Is it possible for someone to make my job extremely easy, yet terribly difficult at the same time? Nick does it to me each time I photograph him. He always smiles, never blinks and brings along at least one personal object with him that tells a story about his hobbies and interests at the time. (Two sessions ago, Nick […]
I am passionate about being passionate. So much in fact, when we started a Couple’s Small Group (through our church), the ‘Ice Breaker’ question I picked to ask everyone this week was, “What are you passionate about?” Although I’ve had days to think about my answer, I know it’s going to be hard to limit […]
Although I was a little bummed about Ross starting pre-school this year, I have really enjoyed having Rayna to myself a few hours during the day. Some days we get a lot accomplished, but most are spent cuddling back at home with her saying, “Ross… skool” every 30 minutes. This week, however, I had a […]
I was in denial for a while, but it’s time to face the facts… I’m a fair junkie. I’ve never been able to resist the combined smell of grease, popcorn and cow manure. From the food, lights, livestock and energy… what’s NOT to love? For over 2 months, I’ve had “FAIR w/ ROSS!” writen in my organizer on […]
My sessions normally don’t end with me sitting in my client’s kitchen eating-up all their fresh fruit. However, that’s what happened on Friday. Although I had never met Peggy and Joe prior to our session, from the minute I walked into their house, they treated me like family. As I packed-up my camera at the […]
As I drove to my parent’s house to decorate for Ross’ 4th birthday, I cried. It wasn’t one of those pretty, single-tear-trickle-down, cry. It was a mascara-running, nose-blowing, border-line-sobbing, ugly cry. I was all alone in my car that day when my favorite song (from my favorite children’s CD) came on. All I could do was humbly […]