Category archives: Lawrence
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- Last week, when I was writing a blog post, remembering the season of First Communion, and considering what life used to look like, I also wanted to share something of hope with my readers. “Hang in there” seemed to underestimate our situation while we shelter in place.
Instead, I reached out to my tribe and asked p[...]
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- This week I would normally be surrounded by children making their First Communion. I look forward to photographing this event each year because the Communicants are filled with so much enthusiasm. It’s exciting for them, as well as for their friends and family. It’s also a sweet and endearing time to capture everyon[...]
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- Ah, July!
When the conversation turns to summertime and the month of July, the topics we discuss are:
*What are we doing for the 4th of July?
*What are we doing to stay cool?
*What are we grilling?
We love a good old fashioned cookout at our house on this holiday, whether it's just the two of us or it en[...]
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- Every Veteran’s Day, I receive the sweetest phone call. It’s from my mother who rings to wish me a Happy Veterans’ Day. My husband is also the second sweetest of these greetings. He unfailingly recognizes my service as a veteran. I was still serving when he and I met and started dating, and I think wearing that unif[...]
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- Recently, I had the pleasure of photographing the Confirmation ceremony at St. Charles Church in San Carlos, California. This was the 11th year that Barbara Bell Photography captured this ceremony, and I am always moved by how gracious the young adults in the program are.
Confirmation is one of the seven sacram[...]
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- Hello and Happy Tuesday! While Labor Day may have started out as a day to give workers a break from their jobs, it has evolved into a glorious goodbye to summer/start the school year/kick off to fall.
Growing up, my family celebrated this holiday by going to the Feast of the Three Saints in Lawrence, MA. This past[...]
