If these walls... {Venus, Texas Portrait Photographer}

Hi SP Friends...

Happy 4th of July!  I hope you each have a wonderful day filled with fun, laughter and good times with your friends & family.  We are truly blessed to live in the land of FREE and I am so thankful for the life that I have and for all the men and women who sacrafice so much for me to live FREE.  Thank YOU to all of you who serve our great nation.

Today I thought I would share  few of our old barn and house photos that my hubby and I have taken.  This is a project that we work on from time to time just for fun, because we love these old structures that once had life and are just sitting in a beautiful country field.   We often wonder about the life that was lived there and the family that shared so many memories in these old barns and/or homes; which always leads us to think about the stories these walls could tell if they could talk.  Such heritage and history just sitting there.   It's amazing to be able to capture them before they are destroyed and to create a beautiful piece of art out of them.

Hope you enjoy them as much as we do...























Have a wonderful and safe day celebrating!

Love & Laughter -

Deanna

God Bless the USA! finding ways to give back {North Texas Wedding & Portrait Photographer}

As we celebrate our nation’s independence, it’s important to remember the service men and women and their families who sacrificed to give us our home and our freedom. It’s hard to choose just one charity that serves veterans, as there are many wonderful organizations out there who do a variety of essential work for veterans. However, among the good, there are also some that do not do what they claim.

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Consider this as you decide how to give back.

Sandra Block of USA Today covers a lot of tips for researching a veterans charity before you donate to avoid scams:

Click here to read Sandra Block's article

Here are some awesome charities, all of which received a four-star rating from charitynavigator.org:

Operation Homefront
http://www.operationhomefront.net/

Hope for the Warriors
http://www.hopeforthewarriors.org/

Homes for our Troops
http://www.homesforourtroops.org/site/PageServer

Canine Companions for Independence
http://www.cci.org/site/c.cdKGIRNqEm...dependence.htm

God Bless the USA, and God Bless our brave veterans!  THANK YOU to all the men and women, along with their families, who serve and protect our coutry each and every day so that we can all live in FREEDOM.

Happy 4th of July!  Enjoy your day :)

Love & Laughter -

Deanna