Hope10

We're always our own worst critic, right?  I think this is a gorgeous photo of you and the lighting is to die for!  Beautifully scrapped too, lovely fall colors!

wow wOw and more wOws here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! not even sure where to start!!!! I don't know who Suzette is, but let me tell you: the photo of you is GORGEOUS- not only the photo is technically perfect, but you yoursekf are beautiful!!!!!!!!  love your composition, the bits of word strips, the whole feeling of the photo continues all over the page, the cluster is gorgeous with amazing shadows, love how much you have in the page (I am an element hoarder!!!) and still how clean cut it is....and then...then we get to the journaling... amazing ...heartfelt and beautifuly written.... always remember (this is my main mantra in life which helps me get ahead) you may not see the reason why some stuff happens at the time...but you will be shown later and looking back, it will all make sense....Faith & Hope hand by hand and in heart are the most amazing tools for making a great future .... love the page, in every little milimiter of it!!!!!! (and you are beautiful!!!) 

I think it is a beautiful picture of you. We are the toughest critics on ourselves, so it's nice to read your journaling and see that you have to learn something new, and will be open to the opportunity! Wishing you the best, and keep the hope, Heidi! (It's nice to catch a page of yours, I don't get to see them often enough!) 
PS... love your BG choice!