Finagle a Foto Challenge #13~ {A Mother's LOVE}

<<Hello Friends>>

Happy Sunday, & more importantly...

**HAPPY MAMA'S DAY **
Welcome back to

<<FINAGLE A FOTO #13>>

 ***{A MOTHER'S LOVE}***

I need to give a quick shout out to my sweet co-hostest w/ the mostest.. the BEAUTIFUL Miss Marilyn! 
Happy Mother's day mama! I just ADORE this girl, & ya'll have to check out her Vlog.
Seriously her Boston accent kills me. LOVE that girl.
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Now Introducing our wonderful new guest host/judge this week...

Thank you to the very special... Sarah!!

Sarah, is the lady behind the blog "This Is Me" and has so many awesome photography

shared via her lovely blog. Please take a moment to stop in and say hello.  You can 

find her around the web via Facebook : Twitter :Pinterest : Flickr

* ~ FUN BITS ABOUT SARAH ~ *

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Photography to you in one word???

Memories! Photographs hold those moments which pass and we 

can't get back, they store the moments and preserve the memories, 

so yes Photography means memories.

Your favourite thing to shoot.

I love to take photos of my children, they are normally the subject and I have far 

too many photographs of them, but I also love taking photos of my boxer dog and wildlife.

What photography is/means to you

I have always loved photos, right from when I was a little girl I would happily sit for hours 

looking through photographs, when I moved out from my mum and dads the only thing 

I wanted to take with me was my box of photographs, and when I got hold of my first digital 

camera I started taking more and more photos. I am by no means a professional 

photographer I just simply love capturing memories sharing them and looking back 

at them, I only have a cheap point and shot camera so I don't really know alot about 

the technicalities of photography, I simply try to capture 

the essence of the moment and hope for the best!

Your favorite shot you took (EVER!<--lol)

Oh thats difficult because I always really LOVE the photo that I have most recently 

taken, then look back at it a few months later and think, ohh its not that great. There are 

however some photos which I am particularly proud of, ones which have really surprised 

me and made me smile time and time again so here's a few of my current 

favourite shots but ask me again in 6 months and it will be a different set!

Photographer that inspires you

That's an interesting question too, because I don't really have one dedicated photographer 

that I look at and think of as being my inspiration, however I have so many photography 

pages on my facebook, and blogs in my blog reader and each and every one of them 

make me go 'wow!' they are my inspiration all of them together 

like a big mixed bag of amazingness!

Your biggest photo goal.

Blimey these are like proper photographer style questions aren't they! I feel almost abit 

of a fraud answering them because I just have a love for capturing the moment, and am 

not all that good at being on the ball with all things photography. I would therefore say 

my biggest goal is to beable to have photos which capture all my childrens lives right 

up till they have their own children... then I can start capturing them too!

Your photo gadgets.

well that's easy, I currently have just a simple little Olympus VG-120 which was 

about £60 I don't actually have any love for it and much preferred my Cannon powershot 

A490 which again was just a cheap point and shoot but I absolutely loved the clarity 

of the photos taken with that, but my youngest scratched the lens so I had to have what 

was on offer at the time. Maybe one day I will beable to get my hands on some real 

proper kit! As for editing, I love to edit in Paint Shop Pro, I have a love for digital 

scrapbooking, Picmonkey.com is great for quick and easy edits too.

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How great is she?! Looking forward to getting yo know you more & more Sarah!

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<<My take on a {A Mother's LOVE}>>

I wanted to share a few of my FAVorite pics with my sweet boy & me!

Oh. This IS love.

When I look at this shot I feel like I can actually see how much my sweet little man loves his mommy.

I had a little bit of an "A-HA" moment the other day...

(Btw, does anyone else miss Oprah, as much as I do?)

I find myself second guessing my self a LOT.

Am I a good partner, friend, mom? Am I pretty enough, smart enough, am I ENOUGH.

As women, & as mothers, I know a lot of us battle these questions often.

My "A-ha" moment...

If I am fortunate enough to have this little face to wake up to each & every morning,

A sweet little soul, a gift from God above that LOVES ME. REALLY LOVES ME.

If I am "good enough" to receive this little man's love...

Then that is IT.

That's all I need to know.

I'm sure I'll have my moments, it wouldn't be normal not to...

But. 

I will remember, & be thankful for the love in my life that I am SO worthy of! 

AND so are YOU!!

***Happy Mother's Day friends***

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NOW ITS YOUR TURN TO SHOW OFF YOUR SHOTS 

HAVE AS MUCH FUN AS POSSIBLE WITH YOUR LENS*

Please link up to your original post with your foto theme photography!!1. 

Please be a follower HERE and of my Co-Hosts *Kirsten & *Marilyn

Feel free to show off shots that lead to your perfected photo of choice!

{Lets us know to follow YOU too so we stay connected!!!}2. 

Visit around and check out creative versions of the focal point of the week!

*NEW CHALLENGES WILL START EVERY SUNDAY*

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Snap Snap Away!!! Excited to see your shots.. 

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