Happy New Year, Friends! As I look ahead to 2024, I’m excited about this New Year and all that it holds, both for me personally and for my photography business. I know there is nothing magical about the New Year. But I love how it feels like a fresh, blank slate in my brain. January […]

With Thanksgiving Day tomorrow, I thought it would be appropriate to make a list of things I’m thankful for in 2023. I love how this holiday causes many of us to stop and thank God for all the blessings He has so freely given to us! May we live in this state of gratitude throughout […]

If you’re anything like me, you enjoy planning a few family Christmas activities during December to make the season extra special. We, as a family, have created some traditions that the kids look forward to every year. They have even asked about when we are going to do certain ones for this year before it […]

I know many times a day as a mama you struggle with how to respond to your kids. All of us struggle with it. It’s universal. We are constantly asked, “Hey Mom!,” “Guess what?!?,” and our least favorite… “MOOOMMMY!” yelled at the top of their little lungs. I know for me if I’m in the […]

Summer 2023 Every summer I like to make a bucket list. It’s so easy to have the summer fly by without making memories with my kids. I’m a list driven, task oriented person by nature and have to be reminded to play. There are so many beautiful free summer bucket lists on Pinterest. This is […]

It’s hard to believe today marks 7 years since my sweet girl came into the world. I dreamt all my life of having a daughter and she is exactly who I needed. So today I want to honor her with a birthday letter of sorts here on the blog… My Dearest Isla, Happy Birthday, my […]