Wow!!! It is finally complete! It has been a slow and long road for this five minute video for Lauren......it hasn't been your typical summer...being out of our home and studio for over a month of her first few months. This little girl never had a chance to sleep in her newly decorated room before we were displaced by the fire in our home. She didn't have your typical first few months home from the hospital but has taken it in stride.
I caught the video bug back in 1999 when our first son was born and since then we have never looked back. As Captured Productions was launched I promised Renee' that I would always make time to continue to create videos of our kids. As our summer wedding season ramped up and proved to be one of our busiest and being out of our studio, I didn't plan on so many hurdles in creating Lauren's first video. I managed to steal away a few hours here and there to finally complete this short 5 minute video of Lauren''s first few months. The irony is that we selected the music for Lauren's video before we knew what this summer had in store.....needless to say it was the perfect soundtrack for Lauren's video ......"Clouds will rage in....Storms will race in....But you will be safe in my arms.....Rains will pour down....Waves will crash all around.....But you will be safe in my arms". The contrast in this video of the good times with the bad, caused great reflection of how blessed our family is and how many things we have to be grateful for.
Lauren, you are a precious little baby, I love that we can see your personality already. Your smiles brighten our day. It is hard to imagine "The Deckrows" without you. I can't promise you an easy life, but I can promise you that you will always be safe in God's arms. No matter what life brings at you remember that God has you in the palm of his hand.
"You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. You saw me before I’ve born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. How precious are your thoughts about me, Oh God. They cannot be numbered! I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up in the morning, you are still with me!" -Psalm 139:13-18
We love you Lauren and we can't wait to see your life unfold. -Mom & Dad
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what a great story. it's a beautiful piece of your family, your love, and your security. good stuff.
Posted by: Ryan Koral | September 08, 2008 at 03:28 AM
Why is it whenever I visit this blog I leave with tears streaming down my cheeks? Very moving! Loved it. Can't wait to post it on my blog.
Posted by: sara anthony | September 08, 2008 at 05:06 AM
WOW! You are amazing. Truly a gift that you have for doing this. I love it!
Posted by: Erin Lemke | September 08, 2008 at 07:03 PM
absolutely amazing. what a beautiful way to document your newest addition to the fam... something to be treasured for generations to come. wow. just awesome. she is truly beautiful ( as are all your children!!!). :)
Posted by: ksenija | September 09, 2008 at 04:57 AM
You have such an amazing way of capturing everything. I can't watch this video without crying and the emotional power of video is one that I won't ever fully understand but I truly appreciate. Thank you so much for sharing this!
Posted by: Sara | September 11, 2008 at 05:34 PM
Wow - thanks for the major sobfest!! That is amazingly beautiful! What a wonderful testimony of how God protected your most priceless possessions.
Posted by: Trudy | November 10, 2008 at 05:40 PM