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 […]

Did you know that I offer a First Year package where I document your baby’s first-year milestones at 1 month, 6 months, and 1 year? For a discounted rate, expectant parents can tack on maternity and First Day (Fresh 48) sessions. I will get to know these awesome parents-to-be really well this year because they’ve […]

As a parent, I will do anything to protect the body, mind, and soul of each of my children—but there aren’t seatbelts for the internal rollercoaster they are on. There aren’t helmets to block the mindless content that distracts them from schoolwork and relationships. There aren’t band-aids that stop the internal bleeding and heal their […]

I am passionate about the power of spoken word and am always SO happy when parents want to include love letters to their children. Often (but not always) it’s the mom who books me and the mom who writes the letter on behalf of them both. That’s ok…dad’s heart echoes hers, and he’s already a […]