We live in a world where the need for outside approval seems to be ever-increasing. Social media platforms, the rise of the influencer, the ability to judge others and to have them judge us has only made things worse. I… Read More »The search for outward approval is overrated
I’m not sure how long I can sit in front of a blank screen with nothing to write, but that’s what’s happening right now. I sat down this morning, with my journal, thinking I would write something profound enough to… Read More »Writing to write with nothing to write
Before I was ever engaged, I knew I wanted to have my honeymoon in Europe. If I had a winter wedding, I wanted to have it in the French Alps. I had this vision of a hotel room with giant… Read More »Our French Honeymoon Adventure
We stopped twice in the same little spot in Switzerland. Once was on our way to Lauterbrunnen, and once was when we were headed out on our 12 hour drive to Amsterdam. This little spot is called Beckenried. Our 2018… Read More »A little stop in Beckenried
Standing on the stage with the curtains closed, I can hear the audience entering the theater and taking their seats. Their chatter is loud enough to get my heart racing, quiet enough to be incoherent. Months of rehearsals are behind… Read More »Five Minutes to Curtain
As my family began to pass serving dishes around the dining table last night at Christmas dinner, I stepped back from the room and filmed them with my phone, and then I just watched them for a few minutes. There… Read More »Oh, to Freeze a Christmas Dinner
It’s Christmas Eve already, and I am excited, relieved, ready, sad, anxious, and more other emotions that I don’t seem to have words for right now. I find that the best way to share how I’m feeling is to direct… Read More »Wishing you comfort and Joy: Happy Christmas
Give me a cloudy sky any day, and I’ll be a happy girl. That’s what I wanted to write, but as I put pen to paper (or finger tips to laptop keys) I realized it’s not entirely true. My favorite… Read More »Just a little blurb about the sky
Last November, I came across a shoe box of the most beautiful set of old photographs of my grandparents and great-grandparents. There were photographs of beach vacations with my grandparents sitting in wood-framed beach chairs slung with a striped fabric,… Read More »telling the meaningful story through meaningful environment
When I first started my journey as a photographer, I picked up the camera, listened to the techniques Ben told me he learned from the Scott Kelby Digital Photography books and started shooting. I was a very cocky new photographer… Read More »Learning in a hair salon