There is something about a teenager who can hold an intelligent conversation with an adult she just meets. Kids somehow, become so much more shy once they cross that teenage threshold. Or they will know more than you do. Or eyes roll when you sound like a mom. Or an adult of any sort. So,...
On hot August nights 20 years ago, when we were in college, we would sit on the steps of her house. Until all hours in the night. Drinking cheap wine, that came in a jug. Price less than $10. Because that’s what we could afford. And if you haven’t lived in Laramie Wyoming, during your college...
I’m finding myself, this photo season, being sentimental. I’m always sentimental. Tender hearted. But more than usual. Maybe because my life with my own son has changed a lot this summer. Moving into different stages. Maybe it’s because of all the beautiful people who keep asking me back, year after year after year… to capture...
Family isn’t about last name or blood. It’s about the people who love you unconditionally. It doesn’t matter the period of time in between, they will always be my family. I am a lucky woman to have an ex-sister-law. I may have an unusual family life. But it’s the way I believe it should be....
Sometime you just find one tiny patch of gorgeousness that you never want to leave. You can sit there and take exactly one million photos in the exact same spot just so you can see what that light does. It’s been nearly a year since I’ve caught up with this sweet little family. Last year,...