Bullying   October is National Bully Prevention Month.   You may wonder, why is a photographer writing about bullying?   In short, because I want this job, that I love so much, to be about more than pretty pictures.  High school is hard, middle school is hard, sadly even elementary school can be emotionally hard—regardless of schoolwork! […]

Indiana State Park: Ouabache It’s time for a Friday favorite!   Indiana State Park Ouabache is one of my favorite places to shoot, hike and enjoy God’s creation.  . Hiking is something I and my whole family love. Someone recently mentioned to me they love hiking, but didn’t know where to go.  So a blog about […]

Growing Flowers Its favorite things Friday!  One of my favorite is growing flowers.   I may be the only one, but I actually enjoyed the quarantine earlier this year.  Yes, I missed seeing friends, and family.  However, I loved the slower pace of life!  My husband, who has a crazy long commute, thanks to COVID, now […]

My Favorite Place I love the peace of this place, this quite shady spot toward the back of our property, my favorite place on our property. Even on a hot summer day, the breeze blows through the leaves and the shade keeps us cool. This is the go to spot for an impromptu summer day […]

Grandma’s Recipe We all have a favorite recipe from Grandma.  The first thing I thought of when I thought of  Friday Favorites, is of sharing one of my own favorite grandma’s recipes.  Ironically, the recipe isn’t from my grandma’s kitchen but from the kitchen of Sheridan High School.  My grandma spent many years not just […]

Contentment Challenge: Week 1 Scrolling Instagram over Christmas break I stumbled across Nancy Ray’s page.  I was immediately intrigued by her book club and the contentment challenge she was about to begin.  In her prep guide for the contentment challenge Nancy suggests taking a couple weeks to prepare your heart, home and wardrobe for the […]

Thankfulness I’ve been wanting to start a Thankful Thursday blog post series.  As I drove home from shooting some preschool pictures and errands my heart was full of thankfulness.  So I wrote down my Tuesday morning thoughts to share with you on Thursday. 🙂    There are so many big things in life I’m thankful […]

Lighthouses, Waterfalls and Sandhill Cranes Our last day of vacation, we definitely made it count!  For me this was the best day of vacation!  We got to lighthouses, waterfalls and sandhill cranes!  Yes, sandhill cranes!  I was so excited and this alone would have made this the best day of vacation for me. Lighthouses Looking […]

Kayaking, hiking and Wicked Tuna Kayaking, hiking and Wicked Tuna pretty much sums up our Saturday.  The forecast for today was cold but sunny.  We had big plans to get in lots of outdoor activity and then Gabe woke up not feeling well.  🙁  We had a little Saturday morning TV on and quickly got […]

Rainy Day, Sunshine and a hike to Miner’s Falls Thursday morning was bright with beautiful sunshine and warm temperatures!  A rainy day was on the horizon, and forecast to last all day from noon on.  After a leisurely morning breakfast with my sweetie, we headed out to enjoy the sunshine while it lasted.  Au Train […]