Laura and Mac – I remember the early days of parenthood.   The lack of sleep.  The overflowing diaper bag.   The entire encyclopedia of differing opinions on how to BEST raise your little one.  The joy of it all and the desire to JUST FREEZE TIME.  (After one really good night of sleep though…) Just in […]

Ten years ago, I sat in a chair and listened as this brave couple shared about the long road to adoption.  They shared about the mountains of paperwork, the milestones reached and the financial investment they had made to meet their child.  They were FINALLY one of the next families in line to adopt internationally. […]

What do you get when you combine love, grace, joy and dance parties? The Duncan family. Melissa and Joel – I still look through these images and find tears in my eyes over the way you love your kids and the way they embrace it.  It wrecks me every time in the most beautiful of […]

For 8 years I have watched you grow.  I’ve held you as babies, marveling over your fingers and toes.  I documented as you finally met your littlest brother.  We’ve colored pictures, dressed up in costumes, baked together, roasted s’mores and laughed so hard we almost cried. And every last moment – whether I was behind […]

From the moment that I saw Gianna and Ryan sprint to each other on their wedding day, I’ve known.  These two.  They will find the other’s hand and walk through whatever life brings together. Life has brought them 3 beautiful girls.  Three little girls who are growing up to know that they are treasures.  Three […]

Wonder.  Joy. To look into their eyes is to see it humming in all that they see.  In all that they do.  Watching them toddle and laugh and find themselves wrapped up in mom and dad’s loving embrace?  An absolute gift. Sweet Dix family, thank you SO much for running and playing and looking for […]

Every session is different.  Though I have certain activities and prompts I use – they are merely just opportunities to help a family be THEMSELVES.  To capture who they are… This session? I don’t think we ever stopped laughing.  And between the smiles and sweet words and hills explored…I knew that this family’s story reads […]

Before every session, I send my amazing clients a little questionnaire.  Because YOUR story matters.  You are not just a client.  You are an exquisite person with a story and it’s a gift that you’d entrust that to me.  So when I read Stephanie’s response…I cried.  And though I have a million reasons I love […]

This past year I’ve looked long and hard at the life God and I are creating.  What are the things He made me to do? Though I have a lifetime to learn the fullness of that answer – I do know this – I was made to slow down and SEE people.  To see who […]

Dear sweet Connor, You are a joy.  Although I already knew you would be because I knew your mom and dad.  (By the way – I’m sure you know this already, but they are incredible.  God gave you some wonderful parents.  And they are so smitten by you.  As am I)  I loved laughing with […]