Family Additions

I've had the privilege of chronicling Baby Genevieve's family over the past two years, starting when Genevieve was just a few days old.  Now she is a big sister!  Just a few weeks before her baby brother was born, we met up in a pretty summer grove to capture the beauty of this phase of their family: her mommy's pregnant belly and the anticipation of meeting the new addition.

Praying God's blessings on your sweet growing family!

Sweet Pea

I am helplessly behind with blogging.  It's called, "too many things calling my name".  I am blessed to enjoy my life, dipping my fingers in multiple pots of color.  This, however, means that some pots get pushed to the back of the shelf for a time while others take center stage.  Thus the neglect here.

Some time ago, I was inspired to take some pictures of my daughter in my wedding dress.  (It's been fifteen years since I slid into this creamy silk gown to meet my groom at the end of the aisle!) Today I determined that I WOULD get these pictures taken.  And oh, am I so glad that I did!

Boyds {Family Session}

Friends of our family's for many years, the Boyds have been missionaries on the other side of the world for a year now.  Darron travels to far-flung, remote villages by tiny plane and jungle canoe to share Jesus with our world.  Ruth stays home with four boys, homeschooling, providing medical care to their village, and learning how to survive in a third world country.  I greatly admire Ruth's courage and faith.

While home on furlough this summer, we were given the joy of spending snippets of time together here and there, relishing our friendships and sharing our hearts.  I am so glad that we live in an age with internet, otherwise the Boyd's would feel so much farther away than they do.  God bless you, Darron and Ruth, Aubrey, Andrew, Jacob and Nathaniel.  We are already looking forward to your next furlough!   

Jerry {Lifestyle}

Jerry turned 80 years old a few months ago.  In anticipation of this great milestone, Jerry's daughter asked me to capture her dad in his every-day life at the retirement center where he lives.  And so I happily followed him around one morning.  Jerry's genteel spirit definitely compliments this lovely place.  I asked him, "Do you wake up every morning feeling like you're on vacation?"  "Oh, I do.  I do!" was his response.  

Thank you, Jerry and Pam, for the beautiful morning you shared with me.  And Jerry, I hope you are able to enjoy many more happy birthdays here!