I’ve been involved in a lot of adoption-related conversations lately. With other adoptive parents, with hopeful parents, and with those who just don’t know. It got me thinking and looking through old posts and I realized – I don’t think I’ve ever really explained the different types of adoption here. I know I’ve written a …
The Journal
I think the last time I shared about my grad school work was back in March when I wrote about my residency experience. I realized it’s probably high time I posted a little update… so first. Yes… I’m still getting my Masters in counseling. I think I neglect to share about it because I feel …
A week ago today, I officially turned another year older. Over the years – I’ve always tried to share something on my birthday… but honestly this year I didn’t know what to say. It’s been a hard week for me in a variety of ways and that’s okay. I realize that a lot of what …
Well this little miracle man finally decided to make his arrival… In fact, he decided to take his mama by surprise and show up a day early. I can tell you that this little boy was so wanted and prayed for and is going to be forever cherished by his amazing family! And I feel …
Gah! I’m so excited to share this lovely lady with you today! I feel so insanely blessed to have gotten to capture Emma’s older sister Baylee, her cousin Dayton, and now her! These are beautiful people with gorgeous hearts and I enjoy every moment I get to spend with them! Miss Emma wanted to do …
You know… we all have different gifts… different skills and qualities that uniquely equip us for what we do. I love photography – truly. When I started I had a very specific style… natural light – no off camera lighting. I loved the light airy and natural feel I got from this approach and there …
I recently was talking to a dear friend at church. We were discussing how to be there for a loved one who’s suffering with infertility – particularly someone who has lost a child. It’s such a horrible pain and hole that is left behind to lose a child. It can be hard to know what …
To some this may seem like a silly post, but I think for me – it’s really important. I did a thing this past weekend. I did a thing that was completely out of the norm for me. I did a thing that I honestly never would have imagined doing. I did a thing that …
While I recently haven’t had time to create many new fine art pieces, I’m still really enjoying sharing some of my old ones with you. If you’ve been here a while you may have actually seen this one when I first shared a peek into Brittany’s fine art session a couple years ago. But I …
Something that I have a tendency to do is dress our little family to match. It kind of started as just a thing we did for special ocassions and pictures for me and Ryan. But once Marlee entered the picture – all bets were off. I find myself frequently trying to dress to match her. …