kids UP themed session | chloe, canon, & gabey

Raise your hand if you think that "UP" is quite possibly the cutest animated movie ever!😍 Honestly, I'm not much for Disney movies, or love stories, or hundreds of dogs. But even after owning this movie for eight years, and watching it approximately 237 times with my little sister in the recent past, I'm still …

My Life | “don’t forget, ok?”

He would be 44 today… And I'm celebrating. ❤ Because even though he only spent 26 years on this earth, he left quite a legacy in the hearts of those closest to him, and a lasting impression on pretty much everyone he met. Pointing them to his Savior, reminding them of his Redeemer. Five days …

my life | the GOD of thanksgiving

Thanksgiving. Even though I focus on thankfulness all throughout the year, I usually stop and realize once again how blessed I am when the day set apart especially for giving thanks comes around. Or maybe it's when fall comes around (it easier to be thankful when you can go outside for more than 5 minutes …

my life | “the LORD his God” -the LORD my God ♥

"And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape …

Mini Photo “Session” | simply chloe.

I was in a photography rut. Well, not a rut really. More like a "i-just-need-my-camera-in-my-hand,a-willing-subject-with-no-expectations-at-a-simple-location, and-time-to-shoot-shoot-and-keep-shooting-until-I-am-satisfied." Maybe I miss taking a picture every day, or maybe it was just a Monday. 😛 Whatever the case, Chloe was wearing a new cute dress, and exclaimed, "Heaven, I go outside, yes! I wear boots, ok!!" And I …

Photo Challenge | 30 days

During the month of January, a good friend(should I say "you know who you are" again? 😛 ) and I decided to do a 30 day photo challenge I had seen on Pinterest. I think it was good for me -I had fun, learned new things, experimented more than usual, and was - yes, challenged. …

My Life | the choice

I still have a few photography sessions to post from 2016, but I've had this on my mind for awhile... Then, this morning I saw a powerful video by Living Waters (embedded at the bottom of this page), and my heart cried out. So allow me to pause the photography posts, and share this... I've …

My Life | my hope

I just got back from spending a week listening to, learning about, meditating on, talking about, and seeing more of God in many different aspects. One day right before the time set aside for personal quiet time, I had a really good, thought-provoking conversation with a good friend(you know who you are 🙂 ). Then …

Photo Session: My Little Sister & My Mom

The yellow flowers in the field behind our house bloomed once again, and little Miss Sunshine was a week away from her 2nd birthday. My Mom was also 16 days from her due date (he actually ended up being 10 days early! 🙂 ) and so we decided to have one big photo session! I …

Photo Session: Skye Aholelei

So waaay back last year sometime, Skye graduated! And so, we started planning graduation pictures... And life happened, other things came up, and time went on... And we tried planning again... And again. And- ya, you get the point. Then, we decided to go to the beach for my Grandma's Birthday. And when you haven't …