Luke 1:46-50 And Mary said: My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior, because He has looked with favor on the humble condition of His slave. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed, because the Mighty...
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Riley in the guestroom
The past few mornings, I haven't been able to find Riley when it is time to leave for school. As I look around, I hear noise from the guestroom. I find him huddled in bed with daddy's iPad watching cartoons. When my mom was here, he would sneak into her room at the...
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The Sugar Bowl with mamma
I'm not quite sure how it started, but it has become a tradition for us to stop at The Sugar Bowl in downtown Scottsdale on our way to the airport. Mom always gets their famous nut bread with cream cheese and pineapple. I usually get the tea sandwiches and a dr....
All Saints Eve – all moms need one good day
How did I manage to not get one picture of Julia dressed as my all time favorite character? I have no idea. She was Maria from the Sound of Music, complete with a guitar. It was seriously awesome. There are many parenting fails I could tell you about lately. When I...
Poems and Weddings
A few weeks ago, I photographed one of the sweetest weddings. They shared the most beautiful poem that I would love to share with you: THE LONGLY WEDS KNOW by Leah Furnas A Poem for a 50th Anniversary...or any time. The longly-weds know That it isn't about the Golden...
All Saints Eve and Ironman
This guy. He is at a seriously cute stage. Seriously. I mean, his Ironman costume has been worn so many days in a row it can stand on its own, but it's kinda awesome. People continue to tell him he is a cool Power Ranger and he continues to tell them that he is the...
The bat and the bee
Mom has been here for the past week, helping me catch up with laundry and housework. She's been a lifesaver and the house almost looks back to normal. (Thank you, mom!). On Friday, we took Riley to a play-date at a local farm with my MOPS group. Mom calmly motioned me...
Nashville – The Ryman Auditorium
Looking back at our trip to Nashville, I was fully unprepared when I entered the city. I knew that I wanted to enjoy my sweet friends and just hear their voices, but I knew nothing (or very little) about the city we were heading to. Jen is my oldest friend. We are...
Nashville – The Hermitage
The next morning, we returned the van and exchanged it for a car that I thought might be a little easier to park in downtown. We headed to lunch and guess what - they have Chuy's! Do you know what this means? Deluxe chicken enchiladas and queso in my tummy! The food...