Imagine this. You wake up without an alarm. You take your time with breakfast, and brew a cup of coffee during your morning devotional or while reading your favorite book. Then, instead of bundling up or going out in the rain, you take your coffee into your home office, sit down, and open your laptop. […]

Were you a Full House fan? Growing up, I caught an episode here and there, but I don’t remember watching it religiously. Now, thanks to Netflix (how I love you Netflix!), I do get to watch as much Fuller House as I can binge in two hours after the kids go to bed. What a […]

You might know what it’s like to have a full time job outside the home without children. Or maybe you know what it’s like to have a full-time job AT home, WITH children.  Yep. I feel you on both counts. And today, I’m comparing the two, because OH MY WORD it’s so different! And kind of […]

Yes, I just quoted a line from a poem written by J.R.R. Tolkien. In my opinion, “The Lord of the Rings” is the best the fantasy genre has to offer.  I haven’t read tons of fantasy books, but I’ve read enough, as it’s my favorite fictional genre to read.  Interestingly enough, Tolkien’s epic adventure through […]

It almost happened again. A few weeks ago, I almost stopped breathing. The stress was unbearable and my body started reacting. Again. I had to force myself to take deep breaths. In and out. In and out. Breathe. Repeat. Just breathe. I mentally sifted through how I had gotten here, WHY my anxiety had reached this […]

My wife has a client who refers to her as the editing fairy—she sends her catalogs to be edited and POOF! they come back ready for the gallery! I’m not an editing fairy…if I was a photo editing fairy, I would probably find another job.  Too much spandex and too much glitter.  Instead, I’m a […]

I know it’s only about 12 years ago, but I remember quite well what I wrote in my senior bio for our yearbook in high school.  I had some witty things in there (if you know me you’d expect that), but for my ambitions, I was completely serious: “Graduate from Penn State, settle down with […]

This family. Wow. The Bartons and the Greenbergs are some of the most wonderful people I have ever met. Every time I’ve gotten together with the Bartons for a family session, I feel like I am part of the family. It’s no wonder Josh and Katie are so perfect together and their wedding day was […]