Any advice on beginning to explain what it feels like to know your soul mate?

I met Jennell on the first day of my years at Bastyr University in Seattle.  My life was about to change that day.  Retrospect provides this kind of insight and it feels like watching a movie in reverse when I think of that time in my life.
As friends and classmates we were in deep and as thick as thieves from the first second. I loved her deeply and our friendship would grow to be inspirational for me on many levels.  Jennell is honest and real and hilarious and absolutely self deprecating and brilliant and insanely talented, and by god if she wants you to like her you best watch out.  She will win that battle.
When I say our friendship was inspirational, Jennell taught me how to be a friend.  I loved the way it felt to be so deeply listened to by her so I vowed to be exactly like that. She taught me how to be truly present in a conversation with someone.  When she would give me feedback or compliment anything in my life I hung on every word. Her words are mindful, observant, and so wicked generous.  It feels so good to be appreciated so I try to never miss an opportunity to love on someone.
 
You may be wondering what it feels like to be adored by someone like this.  It's royalty. I was with her this weekend and ask me how many times I introduced myself as, "...Tara.  Jennell's* best* friend." Then they would ask if I had ever been to Lopez Island before.  My East Coast comes out occasionally. 
'Have I been to Lopez? Only about 100 times. I said I was Jennell's best friend.' 
Fucking hippies, right?  So hard of hearing.
   
I live here, she lives there.  I think I'm a rock star, she thinks she's a witch. We've come a long way, but it's the same  every time we're together: no time has passed, we confirm that we still have the coolest chick in the room as a best friend, notice we still have all our old neurosis, and then at some point I'm on my knees bawling telling her how important she is to me.  I don't even think she looks up from the stove at this point.  She smiles deeply, "I know, darlin. You've mentioned that."

Jennell was diagnosed with cancer in January.  There was a 4-inch tumor in her right breast and sure enough the news everyone fears was true.  By the time she discovered the tumor it was large enough to require a full mastectomy. 

Chemo and radiation start next week and the whole treatment plan will take the year. She'll burn her forest down to the ground so that the beautiful body can start to replant, grow, and flourish.  She is a hippie, ya know?  It could happen. 
Jennell, I hope more than anything that these photographs will bring you back to this time in your lives for years and years and years. I hope you use them to see how beautiful you are and how much love there is in your life.  Thank you so much for everything and all.
You will get through this year and you will be fine.  You will have learned so much about yourself and your children and Brian. You will feel invincible because you will be.  You will grow very old.

You have to get ugly with me, dude.  Sorry.
 
(small facts:  Jennell, Brian, Freda, and Sam live on Lopez Island, a small island in the San Juan Islands in Washington state.  You can buy Canadian weed from dudes smuggling on kayaks. I'm kidding. I don't know if you can.... They live in Lopez' version of community housing, it's a small cluster of smurf houses that cost like five cents a year for like a million years...Jennell and Brian own Blossom Organic Grocery which is the brothel in town. I kid, it's well..the organic grocery store on the island. Rough translation: they're the mayors......Freda is six, Sam is four.... ironically, or maybe not so, Freda is the smartest person I've ever met and she's a drama queen charmer like her mother. ;).... Sam named the family cat: Billy Boom Alligator Orange Carrot Cheese stick.... Sam is so rad....Brian is smarter than the internet and nicer than good god, Brian is like nicer than everyone you know.  There ya have it.)

Hi Everyone!! 
Super excited to offer a great gift for Mother's Day. 

Perfect for a mom in your life or to make sure it's given *to* you! ;)

Here are the details:

T.Spoon photo shoot, on location
One gorgeous 11x14 print
Two stunning 8x10 prints
$300

(over $100 savings!)

This comes in a great little gift package that she (or you) can open on Mother's Day.

For more information and to book your shoot:
taramorris@gmail.com

Thanks so much. 

Another Wonder Child has arrived in Milton. And it's no wonder he's been born into the Addesa family: officially one of my favorite families everrrr. Luke is doing a great job as big brother. And by great job I mean, of course, that he's wondering how long this Sam dude will be hanging around.  And it sure *seems* that Luke is hugging Sam so if he squeezes just a lil harder is that still officially a hug? ;)
Chris and Lauren are doing so well as they settle into their family of four.  I hope to see them again soon.  We all try to make up reasons for me to photograph anything they do.  I'm a lucky kid, what can I say.
Thank you. I love you. Enjoy.

Lil Bruno arrived in February to one of my favorite couples-gone-parents evah.  I met Juliana and Oscar a few years ago when they nominated their friends for a Giving Is Awesome contest I ran years ago.  From there I have photographed them as a couple, then expecting, and now parents.  Bruno is absolutely adorable and just what dreams are made of.  So, he doesn't sleep a TON.  He'll get there.  They always do. ;)
Good luck. Have fun. Hang in there. xoxo

Not much to say here about our girl, Crystal, other than her new fiancee is in for a treat when he gets these photographs. 
Enjoy. Thank you. Love.