Moments pass on.Quietly.Most of the time in a breath.A serene stillness that sweeps by ushering time forward. The solution is here.Before you. Now. It’s lifting your gaze to what’s beside you.Around you.At your feet and in your heart. It’s drinking in the rhythms of everyday.The laughter.The joy.The bows and twirls and tippy toes. One moment […]

It’s a wonderful thing, you know, finding that one person. The one who gets you.Who compliments your character and inspires your dreams. A rare thing indeed to find someone who will champion you.Love you.Encourage you.Reassure, console and inspire you. Plans change.They don’t. Life presents unknowns and all the things you could never have seen or […]

Near and far.Next to and not as close. Yet no matter where they land or who the grow to become–one thing remains. They’re family. Family by birth.Family by marriage.Family by numbers added in the smallest, biggest bundle of joy. Through life, through change, through things that year by year remain the same. They’re family.Now.Always.Each day […]

Over the last two years I’ve experienced a depth of abundant blessing in sharing our journey with you. I’ve seen God weave people (and their stories) into our own in such personal ways and with a richness I believe wouldn’t be there if vulnerability wasn’t present first.  Don’t get me wrong, I believe there’s a […]

There was this tenderness. This gentle way he looked at her. A kindness in his eyes that echoed in his actions. A soft touch.A knowing smile.A simple action. She encompassed beauty.With artistry and style and ease. The creamy glow of November’s fading light tumbled down her shoulders and faded carelessly into the golden grass. Nature […]

No matter age or time or distance–No matter separation or space or span. No matter the change of season–Or change in the world. No matter the familiar, planned or unknown. No matter the achieving or attaining, the executing or accomplishing. No matter at all.Forever family they’ll be.

Four precious eyes of two precious girls always watching.Looking to their mom, to their dad.Every day observing their words, modeling their actions. And it’s in those everyday, ordinary moments they’ll learn love. They’ll learn the selfless acts and humility it takes to care for a family.They’ll learn grace and strength and daily rhythms. While watching […]

One October day the whisking wind whispered of love. Of their love. Her hair pulled back and pinned at the nap of her slender neck. Eyes soft and waiting. Her dress layered with fabric, twisting and overlaying and wrapping just so. Details thought out and executed with care. Florals draping and suspending and clothing the […]

It was easy to see from the moment we met–they let love fill the spaces. The way their daughter blossomed in their presence. The quiet confidence she had that only unhindered affection could draw out of a small soul. The way she looked at them, hugged them, held their hands. She was safe and shielded, […]

Six heartbeats and a dog beside.A family in, together and with.This is sure. A little bit of silly.A whole lot of love.This is sure. Growing up and rooting down.Belonging and becoming.This is sure. Learning and letting go. Succeeding and overcoming.This is sure. Marvel and wonder.Delight and awe.This is sure. This is life.This is family.This is […]