The Hawthorne Family

The Hawthorne family got together for a family portrait and the family farm today.

A Garden Beauty

Bridal portraits of Janelle Johnson who married Troy Branch, Feb.  20, 2010 at Virginia Beach. Pictures were taken at the Mac Callum More Museum & Gardens in Chase City, Virginia.

The Oakes Images

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Tom & Mary Neville

Tom and Mary Neville of Dinwiddie are celebrating their 50th anniversary. Their marriage was the real thing from the start.

The Shell family

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Amanda & Erin Miller

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68 years together

Mr. and Mrs. Glidewell of Victoria were here to capture a 68th wedding anniversary picture. Don’t they look great! The earth, air and water in Victoria must be very healthy.

Graduated with honors

Ja-Quan graduated with honors from Amelia High School. No wonder he’s smiling. He plans to join the Air Force in July.

Don’t hide your smile

Megan Kelley was ready for graduation pictures but her smile wasn’t—a beautiful smile I thought, but Megan thought not. So we joked and played and pretty soon the shy smile came out and broke through the crust of doubt. Read more

June’s birthday

It was June Powell’s first birthday away from her Blackstone home, which she left a few months ago for her new residence in Imperial Plaza in Richmond, and it was the first chance in many years for members of the Powell family to see each other. My daughter Shannon performed in the auditorium for the family and residents that dropped in. But there was one moment that brought tears to my eyes.

At the end of the performance Shannon sang Amazing Grace for June (with her dauhter Jan looking on). This was the song that Shannon sang at Jimmy Powell’s funeral, who died a few years ago, and I cried then too—but I was not alone. And here it was back again, that Amazing Grace, how sweet it is. You always know when grace is near: life gets very, very real. And you cry.

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