There are certain emails that stop your world. This one did. I kept reading the words over and over…pregnant…I started bleeding. My heart sank.  My lip quivered.  My stomach turned. It was all too familiar. I ached for her.  I wanted to hold her hand.  I wanted to say with every confidence it was going […]

Once upon a time, a girl fell in love with photography. Not just sort of in love, but all-out-flash-dance-worthy-obsessed love. She woke up July 4, 2009 and knew with her whole heart that she was supposed to be a wedding and lifestyle photographer. She laughed.  She had no idea how to get from here (Olympus […]

Meet a family that honestly changed my whole heart.  A family that has seen so much pain and found a way to absorb it all with love.  A family that has dreams big.  A family that is telling a beautiful story…. (Please go read Corbett’s blog.  Honestly, the first night I came across it, 5 […]

dear me,   don’t forget a moment from today.  smile every time these memories cross your mind. remember falling over into a heap of laughter as your marshmallow fondant cow fell apart.  remember every sugar-induced giggle that overtook your little ones as they shoveled chocolate chip pancakes into their little mouths.  remember your husband telling […]

Toys”R”Us changes lives. At least in their case it did. They met on the sales floor.  She had butterflies and he couldn’t help but notice the new girl.  After a while they started dating and then… They broke up. Life took them in two different directions.  They dated other people.  But those other people just […]

I laid there unable to keep my mind from doing double back-flips with an arabesque. My heart began to race.  And that eery all-the-blood-just-left-my-extremities came on in a flash. It’s officially begun. The countdown.  And the holy-cow-I’m-going-to-lose-it-moments. The truth is? I’m scared.  Really scared. I’m scared of chasing this dream.  I’m scared of moving.  I’m […]

Sweet little lady,   The truth is, tears welled up in my eyes as I looked through these pictures.  They are so YOU.  I remember every moment.  Every giggle.  Every dance.  Every tribute to “the Robot”. Thank you for letting me capture you. I love you more than you could ever imagine.  And being your […]

First of all, an important word to all who entered. Thank you.  From the bottom of my heart.  Reading through your stories opened my heart wide open.  Quite a few tears welled up in my eyes as I was blown away by your honesty, your creativity and everything that made up your stories.  I cannot […]

Hugs.  Giggles.  Juice.  Dance Moves.  Staring Contests. But most of all…memories. The kind that leave a smile. Here’s a little glimpse of a precious family I got to spend time with over the weekend…

We bonded over So You Think You Can Dance. (And I still swear she’ll be making her appearance there one day.  She would blush, look away and say…no.  But you just wait, world.) But it’s deeper than that.  It’s her kindness.  The way she and her family have a way of making you feel like […]