Gray days
When you’re shooting in color, but your photo comes out in grayscale… Do you find the gray sky sad? Lonely? Peaceful? Or hopeful that colorful days will return?
Tearing down fences
While I was away on Friday driving back and forth to pick up Andrew from that film camp, I got a text message from my husband that said this: “I’m taking down the fence.” What fence? I responded in my mind, but not with my fingers. Surely, he doesn’t mean the six-foot fence that surrounds…
Fresh starts and flower fields
I woke up this morning with a heavy heart thinking of all of the devastation in our world today. We have been praying all weekend for friends in Florida who had to evacuate their homes, not knowing what they might return to after Hurricane Irma swept through this weekend. And Sept. 11 brings with it so much…
The disaster in our backyard
One of the universal truths about life it that sometimes the most difficult situations are the ones that create the best and most long-lasting memories. These are the times when everyone in a family has to set aside his or her agenda and expectations and work together as a team. They have to think strategically…
the little red barn that could
It’s been such a mild winter so far, but back in November we had a nice snowstorm. Normally, I wouldn’t have even gone out that day. But the girls and I are devoted shoppers. So we headed over to our church for our annual fair trade shopping event, Hope for the Holidays. By the time…
See the beauty all around you
As we were wrapping up another year this past week, I spent some time thinking about what was different for me in 2015. What was the one event or activity or mindset that marked the year? Like the past few years, photography was a big focus for me. But I actually had a big shift…
croak
We have lived in our new home for about 10 months now, and we still laugh about the first night we spent here. It was the middle of June and the evenings were still crisp and cool. We couldn’t wait to sleep with our windows open so we could breathe in the fresh air and…
Blizzard of 2015
We’ve been hoping we could get at least one big snow before this winter ended, and we finally got our wish! In fact, the area was hit with a blizzard that is being called one of the fifth largest ever! We ended up with about 19 inches of snow on the ground, according to weather…
Brown
As much as I dislike winter, I am really looking forward to some snow. I love taking my camera with me when I go for walks, but today I was starting to get frustrated with all of the BROWN surrounding me in every direction. I’m actually craving a little WHITE just to give a fresh…
Life in Niceville
When we were considering where to move earlier this year and we would mention the name of our new town, we would often get the same response: “People there are so nice.” “Really?” we would ask ourselves. How could it be possible that people living in a slightly smaller town, just 12 miles away could…