Infertility is an interesting thing. There are more women out there struggling with it than you probably know, and for us girls it is such a personal battle! As a woman who is struggling with this herself, I often feel like a failure of a woman because I cannot do this one thing God designed …
What is Valentine’s Day Really?
With Valentine’s Day being tomorrow – I found myself feeling like I should post something today about this holiday. But how much do you actually know about Valentine’s Day? My knowledge was honestly very limited so I figured I’d take some time to research it. So here’s the thing…I spent a good portion of a …
The Your Story Project
I’m super excited to announce this new project I’m working on and excited to invite my senior models to be a part of it! As a creative, I often find myself needing a creative outlet. Last year I decided to release creativity in a medium I knew nothing about and started painting. It was incredibly …
7 Tips for Those Struggling With Infertility
So after my last Baby Journey Update, I received a number of messages from other women on a similar path. It’s always simultaneously heartbreaking and comforting to find out others are going through similar experiences. There’s a support there, a collective “Thank God – you get how this feels!” But in chatting with all these …
Ryan’s Birthday…
Yesterday was my wonderful husband’s birthday. Words cannot adequately express how much I adore this man. He has done more for me in the past 10 years than I can even explain. He has saved me from myself, lifted me up and helped mold me into a more complete and independent person. A good portion …
Gratitude 2014 in Print
So if you guys know me – you know I’m a big believer in printing your pictures. For the past few years I’ve had personal projects, my Gratitude Project in particular. In case you missed it from posts in years past, my Gratitude Project was something I started to help me focus on the positive. …
Our Baby Journey Update
So I figured it was time for a long overdue baby journey update. I realized I haven’t shared much about our journey on the journal since my initial post in March of last year. I’ve had a number of people following the little snippets of our journey on my personal instagram account and I’ve posted …
Christmas 2014
I know this post is coming a little late – we’re full swing into January and a new year, but here I am writing about Christmas. The truth is – we finished our last Christmas festivities yesterday so I finally feel like I can write this post now that our family’s holiday celebrations are complete. …
#2014Blog2015 Challenge: Year in Review
Seeing as it is New Year’s Eve today, it seemed like the perfect day to sit down and really look back at the past year. To really recognize all I’ve accomplished and then to look forward to the new year with all it’s hope and potential. Another photographer I follow posted these 5 questions relating …
What it Means to Be an Empath…
I watched a little cartoon a while back about Sympathy vs Empathy and what those two words mean. The speaker, Dr. Brene Brown, went on to discuss on how empathy is a choice. We can choose to be empathetic towards others. And while I agree that people can try to understand another person’s point of …