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In about a month Kile and I will have been married for 13 years. And we have never had couples photos. I know, I know. I’m a photographer. But the shoemaker never has shoes and apparently photographers are never in the photos themselves. So when an unexpected opportunity came up for us to spend a […]

Dear Gideon, I named you Gideon because it was the strongest and bravest name I could think of. It means mighty warrior and man of valor. I always loved the Bible story of Gideon, the reluctant leader. He questioned his own ability and worthiness to lead his people to victory, but heard the voice of […]

Two things struck me when the doctor first placed you in my arm: red, rosy lips and unruly eyebrows. Your face was crumpled up but you didn’t cry. You just looked around, eyes glossed, chin quivering. You’ve always been the bravest child. Last week you whispered to me that you had something important to ask […]

July 2017 // Last night while I was cooking dinner, dad texted me a photo of you holding a fish at the waters edge. The first fish, caught and pulled out of the river by your own arm. My heart jumped and sank with the poor trout at the thought of missing this moment: you […]

Sometimes you just need to book the dang girl’s trip. The laugh-till-you-pee, talk-till-you-cry, shop-till-you-drop, dance-party-in-the-car kind of thing. So this month we did. We had a blast tromping around Joshua Tree and taking a break from the regular grind of life. It wasn’t a work trip, but I managed to talk everyone into looking cute […]