Meet Janae Bingham- The Red Headed Hostess

So, you know how I told you about the new PDF store launching in the next couple of days?

And how you will have access to some AMAZING print-your-own Temple photography?

Well today, Janae Bingham, our very photographer, was featured in an article on lds.org!  So I just had to share it with you!

So, meet Janae….

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January 21, 2013

Janae Bingham, Utah, “Father’s Blessing”

 

It has been a longstanding tradition in our home to begin each new school year with a father’s blessing, and it is something our children look forward to. They are quick to remind us that they need their blessing at the beginning of each school year.

This is a tradition that was started in my home as a child, and I have fond memories of my own dad giving me these father’s blessings. They always brought me strength and comfort.

As we began our own family, my husband and I decided to continue this tradition with our own children. This photo is of our last child, Jace, getting his blessing just before starting kindergarten. My husband always makes a special effort to be in a white shirt and a tie when he gives a blessing, and I know that the reverence and respect he shows for the priesthood is noticed by our children.

During this particular blessing, I glanced up at Jace, as mothers are prone to do, and my heart was touched by the sweet look of concentration on his face. Our typically active five year old was very quiet and reverent through the entire blessing. I know he could feel that this was a special and sacred occasion.

When the blessing had ended, I quickly grabbed my camera and asked them to “hold that position.” To my joy, they cooperated! And what made me even happier was that the expression of concentration on his face is the same one that he had during the blessing. It was one of those moments I was so thrilled to have caught on camera.

—Janae

You can read and link to this article here at lds.org.