The Truth About Pursuing What We Love

Everyone wants to look great in photos, especially mama!  Why?  If mom doesn’t like how she looks, I guarantee the photo will never see the light of day.  Am I right?!  I’m a mom, and that’s how it usually plays out in my home.  Do you have to lose weight, buy a new wardrobe, have […]

What determines if you are failing or succeeding?  I have to ask myself this question to stop a vicious mental cycle.  I want to start the new year with a pause, a long enough pause to ponder this question.  If I don’t, I sit like a merciless judge overlooking each day’s events with a critical […]

Our family of four stepped into the unknown on March 25, 2014. We put our sweet home of 10 years on the market, packed all our belongings into storage, and set off to film our dream — a family travel show that goes off the beaten path, inspiring families to become their own adventure families […]

When a boy turns ten, his whole world transforms. For starters, his physical body seems to change overnight.  His chubby arms, legs, and squeezable cheeks all slimmed down when I wasn’t looking.  And now I see a boy with a vision to become a man, lanky in shape, and growing so fast I can hardly […]

Do your kids panic when asked to write? Before photography, I was an author and English teacher. Here are my favorite ways to help kids with writing!