I know it’s been a while since I posted an actual update on our baby journey. I know that for some – our journey has ended. Some see our decision to walk away from IVF as our choosing to give up on having children, which is not the case. Some people even made me feel …
Four Years After the Fire…
Last Saturday, October 10 was officially the four year anniversary of the Great Kirksville Fire of 2011. In spite of the passage of time, I still remember it all very clearly. It was 4:00 am. Ryan and I were asleep in bed. I woke up a little to what I thought was someone in our …
Story Conference in Nashville | Part 2
Friday you got to hear the beginnings of my trip down to Nashville for Story, a creative conference. So today I’m breaking down what Day 2 looked like for us! We stayed in a hotel a little drive from Cross Point church, so we got up bright and early, packed up our bags and headed …
Story Conference in Nashville | Part 1
So if you follow me on Facebook, you may have noticed I was out of town on September 30th through October 2nd for a conference. The conference I attended was called Story and it was in Nashville, Tennessee at Crosspoint Church. I had never heard of Story before, but when my church asked me to …
Baby Journey: Book Review: Barren Among the Fruitful
So with everything Ryan and I have been going through on this journey, I needed to connect. I needed something to ground me and help me feel more solid in where we are at. So being the giant nerd that I am – I looked to books. I wish I could say there’s a wealth …
Gratitude Project: September 2015
It’s been a little while since the last time I shared any of my artwork from my Gratitude Project with all of you. In spite of my fine art projects, I still seem to find time and have a desire to go out with my camera and document the things that move me! Especially on …
Lessons from Art School: Film Photography Nostalgia
One of the things I pride myself on as a professional photographer is that I am fully trained and educated in my field. While many photographers today are self taught and have no degrees or certifications in their craft – I actually went to college and double majored in photography and graphic design. Now I’m …
Why I Write…
When I started writing here over 7 years and 900 posts ago, I mainly used this space to post about my business and share my photographs. Because that’s what you’re “supposed to do” when you’re a photographer. You get a website and you start blogging. I was so new and fresh to this world of …
Another Year…
Well I woke up today another year older… I’m not one who looks forward to or really dreads birthdays. I’ve never placed much stock in them. Partly because I hate being the center of attention… I’d much rather have a small casual get together with a few people than some big overwhelming hooha any day! …
Baby Journey Update: Adding Trust to the ‘Trying’
As always – I try to keep things real with you guys as I’ve shared the ups and downs of this journey. So you know that I don’t always handle things well. Sometimes I have bad days. Days that it takes everything in me to get through the day without breaking down and crying in …