2020 has been hard on everyone. The disruption to all of our lives has been unprecedented, but sometimes it takes being able to see what someone else has gone through to bring things into focus…
We’ve known Andrea and Kevin for years. Kevin has been our trusted mechanic for ages. The number of connections is too long to accurately note in this post.
And I will bet that their 2020 has been the most trying of their lives. It’s certainly been more trying then ours.
Kevin missed the summer of 2020. His cancer treatment this year was difficult; more difficult than the previous ones. He has no real memory of June. None of July. None of August. He spent those in a coma. On a ventilator. And the professionals taking care of him didn’t think he would survive.
But he did.
I phoned his shop when the first snow flew. Of course, in Canada, at the first sight of snow you call your mechanic to schedule your tire swap! I figured I’d leave a message. We’re not really driving anywhere, so it wasn’t really a rush!
Well, you can imagine my surprise when Kevin picked up the phone.
During that phone conversation, he spoke of miracles. Most people have a hard time believing in miracles, he said, but that all his doctors and all his nurses, with all the science that they’ve learned over the years, could only come back to that one word - miracle.
It is truly a miracle that Kevin is still here with us.
We were shocked when Andrea sent in the booking form for our Christmas Minis. It arrived with no warning, little fanfare, just a form that explained that they would be coming for photos without their kids. Photos of just the two of them. She realized that they really hadn’t taken any professional pictures of the two of them together in a very long time, and wanted to make that effort to celebrate the miracle that they could.
Thankfully, they booked a session time with nobody afterwards…cause if you’ve spent any time with Kevin you know that you are NOT getting out of his presence without a very long conversation!!!
And I am very, very glad that I was able to have another long chat with him. And Amy and I are very, very happy to be able to provide these memories for an awesome couple who have endured a dealt hand that most would be hard-pressed to overcome.
(had to get in a poker reference for Kev!)
Christmas Mini Photography Sessions for 2020 are on now! This year, our mini sessions will be Socially Distanced, OUTSIDE, using the ravine just out our backyard. Snow or no Snow. They’re held on ANY DAY YOU WANT THEM TO BE. (as long as there is daylight.)
More info, sample images and Booking Details can be found on here.
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