Now that the rush of busy season is mostly behind us, I feel like we’re finally getting back into a more “normal” routine, which is always good and bad. It’s great for us as family, for balance in my home, work, and personal life. It’s good for me to recharge and find that balance again. …
Holiday Heartache for the Childless
I know my blogging regularity has slipped as of late and I promise there are a couple of good reasons for it. I also feel bad that I’ve not had time to really just sit and write for you guys lately either. So today I wanted to talk about a topic that I know is …
Life: Loving My Imperfect Body
The hubby and I have been having some really candid body image conversations lately. It’s a topic that’s important to me as a woman, as someone who struggled (and sometimes still does) with this a lot, and as a mother of a daughter. Obviously life with a baby means that my schedule has dramatically shifted …
Life: Thoughts on Exercise
You know… For years I had an on again, off again relationship with exercise over the years. I found exercise at a young age in an attempt to lose weight and then it became an unhealthy obsession. I found ways to work out as often as possible throughout the day to burn as many calories …
Connections & Photography
You know, I feel really really blessed with the clients who have found their way to me. Over the years I’ve been blessed to work with so many amazing, talented and wonderful people who are beautiful inside and out! In addition to these people being amazing all on their own – it’s insanely fun finding …
Let’s Talk About Failure…
So I’ve had this blog post sitting here waiting to be written and shared for… I don’t know… probably a year or two. It’s been a LONG time! And there are a variety of reasons I kept putting it off… I had more fun things to share like sessions or fine art work or more …
4th of July Considerations
Well this year is the first 4th of July we have a baby in our home, and I’m discovering that the sounds of fireworks that once didn’t really bother me – now provide me with a concern of waking my sleeping infant. These feelings got me thinking about how grateful I am to have a …
Thoughts for Childless Men on Father’s Day
I’ve always been really good about acknowledging how hard Mother’s Day is for the woman in waiting. But only last year did I acknowledge the heartache that can be Father’s Day for the men who are waiting too. Our society often puts the focus of infertility solely on the woman and it’s effect on her …
Memorial Day 2017
As many of you know – today is Memorial Day. It means that many of us are enjoying an extended weekend, cookouts, BBQs, and time with family and friends. And maybe it’s just me – but sometimes I think the significance of this holiday gets lost in the fun of an extra day off work …
The First Mother’s Day for a Woman Who Waited
You know… I had already planned out my post for Mother’s Day this year. (The post I shared on Friday.) Never had I imagined that I would suddenly find myself to be a mother this Mother’s Day. For the past seven long years, we have hoped and yearned and ached and fought and surrendered and …