We’ve been friends with this wonderful family since our girls were little and my love for them keeps growing. This mama is a beautiful soul who inspires me everyday in the quiet, humble way that she serves and loves. There are some people who make a splash in this life and others who make waves. […]

The power of an image lies in how it makes you feel. In our everyday we are absolutely saturated with images.  We’re taking and sharing a staggering number of photos each year (1 trillion in 2015). One source I read said that we snap more photos every two minutes than were taken in the entire […]

I linked arms with this beautiful mamma and photographer when she was still pregnant with their first. She and her wonderful husband are partners in ministry as they are in life. He oversees our youth ministry at church and she’s right beside him building into young lives. Whether investing in teens, raising her two adorable boys or […]

Here’s a family my heart is tangled all around. We’re blessed to be in community together and they’re those friends you wish would write a guide-book on parenting. They’re raising three bright, energetic, very thoughtful kids. Their example encourages us to parent intentionally. I always savor time with these people, so a summer evening in […]

This family makes five look easy. I know the parents and was excited to get to know their awesome kids! It was such fun seeing the way they interact and the special relationships between siblings. These parents love their little tribe well. I think, wow, if our hearts nearly burst with love for two kids, […]

This session was all love and laughter beginning to end — well, except for a fall and one owie boo-boo! Before every session I pray for the family I’m about to photograph. I pray that the session wouldn’t be a means to an end but an opportunity for eyes to linger and hearts to connect. God […]