This spring I was sitting in my living room having a cup of coffee with my friend Norm when I heard a rap at the front office door. Usually people ring the bell but this time it was a light knocking. I peeked out the door separating my living room from my office to see who it might be. I noticed it was a Nun, black habit and all. I was surprised to see a nun as that has never happened to me. I had even thought of nuns as being a bit mysterious and unapproachable and here is one now knocking at my office door.
I opened the door and asked her to come in as it was cold outside. It seems she was going from business to business selling little books about her school and was trying to raise money. I'm not a fan of the catholic church but asked her to come in the house and wait and I would write her a check for the school.
In the process of writing the check I told her about my experience at a monastery several years ago, that I had gone to during a time of stress in order to regain some of my peace of mind. I told her that one of the sisters had given me a book in the waiting room and it was photos of a nun taking her vows in the Vatican. I told her it would be interesting to take those types of photos someday. Little did I know that she herself was about to take her vows and asked if I would like to take the photos. I was stunned and also happy since it was one of the things I had wanted to do in my lifetime. It came sooner than later. Here's a couple of photos from that day.
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