Thirty toes. A 5-year-old, a 2-year-old and a 2-month-old. (Ten toes are missing — the 12-year-old no longer thinks my camera is cool.) Today, I spent the day with my nephews and niece. We ate pizza, played Dora, checked on their brand new kittens, danced to a little music, wiped away a few tears, and […]

Summer just has to be right around the corner. Right? RIGHT. The birds are chirping, the sun peeks through the clouds every seven hours or so, and lately, we’ve been grilling out Johnsonville brats as if they’re the sixth category in the food pyramid. Please God, send us some warm weather. I can’t take another […]

Friday again? Already?! Sounds good to me. 🙂 I know you’ve been patiently waiting — I’m a few hours behind today with Friday’s Frame. But for good reason! Today’s photo is fresh out of the camera — I had the honor of photographing Baby Colin just a couple hours ago! It’s official: Colin holds two […]

“Katie, I am dying.” Those four words entered my Inbox just a few days after Christmas. I leaned back in my chair and read her email a second time through. She’s nearing the end of her battle with cancer, she explained. She’s 45 years old, happily married and … under the care of home hospice. […]

Welcome back, friends! I’m so happy you’ve stopped by for the second round of Friday’s Frame. 🙂 But, first things first. Considering this week’s previous post, I’d be remiss if I didn’t offer up some type of opinion on Monday night’s season finale of The Bachelor. Men have their sports updates filling our Facebook feeds, […]

Just a quick blog post today, friends. I can’t help but be distracted by the news over in Japan. Let’s not forget how small of a world we live in — the victims easily could be our loved ones. If you haven’t yet heard the news, head on over to CNN and take a look. […]