then{now}

Two years ago, Len and I attended a silent auction where we bid on (and won) a photo session from the same photographer who took our wedding photos.  The timing was perfect: we were celebrating our fifth wedding anniversary... what a perfect way to capture this anniversary with the same photographer who captured our wedding.

The session was great fun, and we were very pleased with the photographer.  However, when I received the photos, I was horrified.  The photos themselves were beautiful, it was the images of myself that horrified me.  The photos I had been so excited about printing, framing and sending out to family were hastily stowed away as I persisted in denial.

Then I was diagnosed with diabetes.  And well, we know where we've been since then.

Sometimes a visual reminder is a good thing.  Today we happened to be at the same locale as our original photos two years ago, so I tried to remember some of the poses and have my sister take photos similar.  I was first going to title the photos 'before' and 'after', but I don't consider the weight I am today the 'after'.  Not there yet.

So, let's stick with then & now.

I love how much more healthy Len looks in the current photos, also. He has better colour and looks more relaxed, thanks to proper pain management medication!

What a difference two years makes!!  Praise the Lord, from whom all blessing flow!