Alison {High School Senior Portraits}

How do I sum up Alison... She is a pretty amazing young lady, and I have watched as she has gone from giggly freshman to young womanhood. I had known Alison's family for several years & gotten to sing alongside her ultra talented brothers, but didn't know Alison all that well until I was asked to be her high school leader... I had been thinking of leaving the high school ministry, when the church youth pastor (who is now our senior pastor), asked me to stay a couple more years & take on Alison's class. After being bribed by the potential of amazing students I agreed to stay for a couple more years... one of my first memories of Alison will always be her introduction "Hi, I'm Alison, and I like the color blue" (the question she was probably responding to was "introduce yourself & tell us something interesting about you"). Well, after that night I got to learn lots about Alison, and I could go on and on about our camp memories, the times we laughed & cried, and how Alison was such a blessing to my life (see people think that when working with High School students, you're helping them, but I've always felt that I ended up taking away so much more). But the most important thing to know about Alison, is that she is one of those people who just make life better... she is ultra humble & and is one of the most selfless people I know. Alison is a light that shines so bright, that anyone within a 50 foot radius of her, has to be automatically happy. I'm so excited to continue to watch Alison go off to college & become a college soccer star!

Well, in saying all that.. I was super excited when Alison asked me to do her senior portraits... and it meant that I got to hang out with her, which is always a plus!!! We had such a great time together, and although I haven't been her high school leader for a year now, it seemed like no time had passed! So, here are some of my favorites from our afternoon together...


... did I mention that Alison is GORGEOUS!!!!?




















Thank you Alison, for being such a blessing on my life & the lives of every person you meet! You are such an amazing girl & God has amazingly big plans for you!

Love you,

Diana Rush