about "M"

The name is Miranda, I go by M or Rana. I am 34. Live on the east coast, which means I can hit the waves when the mood strikes.

I'm funny, no wait I am hilarious, dorky, bold to brutally honest, daring to a point, shy at times, sentimental, and caring. I am a wife of 11 yrs, mommy to a bright, energetic 4 year old boy, manager at an access company for four years, daughter, sister to one older brother, best friend, music lover, singer and picture-aholic. YEP, that's me, the person people dread at parties, well ok mainly just my in-laws. They love me just not my camera. AND I have a deep, personal relationship with my camera. It goes pretty much everywhere I do. I never seize a photo op. It is my artistic outlet and it makes me somehow at peace within myself and the world around me. I do like to alter pictures but I understand that is not what this challenge is about. This being my first challenge I am looking forward to each theme and admiring other photographers perspective.

My life changed 7-13-06 when I gave birth to my world, my little boy- Evan. He makes me see things in ways I never knew existed. Just eight short months later 3-18-07 that world changed when I lost my mother, again making me see the world in ways I never knew existed. Altho a trying time for me I wouldn't change it, I know God has His plan. I have grown as a person. Those experiences carry me throughout each day. Never would I chose to go through the pain of losing a parent but I know it can't be changed so I am learning acceptance.

Experiencing Life and Death within a year is unexplainable. I write my thoughts in blogs, poems, and haiku's. Photography is also an outlet of expression.

~Everything happens for a reason~