Lana Marie Photography

Its such a great day!!! Its the day we announce our first Joy Project II winner! We have read all of the amazing, wonderful stories and are in awe of all the heart and love put into all the submissions!  Reading them over and over...made me realize how we all have things that come our way in life and how truly heroic these people are!

 Heroic? Yes...they are my heros! The ones that through trial choose to stay positive and be such inspiration to others! We received such amazing emails nominating some equally amazing families for the Joy Project II in January!! WOW is all I have to say. Thank you to all of you who took the time to nominate!! We are happy to say that we will be shooting our Joy Project winner this Saturday!!! It is going to be an awesome day!! Right now it even looks like it will be sunny, clear and even warming up to 8 degrees ABOVE 0!! YAY! (Look for the dates for February and March soon!)   Here are a couple snippits of the winning nomination that I had permission to share for January! 




 In the past few years they have had to deal with more than any family should have to deal with in a lifetime. My friend, had to struggle with medical situations with both of her sons, while raising a daughter, going to school, and dealing with the deployment of her husband.


 Within this struggle, a therapist her sons were seeing, was charged with possession of child pornography, which drug her and her family through that much more struggle to stay strong. She has sacrificed everything for her family, and her boys are finally able to come home again. Her eldest son just turned 13 and this is the first time in a long time that they have been able to celebrate an event as a whole family. I think she would be a perfect choice for the Joy Project because of the strength she has shown the world in dealing with all of this.


 By her being chosen for the Joy Project, she would be able to document the year her boys got to come home as one of the happiest years in their family.She is an angel walking on the earth, and I cannot think of anyone else more deserving of this opportunity. Thank you.


 The Joy Project II January winners are............ The Colter Family. Congratulations to your family! Your sweet friend Megan S. nominated you and Megan will also receive a $100 off a Lana Marie Photography session after April 1st 2012!!! I am so very thankful  to have this opportunity to capture such a special time!! Thank you again for the winning submission Megan and congratulations again Colter family!