When I chose to be a paralegal, the "Why" was simple: I wanted to have a job where I didn't have to take a Silkwood-style shower at the end of every day.  As much as I loved flinging burgers around a grill, I was ready to wear something other than a T-shirt all day.  And hey! Let's use this slowly atrophying brain for something other than counting change and scooping tartar sauce.  (Also, I really love to type.  I do.)

As the years went by, my Why morphed into other reasons; some to do with money, some to do with personal development.  Eventually, the Why I Love Photography became much more important to me than Why I'm a Paralegal.  Why?  Well, firstly, I can't not do it.  I had three photo shoots this weekend and I still took pics of bees and butterflies!  LOL  Secondly, I love children's sweet little faces.  I love to capture them during these precious moments of childhood.  Sure, my own kids drive me nuts sometimes, but I look back to those photos of them as tiny, innocent little cherubs and I'm reminded of the part they play in making my life beautiful.  I'm grateful to have those memories to look back on as I grow older or if I find myself getting too cynical about the world.  It's corny but true that they're only this small once and every day they're a little older. 

The families I photograph help to nourish me and I hope my photos do the same for them.  It's a symbiosis.  Thank you, families!