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iHeartFaces Week 39 (year 2): Chalk
This week's theme at iHeartFaces is "Chalk." These are from a maternity shoot three weeks ago. I think Anna looks amazing considering this was taken 9 days before her due date. She looks so serene; actually, she and Ben both do. Her sweet girl is now nearly 2 weeks...
We’ve Got a Plan for Our 25th Anniversary! (but it’s a secret, even from me)
My husband and I celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary next month. At the beginning of the year, we decided that I would start a fund from blog and photography-related income to fund some kind of something special for this time. Unfortunately, a family our size is a...
Capture Life Necklace from The Rusted Chain: A Giveaway!
[Contest closed, and the winner is Julia Foster!] Love photography and jewelry? Then this is the giveaway for you! I love jewelry: rings, earrings, necklaces, and bracelets are everyday accessories for me. During the recent Jasmine Star CreativeLIVE broadcast, Beki...
Waiting, Watching, Worth It
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. ~Proverbs 13:12 Our church sold our building early last year, bought a piece of land, and began the process of construction. We've moved from a location more central to Atlanta (but...
JPG vs. RAW
I first started shooting in RAW a little over a year ago, mostly because I should. What was understood in theory, however, took time to be grasped in reality. At first, Lightroom stacked the JPG and RAW files on top of each other. The JPG (which is what you see on the...
the hands & feet of (in)courage
I have so, so many photos from the (in)courage getaway last weekend in Hilton Head. These were some of the last I took: sandy toes on the beach and hands happily displaying our new Lisa Leonard "dream God sized dreams" bracelets. Toes (in no particular order): Robin,...
Encourage One Another + a Desktop Wallpaper at (in)courage
There's a party going on at (in)courage in honor of our one year anniversary, and I have a post there today on encouraging one another. It also includes a downloadable September desktop wallpaper! During our (in)courage Hilton Head weekend, we were dreaming and...
(in)courage (in) Hilton Head
It's good to be home, importing photos and unpacking my suitcase, after a relaxing weekend with twelve other (in)courage bloggers in Hilton Head Island, SC. Becoming a part of (in)courage is one of the best things that's happened to me in four+ years of blogging. With...
The (in)courage Beach House Becomes a Reality This Weekend
Have you enjoyed the 30 days of giveaways at (in)courage, in honor of our first anniversary? There are big things happening there, and while I'm not at liberty to spill them all, I can finally let you in on something special that's been in the works for the past few...
What I Did this Week While I Wasn’t at Photoshop World
Photoshop World was Tuesday-Friday this week in Las Vegas, and while I would have loved to have been there, I had a great week at home. Wednesday I took head shots for a lovely young actress. Thursday night two of my kids and I went to a Latin party. If you've ever...












