Jacob. Enough Said.
Family is spectacular. The glory of similar yet different, the power of shared experiences and mutual memories, the variety of personality and yet the similarity of disposition. Childhood is wondrous. Who better to stop and smell the roses than a child? Who else can make an entire room burst into laughter without saying a word? When else do we humans…
Autumn turns to Winter. Winter turns to Springtime. Spring turns to Summer. The cycle repeats. Life moves on. Babies become toddlers. Toddlers become children. Children become teenagers.Teenagers become adults. Life moves on. An engagement session. A wedding. A high school senior. A family reunion. A flourishing blog. A published book. Life moves on. Outside, the…
“ONE year. 365 days. a lot of hours. a lot of minutes.” I’ve known they were cool for a year now. Jacob and Ashleigh had a paint fight in my backyard and that is the epitome of cool. But now. “ONE year. 365 days. a lot of hours. a lot of minutes.” They’ve been dating…
One year ago (almost exactly), I was emerging from my six weeks of hospitalization and embracing the beauty of life renewed after so many days of illness and so many surgeries and so many questions and so many doctors. In the aftermath of The Summer of Hospitals, my goal for Summer 2015 has been to…
Every year, my own Christmas card photoshoot has to be something fun and unique and memorable. Last year I was five months pregnant on the shorts of the Mediterranean, the year before I made a fake sunset, and one year we were in Costa Rica on our Christmas card. It’s become a personal challenge and…
Meet Jay. Jay is a trainer. Jay tries to motivate his trainees to do these moves. These moves aren’t easy. Jay does them easily. The end. But, see, the thing about Jay? He helps people. Wholeheartedly. Unreservedly. When I first hung out with Jay, I could hardly lift my arm over my head. A car…