If you could inspire a future American president would you?

The future presidents of the United States are out there somewhere right now; maybe they are in your home or church, your neighborhood or school, or maybe they were just born today.  As part of this current project, Matthew Jordan Smith, is photographing these young faces, and the images embody their beliefs – pure vision unhindered by the “how” and concerned only with the “what.” He is collecting these images of children across the United States in a photography book project entitled Future Presidents.   Future Presidents aims to encourage and inspire American children of all races and backgrounds to dream of becoming the future President of the United States. To do this, he is traveling with my fiancee to every state in America and asking children the question, “What would you do if you were the President of the United States?” Sometimes the answers are funny, and other times they are thought provoking, but they are always a reflection of life today through a child’s eyes. The question alone may or may not be intriguing to young minds, but when it is coupled with the experience of being photographed as a future president, it plants a powerful seed that may blossom into the dream of one day becoming an American president. Join Matthew and support the project here!

My son and me posing for Matthew and his fiance in our yard under the treehouse… As my son said, “Mom, do I have to live in the White House when I’m President? Or can I live at home with you?”