2007 in Review

As 2007 comes to a close and I ponder the usual upcoming resolutions and the many memories built over the past year, I am reminded of how blessed and lucky I am.

Our family started 2007 on the heels of a miscarriage, together with the loss of my husband's grandmother - both in the same week. As I took the Christmas Eve photos here (left) back in December of 2006, I remember my bittersweet feelings of a celebration tarnished by loss, and the melancholy notions of what 2007 might bring. But I truly feel that I was tremendously blessed in 2007.
While our family did not grow in size, we most definitely grew in an abundance of love. New friendships blossomed. Through something unexpected as this blog, I have connected with so many - in particular, scrapbookers. And as a scrapbooker, I joined a Design Team for the first time, and added wonderfully creative artists to my circle of friends.

The images above, two of my 2006 favourites, are now part of treasured layouts I created this year, and were amongst the three layouts I had published in Canadian Scrapbooker this month. On the third page is the image below, one of my favourites of 2007, which I shot for a photography class assignment.

Our kids, who are my favourite - and usually willing - photography subjects, grew so much this year too. It is amazing to watch children learn and find their way in the world, and capturing their progress and joy brings me much happiness.

As a photography student, I have learned so very much this year. I have so much gratitude for my fellow students and teachers, in particular Patti from whom I took two Scrapability photography classes, but also Michelle and Kimmie whose blogs I love to peek at and whose images I completely adore.

We end this year in a joyful place, both through the grace of God and the support of our loved ones. I am pleased with many of the images of 2007 I've captured in the lives of family and friends, and I've narrowed down my favourites to the slides below, which I hope to document in a mini-album early in 2008. I would love your feedback, comments, ideas or suggestions for improvement. I've given each image a name to make them easier to identify in comments.

Please take a look and enjoy! Happy New Year. Click here for larger images.