Showing posts with label amazing women. Show all posts
Showing posts with label amazing women. Show all posts

Monday, August 25, 2008

for Nie

I seriously love blogging, even though lately I've been a slacker. I love that I have been able to document so much of my life. I love that how it helps me to keep in touch with my family and friends. I especially love how it has allowed me to connect with so many other women, both friends and strangers, who make me laugh, feel inspired and not so alone in this adventure called life.

One such blogger is Stephanie Nielson who blogs over at Nie Nie Dialogues. I have popped into her blog regularly to catch up on her seemingly charmed life. I was coming to her blog just to check in last week only to find the very sad news that she and her husband were critically injured in a plane crash in AZ. I have not been able to stop thinking about her since. I've never met her or even exchanged emails with her but I have enjoyed her blog and felt inspired by her so many times. Since I heard the news, I have thought several times to celebrate my life a little more a la Nie. Her sister is another wonderful blogger and I have been checking her blog often for updates. So many lives have been touched my Stephanie. It is just so powerful to see the outpouring of love.

I have come to the conclusion that the reason this has affected me so much is the very simple fact that this could happen to anyone of us. She was a mother of four, trying to get through everyday life with grace and celebrating the precious parts of it through her blog. She was living a good life and in a moment it all changed forever. Their lives will never be the same.

Another favorite blogger of mine, Design Mom, is hosting Nie Nie Day to benefit the family's long and costly recovery. Thrilled with being able to do something, I am joining in with an auction of my own. I will be auctioning off a photo session for someone in the northern Utah County area. The winner will receive a 1-2 hour photo session at a location of their choosing and my RED collection which includes a disc of all gallery images and a 5x7 print of each image also. You can check out my work on my photography blog or my website.

The auction will start Thursday. Please help me spread the word!