My Passion

As a young girl I dreamed of being on Broadway.

I planned to move to New York with a girlfriend in my early 20's.

{I got a communications degree and became a high school English teacher instead.}

I met an amazing stage director and musician and fell head over heels.

He asked me to marry him on our second date. I was 26.

We had beautiful babies. Lots and lots of beautiful babies.

My girlfriend asked me, "What would you do if you knew you couldn't fail?"

Capture beauty through my lens.

Life is precious. I'm only guarenteed this moment. And I'd rather fail at something I LOVE than succeed at something I could take or leave. Life in a nutshell.

I know who I am. I know whose I am. And His plans for me are far greater than I could ask or imagine.

I. love. life.

Thanks for stopping by. Feel free to visit my former blog "through the lens.

Rachel.

07.26.10 at 10:46pm Posted in Seniors.

I’ve watched Rachel kill year after year on the volleyball court. I’ve watched her tread those stage boards in production after production. And every single time I’ve ever seen her, she’s had a smile on her face.

During our senior session, I asked her to wipe that smile right off her face. So gorgeous.

We went to Rachel’s family’s vacation home in historic Glyndon for her senior shoot. Five minutes from my studio and I never knew it was there, tucked back in among the old, huge summer homes that line the streets, this little old Methodist church camp/ hotel is like a village plucked out of the turn of the century. I fell in love. I seriously want to move there- for real.