the leggett family

call to me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things which you do not know. jeremiah 33:3

I had not met lori or her family before this day but after only a few minutes i felt as if i had known them for years. we met in a beautiful park on the banks of the lumber river close to the town where i grew up, yet a place that had somehow been kept hidden from me all these years. lori and i connected as girls from the south, as mothers of boys and most importantly as lovers of the lord. during our time together we shared stories about our boys, the miracles that had happened in our lives and how truly blessed we are. as you can see for yourself this beautiful family is so in love with each other and was really so much fun to be around.

once the boys were able to change out of their "fancy" clothes we had some fun. they promised to rescue me from any snakes that might come our way and i promised to make them look "bad"... i think i held up my part of the deal. these brothers were so much fun...big brother couldn't quit smiling and is just about the only person who can make his "not-so-little" brother laugh or smile. i won't tell you what was going on before this shot but let's just say they were truly acting like brothers.

i think loris said she and mark have been married for almost 20 years yet when i look at these images i can't help but thinking how much it looks like an engagement session. may i be so blessed to be so "young and in love" after raising 2 kids and surviving 20 years of marriage. 

i truly believe that God puts people in our lives for a reason and i am so blessed to have met you guys. when a family loves each other and has a good time just being together it makes my job easy. lori thank you for sharing with me. i loved our conversations and was truly blessed and encouraged by your words and all that you have been through. you are an inspiration as a mother. thank you also for sharing your family with me and for being "easy."