A Friend - and Her Friend

1st degree of separation - I am passing along an e-mail sent by my dear friend, Melanie.  I think you will find it a capturing and worthwhile read and her attached photos quite inspiring.  Melanie is inspiring.  We met while working at Starbucks a few years back.  It's amazing how coffee can bring people together!  Those early mornings were a killer, but I loved opening with Melanie.  I left Starbucks after a relatively short period, but we kept in touch as often as our crazy schedules allowed.  I treasure the conversations that she and James and I shared about faith, dreams and life in general.  I love Melanie's honesty, amazing integrity, brilliant creativity and her generous friendship.  I am also so thankful for the many amazing moments of Chloe's life that Melanie captured with her artful eye.  Please read on and make sure you check out her blog as well when you have a chance.  There are several more wonderful photos and stories to see that aren't included in this initial attachment. 

Melanie, keep your vision set high!

Love, Heather

2nd degree of separation:  My friend Heather sent this letter from a person she knows who is trying to make a difference.  Heather, her husband James, and their beautiful daughter Chloe have been part of Josh and my life for over 6 years now.  They are an incredible couple with incredible faith and have always been an inspiration.  We were closer with James while Heather was still up in Oregon plugging away to become a Physician's Assistant.  Once I finally met her after hearing so much about her, I understood why James was so smitten.  Heather is amazingly caring and strong.  She is so much fun to be around and didn't hesitate to join my bachelorette party at Disneyland even though she was pregnant.  I am passing this on for her.  I hope you will take the time to read on.

Thanks

Tiffany

The Next Print Show

I can't tell you how thrilled I am to be heading back down to Santa Barbara for a short visit!  I am also thrilled to be having my second print show at Coffee Cat thanks to owners Krista and Jason, and my friend Kelly for making the connection.  I'm really looking forward to catching up with old friends and hopefully making some new ones!

Google CheckOut!

After days of figuring out this whole shopping cart thing and uploading html codes to my blog, I am very excited to announce that you can now purchase 4x6 prints directly from my blog page thanks to Google Checkout!!  It's all very easy, just click the ADD button for the print(s) you would like and when you are finished, scroll to the very bottom of any of the blog pages to view your shopping cart, then just click on the Google icon, and bam they will be in the mail shortly after that!  I am very excited about this and look forward to reaching those that don't feel comfortable with sending money through the mail!  It's all about making it easy for you to be a part of this incredible journey!

A SUCCESSFUL FIRST SHOW

Sorry it has taken me over a week to express my gratitude to everyone who came out to my first print show in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.  I suppose one of the reasons is I have already scheduled a second show for this Tuesday while I am down in Santa Barbara visiting friends, and so I have been busy putting that together.  Despite the snowy, cold weather and horrible road conditions, several people came!  Thank you all so much!!  I sold almost 50 prints that night!  The show will remain up until the end of February, so if you weren't able to make it, stop by Calypsos and check it out!  I have never had 120 images of mine up on the wall, so thank you for that first and the really encouraging sight it was!  Here are a few pictures of the show, along with my local family supporters...my sister Jennifer, her husband Jeremy, Jeremy's brother Brent and his wife Sheila!  Oh, and one lovely gift from a faithful Droolin Dog customer...a bottle of local wine creatively adorned with some $2 bills, thanks Lonnie!