I love my job! I’m so blessed to get to meet so many wonderful people and have them invite me into their lives to document their special moments and the love and growth of their families over time. But this job is not an easy one. So often people assume that if you have a …
The Journal
A Chill Breeze…
As I was driving home from the store last night, I had my car windows down and Ingrid Michaelson on my radio. The song “Die Alone” came on the radio and I began to feel the crisp chilly air whipping through the window. I caught myself breathing it in… big, deep inhales… letting the coolness …
My Heart Has Been Aching…
I am friends with many of my clients on Facebook. I love seeing their little updates and how their lives grow and evolve. The one thing I never want to see is when someone passes away. Loss is such a hard thing… especially the loss of someone we are very close to. On Monday evening …
Eight Years…
As I sit here getting everything organized and ready for our anniversary get-away, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking. You know, Ryan and I have been together for eight years. We started dating my senior year of high school (Ryan was in college), and we knew within that first year that we were meant …
Baby Step towards a Dream
If you’ve been to my website, you may have looked around and taken a peek into what some of my dreams are. Among the list of big and small hopes there’s one dream that I’m hoping to make a reality sometime in the very near future. And that’s to be published. I know what it’s …
St. Teresa Cheerleader Fundraiser | Decatur, IL
This past Saturday we were lucky enough to get to set up our booth for another show. This one was to help the St. Teresa Cheerleaders raise money. We set our booth up very similar to at Lady Palooza with a few alterations, but we were very excited to see all the visitors, meet some …
A Secret, Lighting, and a Duck
I have a secret… I’m obsessed with light! I know, I know… that doesn’t sound like that big of a deal, but I sometimes drive Ryan nuts with my need for light. When I’m home, I NEED lights on. It may not have any effect on the actually brightness of the room, but I need …
Some Thoughts on Negativity…
I’ve been staring at my computer screen for a good 15 minutes now trying to decide what to write about today. I feel like I’ve shown several product posts, business updates, and personal posts lately and I want to share something different with you – I’m just not sure what that should be… So after …
Our Home Update
It’s been a little while since I’ve given an update on our home progress, and I started working on compiling photos yesterday so I thought today would be a great day to kind of recap what happened and where we are. For those of you who are new to the Green Tree Media family or …
Anticipating a Year of Greatness…
After everything that happened last year…. I have felt more than once that this year is our year: that things can only go up and great things are going to happen. But I also believe that I have to meet greatness halfway, and that’s what I’m trying to do this year. For the past almost …