Oh please, somebody pinch me!!!!!

WOW!!!! Last night was the end of the most amazing 4 weeks spent with three of the finest photographers on this planet. I almost can't believe it but I have the pictures to prove it. I don't know where to begin to express what this class meant to me. It touched me in so many ways and on so many levels, my spiritual side, my creative side and the part of me that was just so darn excited to meet Jessica Claire and Mike Colón. Luckily for me I get to see Dane Sanders on a regular basis as he is a pastor (and an amazing one) at my wonderful church, ROCKharbor. For some attending this class, they were meeting him for the first time and were surely in awe of his pastoral gifts and his loving heart. All I can say is I am blessed to have been a part of the last 4 weeks.

For those of you who are interested in serving in a missions capacity, ROCKharbor has launched it's summer program called the GO Campaign in which 2000 people from our church last year gave themselves away and either donated money or went on one of these trips and made a difference in thousand of lives and many worthy causes across the world. If you are interested please check out the serving opportunities here.

Below are my images being critiqued by Dane, Jessica & Mike. It was scary and thrilling at the same time!! The assignment was to take two portraits, one being a stranger and the other someone you know. They first tried to match up which two images went to the same photographer and then decided who was the stranger and who was the person we knew. It was a fun assignment as I got to meet a very lovely young lady who became the subject of my stranger photo.

Me and Mike Colón (what a wonderful man!!!)

The ever talented, ever so lovely Jessica Claire

THANK YOU Dane Sanders, Jessica Claire and Mike Colón for donating your time, sharing your talents and your hearts with all of us.  I am truly humbled by your generosity.

~Cindy~

We've lost one of the great ones

Danny Federici, the most instinctive and natural musician I ever met and the only member of the band who can reduce me to a shouting mess. I love you Danny. Your organ and accordion playing brought the boardwalks of Central and South Jersey alive in my music. Thank you. -- Bruce Springsteen

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For those of you who never got to see this man perform, take my word for it that he was extraordinary.  I have spent the majority of my adult life listening to and following on tour the music of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.  So it is only fitting to pay tribute today to the great Danny Federici, he is irreplaceable in the hearts of all his fans.  Danny took a leave of absence a few months ago from the tour to fight the melanoma full time.  I was at Bruce's concert at the L.A. Sport Arena and got to see Danny right before he left.  I knew in my spirit that he was gravely ill even before it was announced, he just didn't look good.  During the show I lifted my hand towards him several times and quietly prayed.  It was painful to see him that way and if I knew that was going to be the last time I saw him it would have been unbearable.  I am thankful I had that last concert with him.  I pray that he is with our Lord and is no longer in pain. 

On behalf of all his fans around the world, "Phantom Dan Federici," may you rest in peace forever.

~Cindy~

For a very moving tribute to the friendship Bruce and Danny had please click here for a wonderful video -- it brought me to tears.