My heart and my camera are this woman’s for life. When my youngest (Cora), who has an underdeveloped left hand, decided she wanted to play violin, MaeLynn took her on as a student. Despite the challenge only two full-grown fingers presented, MaeLynn told me, “I want to be a part of her story.” …and then […]

I recently stumbled upon an audio recording of my girls, ages 5 and 3, chatting away (and competing for airtime) in the back seat. It’s insanely cute. I must have been fully present in the moment and aware that I’d want to remember their little voices one day. The recording instantly snapped me back to […]

Nearly every year since this young lady could talk, I’ve taken a walk with these two lovelies, and we take photos…this year, video too! I love that I get to call that a job. I cherish that I get to document how beautifully this woman wears motherhood…how bright, happy, and energetic her daughter has grown…their […]

Today my oldest drove off on her own for the first time. She needed toothpaste and wanted an excuse to drive herself to the store. Tomorrow she will drive her sister to/from school, and so ends school pick-ups for me until she’s off to college. Funny how kids bookend a life. Babies arrive and quiet […]

As a physical therapist treating spinal cord injured patients, my heart was furrowed for story and strengthened to walk alongside families facing their biggest fears, deepest grief, and greatest challenge. In all the years since swapping out scrubs for a camera, I’ve felt a gentle calling on my life to tell the unseen/unheard stories of […]

We escaped to our family cabin in NH this past weekend expecting to hunker down Sunday and to ski two feet of fresh powder on Monday. Instead, it snowed 12 inches and sleeted another three. The next day, 58 mph winds thrashed the cabin, closed ski lifts, and cut off our power. Our best-laid plans […]