When Ryan and I first started getting the inkling that God was calling us to the adopt, our gut reaction was to start researching. We will be the first in both our families to adopt children, so we had very little knowledge of the current adoption process or systems and what to expect. The first …
Mallory Baker Senior Photography | St. Teresa Decatur
I’m so excited to share this gorgeous senior with all of you today! Mallory is one of my lovely St. Teresa high school seniors. I met her earlier in the year when I invited some of the girls to be a part of our model program. So I was super excited when Mallory’s mom, Cindy, …
Street-Hutchens Family Photography | Decatur, IL
Today is another day where I get to share this very special family with all of you! Jarred and Laramie are two of our dearest friends. We met them early on when we first started attending Renaissance – and the proverbial ball of friendship started rolling at great speed. Laramie and I had been talking …
Speaking at the Decatur Camera Club
Last week on Thursday I had the amazing privilege of speaking to a local photography group – the Decatur Camera Club. You may recall earlier this year, I was invited to be a guest judge for their print competition at the Macon County Fair. It was a wonderful experience meeting the photographers and looking at …
New Fine Art Series: Strength
As you guys know, I’ve been carving out some time for myself to work on some projects just for me. Creative expression has been a huge outlet and benefit for me with trying to convey the things I’ve been thinking and feeling. I’ve currently been most inspired to create and work on my fine art …
The Busiest Time of the Year
Well I had a post all lined up for you guys today and then I had to move some things around. But man! Let me tell you guys! This month has been SUPER busy! I mean, October is normally the busiest month of the year for photographers. At least in the Midwest. Because here we …
Baby Journey Update: The Next Chapter…
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 …
Baylee Phillips Senior Photography | LSA Decatur
This is a bittersweet moment for me you guys. This beautiful young lady… I’ve known her for the past four years. Her mom is the secretary at LSA grade school. Jayme came up to me my first year working for LSA and told me “My daughter is a freshman here and she informed me that …
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 …