I Am Thankful For....

  I am so thankful for:

• My customers  new friends who invited me into their lives and allowed me the privilege to capture their families special memories.   I am so hopeful the photographs we created will remain family treasures for generations.  

• Kind people....enough said.

• Really good friends, who sincerely care about me.  You know the ones that will help you move a refrigerator or pellet stove.

• Older, wiser generations willing to share the history of their lives.

• Politicians who make humane decent decisions that John Adams would be proud of.

• My family, all of them, the in-laws and out-laws, they are all so very special in their individual ways.   

I am so very thankful for my son Noah.  He studies hard, does his chores, plays beautiful music, makes good decisions, has a passion for life and is kind to others.

And of course Misti.  She is my love and my friend.  We dream together.  She tolerates me. 

He's No Rookie...

Recently I had the pleasure of photographing Technical Sergeant Daniel Goddard of the 101st Air Refueling Wing who was selected by the Air National Guard as the Region 5 Rookie Recruiter of the year.  Many of the recruiters Sergeant Goddard competed against were assigned to densely populated areas like Boston, New York and Atlantic City.  Lots of people, translates to lots of applicants to recruit.  Not so much here in Maine,  but with some good ole fashion hard work and MAINEiac spirit, he pulled it off.  I am also going to tell you he is no rookie,  especially in the area of getting young people excited about joining the Air National Guard.  This year he has rolled up his sleeves and recruited 30 new MAINEiacs exceeding his "management" goal by 178%,  amazing.  The photograph we created will be part of a package sent to the Air National Guard Headquarters where he will compete with 5 other recruiters throughout the United States.  I am told he has an extremely good chance of being selected as the Top Air National Guard Rookie of the Year.  I hope this photo serves him well.   Still not sure the word "rookie" applies; how about another word like  "dedicated", "top-notch" or  "professional",  yup thats more like it.