The image is the real you
By Loralee Beard, Magic Moment Photography
For many of us, our favorite pictures reflect how we most see our loved one and ourselves. Time passes but the image is the real you.
My neighborhood in Grayson is a Bulldog nation because my neighbor is David Greene outstanding “winningest quarterback in NCAA Division 1 history” the University of Georgia Quarterback from 2001-2004.
This next true life mini tale is not to engender sympathy but is included as a cautionary tale. I do not “like” pictures— I LOVE pictures – even those family pictures from the mid 80s’ when I wore my hair like Mama Smurf and thought I was a fox.
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I will forever think of fall 2013 as the time when I realized that for all the blessings I was born with: great family, an unforgettable singing voice and the ability to NEVER sun burn, I was ripped off by having short legs.
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I may never know the “rest of the story” but there was a “Magic Moment” at Central Gwinnett Cross Country that still makes me smile.
“Home of the Bears” is a charming nickname for Mountain View High School but it became more than a little ironic,
I always feel that the things that “go wrong” make the most vivid memories, and if they’re not too bad, the best memories.
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Now that my first batch of grandchildren is embracing the first stirrings of Patriotism, I very recently wrote, directed and produced a 3 act play that lasted under 10 minutes, even counting the 2nd act musical number from”Little Mermaid.” I had standards:
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My regular visits to Our Gwinnett County School clients leaves me amazed at the level of cleanliness in our schools. Grayson High School, my “home school” is a stellar example. However during our recent time there, the unthinkable happened: no air condition in July. While the county staff scrambled to repair, I thought about ancient times when there was poor air conditioning and cell phones were really large.
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