I have known Tenison and Maria ever since I was sixteen years old back at our church in Newark. We were all in the same youth group. Maria was a very shy Portuguese girl a couple of years younger than me, she would go blush red whenever Tenison Would come and speak to her, not because she liked him but because he would get so close to her ear that she felt so awkward.  He asked her out constantly and her reply was  always NO and go pray, get more serious with God. He would call her and  they would speak on the phone  ( this was before cell phones and email) for hours and hours and he even dated other girls but his heart was with the Portuguese gal who told him he could not sit in front of  the car but he needed to go sit in the back.He fell in love then and told her she would bear his children and she just laughed. Their talks on the phone grew as each week went by but Tenison had not heard a yes yet. A couple of years later they started dating and Tenison had been praying, fasting, doing all he could do to win her heart for good. Until one day when she asked him “ do you want to marry me”? He explained in last week’s service that there are opportunities that only come once in a lifetime and after so many no’s, a breakup, he was not going to pass up this one. Almost 10 years later they are expecting there third child who is another boy. They Pastor the World Worship Church in South River ( www.adoracaomundial.com) NJ and God has blessed them and they could never imagined the plans God had for them and their family. Here are some of our very fast photo shoot of the family.

Yesterday was a big stepping stone in my life. I finally undiscovered my brand. In the world of indecisiveness I was hiding with fear of commitment, fear of my own choices and personal tastes, fear of perhaps advancing. But with some great feedback from Mentors, Peers ( www.biancavalentim) she rocks and I am a huge fan of her work as well as another fabulous Brazilian photographer  ( www.paulaleme.com)  and Clients, it all made sense. Thank you for Jasmine Star ( www.jasminestarblog.com) for being so inspiring and for telling me that I would just know the one and it would feel right and it sure does. I am so happy with the results of my brand, designed by fabulous Brazilian Graphic and Packaging Desinger Charlene Vaz (www.charlenevaz.com). Thank you for your patience and for being a listner. All of these feelings also wrap up what I felt during this photoshoot where love was in the air, and he knew she was the one and she knew he was the one and they are content, happy and madly in love. Exactly how  I am feeling about photography, my brand, my business, my life. I am thankful to God for leading me each baby step of a way. Much more pictures to come, still learning how to use my new wonderful blog- theme by Tofurious ( www.tofurious.com)

I am so excited about my new blog with WordPress! Thanks Tofurious for a great design! Stay tuned, the site is under construction!