I recent met LouAnn.

She is facing cancer… for the 2nd time.

She asked me if I would take photos of her…. it was my honor!

What Cancer Cannot Do

It cannot cripple love
It cannot dissolve faith
It cannot destroy peace
It cannot kill friendship
It cannot suppress memories
It cannot silence courage
It cannot invade the soul
It cannot steal eternal life
It cannot conquer the spirit

LouAnn– my thoughts and prayers are with you!

humbly–pati

3 Responses

1. lisi says:

   February 20, 2009 at 12:06 am

   louann is gorgeous! what a spirit!!
   i’m humbled as well, and grateful that i can believe and ask our creator for grace and triumph over this season for her… much blessings and love, lis
2. lisi says:

   February 20, 2009 at 12:07 am

   oh!! btw.. what an amazing blouse!! i LOVE it!! and great hair!!
   thanks…
3. Johnnie and Clint says:

   March 3, 2009 at 12:27 pm

   What a beautiful soul–LouAnn–Our blessings upon you and we to beLIeVE and pray for you!

   Faith gives you Hope
   Hope gives you Strength
   Strength gives you Courage

   God Bless you Pati for touching another life with your photography!

   xoxoxo

   Johnnie

Meet the Acousta Family.

They are waiting… and dreaming for a new home.

They have lived in apartments for years and years… and now their dream is coming true.

Last weekend I had the opportunity to participate in an wonderful event… the ground breaking ceremony for a home being built through the Habitat for Humanity organization—
http://www.habitatforhumanity/

What is Habitat for Humanity? Per their website, “Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry. HFHI seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action.”

Desert Springs Church in Chandler, http://www.desertsprings.net/ has been sponsoring the building of a home for this family through this great organization.

Located in Glendale AZ–Volunteers have come together to help raise money and build a home for the Acousta Family.

It is the greatest feeling to watch everyone come together and work so hard toward a common goal — to bless this family with a beautiful home!

The Mayor of Glendale and other local leaders in the area… along with our Pastor, Mark Leuning… conducted the ground breaking ceremony with celebration and prayer for the Acousta Family – and their new— soon to be lived in – home!

Mayor Elaine Scruggs of Glendale Arizona and soon to be homeowner – Max Acousta.

Pastor Mark Leuning… prays over this family and their new home

little details……..

All the volunteer’s wrote message throughout the home– on wood beams and over door posts… wishing the Acousta family well:

During one portion of the ceremony— the main wall was lifted and placed on top of the home. This wall, as it was lifted, was actually dedicated to my husband Peter—

it was very moving–

Then I had the opportunity to write the Acousta family a message on top of this main wall!

2 Responses

1. lisi says:

   October 5, 2008 at 5:03 pm

   this is truly moving.. remarkable.. and makes me grin so big and inspires my life to encourage and help others~ i would love to see this beautiful way of blessing a home/writing on the beams, praying, etc… be apart of our new home someday when it’s built~ i love this foundation!!! the pictures are really good pati! love the one of you/peter’s ‘wall’.. very cool!
   bless you all this week, and again,, thank you!
   lisette
2. Johnnie and Clint says:

   October 5, 2008 at 7:46 pm

   this is such an AWESOME project!!!–being able to give hope, encouragement and inspiration to a family in need!!!And knowing that your home is blessed with God’s love and the love of those whose hands built it—WOW!!!And you on Peter’s “wall”–a wall of strength, courage, fight, NEVER GIVE UP!!!!! This house will STAND FOREVER!!!!! God Bless luv you all!!!