Monthly Archives: February 2012

To get all there is out of living, we must employ our time wisely, never being in too much of a hurry to stop and sip life, but never losing our sense of the enormous value of a minute.” — Robert Updegraff Of all the lessons life has thrown my way, one ranks above the […]

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During the final moments of the evening, I lay in Chanelle’s bed with my 4 and 6 year old nestled on either side of me.  Tonight I could tell that Chanelle was extra tired as she buried her blonde locks as close to me as she could so even the tiniest light couldn’t pass through […]

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My eyes popped open to the xylophone sound of the alarm clock of my cell phone.  I stared at the numbers on the clock and attempted to clear the fog from my head. . .6:00.  I stared at the snooze button on the alarm as I participated in a morning debate with myself. . . […]

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The internal dialogue went something like this. . . Why would I take self portraits?  It seems kind of. . . vain?  Self indulgent? Uncomfortable? Why would I spend time doing something I abhor by placing myself in front of the camera?  Besides, who am I to think I could even tackle such a project?  […]

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. . . our family changed forever. Three months ago, in the chill of the early morning hours, Chad and I walked across a darkened parking lot loaded down with our bags and our uncertainties.  We walked into the maternity ward of the hospital while our hearts pounded nervously.  How is our life going to […]

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