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The Adoption of Sara Ruby
I’ve been with families in birthing rooms while they bring their child Earthside. I’ve joined couples on their wedding day to witness the joining of two families. I’ve stood with a family in the airport as they waited to welcome their solider home from overseas. I’ve fallen in love time and time again with the…
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October 2021- Year In The Life
Seven
It’s hard for me to believe the little girl we had prayed so hard for, labored so long for, and endured a traumatic delivery for is already seven. The year we spent fighting sleep and crying is long gone. The terrible twos are over. The strong-willed threenager we had is now a polite, intelligent, well-spoken…strong…
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September 2021- Year In The Life
July 2021- Year In the Life
I’ve been working hard behind the scenes to get 2022 Year In The Life planned out. I cannot wait to meet and document new and returning families next year. With that being said, we are now on the backside of recording this year. As we enter August, the Sunday of Summer, I remain grateful and…
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Ninety
Since her birth in July of 1931, Patty has made her mark on the world in many ways, but to her family and those closest to her, they know her best by her work at the Holy Trinity Chapel. She is a trailblazing Pentecostal pastor and lives a life of service to the church and…
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June 2021-Year In The Life
Every few months this year my calendar is jam-packed with families who are having their entire year documented. While I still have my monthly YITL clients, I also have a group of families who have chosen to have their year documented quarterly. Every three months I am mentally exhausted and full of love. June is…
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May 2021-Year In The Life
Year in the Life sessions are reaching the mid point, and just when I swear I cannot love another month of time spent and galleries more, another month comes along and surprises me. May brought a few of my favorite things to document. And now, at the *almost* halfway point, these families have become more…
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Artifact Motherhood-Attachment
I’m at a stage in my parenting when my children, especially my youngest, still, very much, need me for many things. He’s still at an age where he feels safest and most secure when his body is next to mine. And I breathe it in, because I know that the harsh reality of raising children…
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