Monthly Archives: September 2013

We moved in one week ago.  Well, almost, I suppose.  It was 11:30 p.m. when Chad rolled in with the final load.  The next morning I headed out to photograph a wedding.  Chad helped.  Chad’s parents were an incredible help.  Our new neighbor had a sign on our door. . . “Welcome Home”.  It made […]

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I’ve begun this post in my head for months.  I get a few lines deep and then I stop.  The rush of feelings are too much.  There is no time.  Instead, I push the thoughts aside, swallow down the lump and move forward with my day.  I know enough about myself, though, to know that […]

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“The details make life holy. If you want a little happiness in life don’t forget to look at the little things. It is a poet’s work to see the incidental, pluck it, place an appropriate silence around both sides and see the profound in what passes for a passing moment. It is an artist’s job […]

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If you hold on to the handle, she said, it’s easier to maintain the illusion of control. But it’s more fun if you just let the wind carry you.            –Brian Andreas, Story People Wishing you (and me) a beautiful weekend of letting go. 

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Yesterday we were heading out the door and I noticed Chanelle’s wild hair.  Okay, her hair is always wild–but it was more wild than normal.  Long strands of her blonde locks stretched across her face while others stood tall pointing toward the sky.  I searched through the strands of hair for her eyes, but my […]

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