The JOURNAL

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 […]

Falling Leaves. Scarf-wearing weather. Steaming Coffee. My warm bed. Holiday Portraits. Hugs. These are some of the things I love about Autumn in Southern California. I wanted to share a few images from a Holiday Family Portrait I did recently for a family very near and dear to my heart. Family shoots like theirs leave […]

They met at Forest Home. He was charming and she gave him her number. From then on, it was Kraig and Eryn… they fell deeply in love… and on Sept. 6th, 2010, they declared their love with all their family and friends as witnesses. The thing I love about Eryn and Kraig is their firey […]

I saw this one movie one time where the father of the main character tells her that everyone has the exact love life they want. I watched that movie like 5 years ago… and I’m still not sure what I think about that statement. But something I do know is that life is made up […]

Sometimes I wish I could be more like Figero. He knows how to enjoy  life! Every morning I wake up with him sound asleep on my feet… I go downstairs to make breakfast and coffee… and when I come back upstairs to start my work day, he’s still asleep. About 10am, when the sun’s shining […]

Today I’d like to share something I wrote in May of 2008. It’s something I wrote at the start of a project I was working on in the wake of my adventures in YWAM…. a book of compiled pictures, thoughts, and prayers. The project is still in JUST the starting phase because I set it […]

I thought the day would never come…. But it did. My parents finally let me take their pictures for real! For a while there all I would get from them is dirty looks and excuses like “I look like an old lady!” and “It’s Sunday.” Well, they caved… and asked me to take some portraits of […]

I had a conversation with someone the other day about why I journal and blog. To put it as frankly as I can… I suffer from ever-so-frequent bouts of forgetfulness. Through the ups and downs life’s journey brings… I forget the ways God’s been good in the wonderful times… and I forget the ways God’s […]

A couple weeks ago, I had the chance to spend some time with Christopher’s family up in Portland, Oregon. We road tripped up through California and Southern Oregon, stopping for some Shakespearean appreciation at the famous Shakespeare Festival in Ashland. The trip was full of new experiences and some good old fashioned family bonding time […]