wide variety of awesome backdrops and just had at it. Destiny was a great sport despite the cold. I had so much fun and was uber pleased with the results. More importantly, I think she is pretty pleased with how fabulous she looked in her photos. Not much more to say since, as always, the pictures speak for themselves. Have a peak!