Good morning friends! I hope today finds you happy, healthy, and spending time with those you love! I also hope that today in between spending time with your loved ones, enjoying food, and watching the fireworks, you will take a few minutes to think on what this day is all about. On this date in …
June 2014 Gratitude Project
Although I haven’t been sharing my gratitude project as much lately – I have still been working on it. I started this project to remind myself to take time each day to document the little moments in life. To reaffirm all that I am grateful for. I was driving home the other day, my radio …
Pieces of Me: My Name
For most of my life I’ve not particularly liked my name. It’s an incredibly common name, especially in my generation. In almost every class or extracurricular I was ever in, there was at least one other Stephanie in the class. I loved that I was named after my dad’s brother, my Uncle Steve, who passed …
Why I Love My Wall Portraits
There are so many different photographers out there and they all provide a unique product for their clients. I try to offer enough variety that everyone can find something they love, but I first and foremost want my clients to have portraits they love and can enjoy everyday in whatever form they prefer! Over the …
Gratitude Project: Rainy Days and Spring Time
It has been a while since I got to share some of my personal work with all of you. So I thought I’d take a few minutes today to share some of the images I’ve been moved to capture in my downtime, an extension of my gratitude project from last year. We’ve had a bit …
Growing and Evolving…
A friend of mine posted something on Facebook a while ago that made me stop and think. I think it’s great to be confident. I think it’s great to have a purpose. And I think it’s awesome to want to spread a message or improve the world. However – I didn’t agree with the way …
Beautiful Moments
My hands were numb from the cold as the chill wind whipped across my face. I had gotten up from my chair to put dinner away, when I suddenly found myself outside, camera in hand. It had been rainy and dreary the past couple days, but there was a lull in the drizzle and I …
To All the Broken-Hearted, the Childless Mothers
This is an entry I shared last year, one that I mean just as fully now as I did then… To all of you that are waiting and yearning, I’m here with you! Waiting and hopeful and loving your wonderful, patient, nurturing spirit! To all the broken hearted, the childless, the women who’ve lost a …
Mother’s Day 2014
Well today brings round another Mother’s Day! Like kids everywhere – we are spending this Sunday showing our mom’s how much we love and appreciate them. It’s hard work being a mom. You carry this tiny precious being inside you for 9 months and they come into the world screaming and perfect. Little beings that …
Spring has Sprung!
Spring is finally here! It seems that the warmer weather has decided to creep out and stick around. The trees are budding and blooming and the birds are chirping away! And I couldn’t be more excited! This has been a really long winter for us here in the Midwest. One of the longest I can …