Mother and Child

Photo of the Day

By the time this post goes live I should be a father for the first time. I scheduled this post and a couple of more in the next couple of days so that I can concentrate on what is important. I made this picture this past June while in Columbus with this exact day in mind. I love the idea of the mother raising the child up with the beautiful clouds in the background. I have received many tips and advice in preparation for this moment, and I thought that I would share one quote that I received right now. I thought that it fit perfectly with the picture above.

A baby asked God, “They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?”

“Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you.”

The child further inquired, “But tell me, here in heaven I don’t have to do anything but sing and smile to be happy.”

God said, “Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you. And you will feel your angel’s love and be very happy.”

Again the child asked, “And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me if I don’t know the language?”

God said, “Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak.”

“And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?”

God said, “Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray.”

“Who will protect me?”

God said, “Your angel will defend you even if it means risking it’s life.”

“But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore.”

God said, “Your angel will always talk to you about Me and will teach you the way to come back to Me, even though I will always be next to you.”

At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from Earth could be heard and the child hurriedly asked, “God, if I am to leave now, please tell me my angel’s name.”

“You will simply call her, ‘Mom.'”

Technical Data

This picture was processed in Lightroom using one of Matt Kloskowski’s HDR in black and white presets. I tweaked it a little from there, but that was really all that was done. I love it when a shot is this easy to edit.