Unique Holiday and Client Gift Idea: Kiva – Microlending to help people help themselves

Are you looking for a creative, unique and giving-type of gift for this holiday season?

Maybe you want to send your clients something beyond a fruit basket?

Or looking to teach your kids about giving back, along with some geography, small business principles and/or understanding how different people live?

Meet Kiva! Microlending for people in developing countries, people who are working to help themselves out of poverty – to make their lives and their kids’ lives better.

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I’ve been an enthusiast lender on Kiva.org for a while.  (Click here to see the loans I’ve done.) I often do the loans along with my children, and they help me select which loans to fund.

It’s a thrill to know you are helping someone else, halfway around the world!

Here’s a great, short video to explain how Kiva works:

BTW, Kiva has Charity Navigator’s Highest Award.

If you do a loan on Kiva, or give a gift card – drop me a line and let me know!

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Broomfield Family Photography – Red Rocks (by Natascha Lee Studios in Broomfield, Colorado)

Broomfield trees are turning colors, the weather getting colder, and the days are getting shorter.

Yay! Fall is here! Fall Family Portraits are the best!

And I’m having a blast photographing the most wonderful families.

This time of the year, we don’t have much time for posting sneak peeks, but I just had to share this one.

You know when your child makes you laugh so hard that you smile goes from ear to ear and your eyes shut with joy?

Yea – like that.  😉

Which do you prefer – Black and White or Color, and why? (Vote/comment on FB, if you like.)

I usually prefer color, esp for the majesty of Red Rocks.

But in this case, something about the black and white focuses our eyes on their wonderful expressions. And the mothers beautiful face in that joyous smile.

Of course, you already know about about her beauty from her image in my mermaid series:

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Here they are side-by-side, if that makes it easier to compare:

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Broomfield Family Photographer – Photos in the Rain!

I did a children’s portrait session tonight in the overcast, cold, rain, at a local Broomfield park.  It was a blast. One person over me holding an umbrella over me/my camera (I told them the top prioirty was to make sure my camera as covered, not me!)  and another person 5 feet away holding an umbrella over my off camera flash. I can’t share the images b/c they are for a not-for-profit that works with children, but I can say that I’m so happy to be able to share my talents this way.

And so I’ll share a photo of myself, taking a break during the shoot.
Broomfield Family Photography in the Rain and Nature
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