Legacy

It is always special when a family asks you to be a part of a celebration and trusts you to help create photos that capture those memories!   This past weekend’s 40th Anniversary celebration was no exception.  A forty-year legacy of love, devotion and faith is no small feat and it was a blessing to be a part of this special time!  I didn’t even mind taking on some serious fluorescent …

Birthday Gift

Yesterday was my little sister’s birthday. :)  Despite how close we are, we don’t always exchange gifts for birthdays.  I guess I made an exception this year.  Unfortunately, I didn’t get it done *quite* in time, but she’s good about it.  Ha!  Her 11×14 print will be arriving in the mail soon – hopefully….  I was kind enough to send her the digital file so she DOES know that she …

Web Project

Among other things, I do love to dabble in web/blog design. Let’s be honest. I’m no “coder” so I essentially take a free template and modify it extensively into something that I like and can use, which is why I do it just for “fun”.  I do know enough about CSS stylesheets to be dangerous :)  I especially love designing the header and using the elements of the site (background, …

Pink Africa

I had the great privilege to help with a surprise shower for a friend and fellow Southbrook staff member as her family is adopting their beautiful daughter from Ethiopia!  It was a great privilege to design the invitation and the favor box that would reflect both her Ethiopian heritage and girly-ness!  I had so much fun designing these and thoroughly enjoyed taking the photos of the event as well.  What …

Inspiration

The other day my friend Heidi posted this phrase (or something really similar) as her facebook status and it truly did inspire me!  I thought it would be fun to design an 8 x 10 printable as a reminder!  We should always be looking for ways to help and inspire others.  Of course that is best accomplished through the lives we lead and the steps we take to directly impact …