The JOURNAL

My “Lately” has been a real high strung “Lately.” As much as I want to be someone who rolls with the punches naturally, I’m not… and that completely frustrates me about myself. Life seems to be a never ending smorgasbord of interconnected yet separate pieces that vie for my attention. I’ve been re-reading A Million […]

Someone asked me recently how I keep things fresh and new in my creative business… and I responded with an initial “I don’t know.” But after thinking more about it, I responded by saying that creativity is a muscle. If you only use it every once in a while, it won’t consistently produce as effectively. […]

Beginnings and Endings are times of contemplation and intentionality for me. At the end of every year, I find myself fast-pitched into remembrance and reflection of all that happened, the ways God blessed me, the storms I weathered and the lessons I learned. In the end, I am grateful for the challenges, the adventures, milestones, […]

Back in what seems like a lifetime ago, I knew Rebecca as “Horizon” when she worked at Forest Home’s Indian Village. But since then, her story has taken her all over the world serving the body of Christ as a missionary. She’s pursued her passion for people and spreading the love of Christ and the […]

This summer, when I visited my photographer friend Betsy Lackey, I got to spend one warm summer evening shooting the Bridal Portraits of a lovely young lady named Dana. If you’re not from the south, you may be wondering, “What are Bridal Portraits? Are they different than Engagement Photos? Are they different from Wedding Portraits?” […]

As I sit at my computer my fingers are typing reeeeaaallll slooowww… because it’s finally cold outside and I feel like a Kate-scicle. Southern California weather has been pretty bi-polar this fall and winter, going from 90 degrees to 45 degrees… but FINALLY, it feels like Christmas time. And with that, I wanted to share […]

Oh wait… that’s me! If you haven’t gotten the chance to head over to Gavin and Erin’s Blog, you should get on that! They took some simply amazing photos of Christopher and Me on our latest photo adventure… and I’m smitten! There are SO MANY good ones, but here’s just a few to whet your […]

Some of my favorite pictures from growing up were the ones my dad took of our family decorating the Christmas tree every year. The crisp nature-y smell of a fresh cut tree, the colorful lights that twinkle through the pine needles, that one ornament that inevitably falls and breaks every year… there’s something special about […]

Making friends is different once you leave the community and constant social spectrum we call college. Once college is over, friends slowly move away as they follow careers or their significant others… maybe even you do the leaving yourself. Either way, your community becomes those whom you make the effort to invest deeply and consistently […]

I recently got to hang out with the Good Kids at House of Blues in Anaheim while they played for a Benefit Concert. I’ve loved watching the evolution of the band and I’ve been encouraged by their deep desire to live their dreams in real life. Music is what Cortez, Jared, Eric, and Chris love… […]