A Thousand Words: A Children’s Picture Book Round Up

They say “A picture is worth a thousand words,” and I believe them. Better yet, well chosen words paired with powerful art is a timeless way to tell a story that will stay burned in a person’s mind. This post contains affiliate links, which if you click on and purchase through  I make a small…

The Blurry Moments

We strive for clear photos. For capturing perfect sunset moments. We wipe faces and tuck hair and get kids into church clothes at the very last minute. Now that I have a spitting baby again who I nurse minutes before tucking into his car seat, even I stay in comfy pajamas till the last sensible…

Reminders Between My Eyes

The moment just happened, and I just happened to have a camera in hand. The warm sunlight was quickly slipping beyond the trees across the field, and my kids laughed and ran in the magical light. The oldest leaned down and whispered something to the fourth and she giggled. “Hey, do that again!” I said…

Motherhood, my teacher

Motherhood has a way of stripping you bare, peeling back to reveal insecurities and silent wounds carefully covered before. As a mother, I’ve stumbled into things in my heart that I never even dreamed were there. I’ve looked in the mirror and been taken back by the tired woman staring back at me. There have…

When it’s more than we can handle…

Four years ago we were just dipping our toes into this journey of Daniel going to school. I don’t think either of us had a glamorized view of what school would take in this stage of life. We knew it would be hard. We knew it would take sacrifice. I knew this would involve long…