Candy is fun (we’re eating a lot of it)…but it isn’t about that.
Easter egg hunts are fun (we’re having one today)…but it isn’t about that.
Being with family is fun (we’re having a family brunch)…but it isn’t about that.
The Easter bunny is scary, er…fun…but it isn’t about that.

Today is about celebrating the day that Jesus died for our sins and rose from the dead. He is not dead…He is alive! He is my reason for living, my reason for breathing. He gave His life so I could have one. He did it for you too.

Happy Easter…He is Risen!

School has been on the back burner, the laundry is piled high and we’ve eaten out more than care to admit. Soon though we will be done with installing new floors and we’ll be one step closer to making this little home of ours, my dream house.

All cheeky-ness aside…I know exactly what Christmas means to me. Yes, it is about family, giving, laughter, love, hugs, kisses and joy. But the REAL reason is to celebrate and thank my dear Lord Jesus for coming down to earth as a baby, for living on earth, sinless and perfect, for dying on the cross for my sins and raising up from the dead. Christmas is about celebrating the living God that I serve!! Oh wow…gives me goosebumps :)

I pray you have a wonderful Christmas holiday.

“Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

Luke 2:11-14

I have really debated even mentioning anything about it on here. I’m a private person who has chosen to put myself out in public with this little piece of online world. I realized, if I’m going to feel safe again, I have to put myself out there.

I’m really not going to say much about it except this piece of friendly advice for anyone who frequents blogs, mine or any others: Is what we are about to comment on a blog, facebook, send in an email or text; lovely, edifying, encouraging and kind?  I’m not naive to think that we all are just such happy people and so kind to everyone we meet. I have no intention of creating photography that appeals to every single person’s senses…wow…how boring would that be?! I just want us all to be straight up *kind* to each other, even to strangers. Isn’t our time precious? Do we really have the *time* to write or say hateful things? Maybe some people do. Shame.

These little incidents have helped me to make the decision to remove comments from my blog. I am extremely thankful to those who take the time to stop by here, whether it is for a moment or two, whether you enjoy my photography or feel it is for someone else to enjoy. I hope that if you feel the desire to interact with me you will visit my Facebook page. I hope one day I feel the safety to reinstate comments…maybe.

Now enough of that! I feel a need to post about random things, and post random photos…

Do you have an iPhone? Are you on Instagram yet? I love that app. It is super fun for taking photos and putting that extra edge on them. I also love seeing photos that my friends take all across the world. There are some great apps for Instagram and one is Instagrid.me where you can quickly see a grid of your friend’s instagram photos. Hover over the photos to see the captions! (What am I selling this or something? Instagram doesn’t even know I exist!!)

I love taking nice, edited professional photos and I also love taking snapshots. I take my phone everywhere I go so I always have a camera. Here’s a snapshot of my last few weeks! We have had a FUN SUMMER!

I’m gearing up for a Q&A blog post! I don’t claim to know even half of what I should about photography, but I do get questions and I LOVE to share what I know! Facebook or Formspring me to ask cause asking on the blog won’t work :) :)

…it’s been awhile!

The kids are finally on the mend and I think this is the last we will see of fevers, long nights and multiple doctor visits for awhile. We finally were told that Abby had strep throat, I just wish we had caught it 3 weeks ago! I really am just so thankful that the issues we deal with over here are just not that important compared to other places in the world. A little bit of strep is nothing really…but these kids *are* my world and what happens to them happens to me. At one point Abby asked when I thought she would be well. I wanted to have an answer for her so badly.

So now I have the task of getting all of us back to normal and into our routine. I’ve got orders to fill, photos to edit and even though the house doesn’t look at all like the horrid picture in the blog post below…it could use a visit from the cleaning lady (aka…ME)!

A little bit of business…I have one session open in May and I am booking now for June, July and August. August is expected to fill extremely fast since I will be out of town for a week and also because holiday sessions start in August (can you believe I just said Holiday Sessions??)

I just introduced brand new collections (that in my opinion, are truly wonderful and amazing) and am running an extremely nice incentive for clients who book for May and June. If you would like more info, click here to fill out my contact form!