Marty & Diane are two friends of ours from church.  They got engaged in Chicago earlier in the summer and are getting married at the end of October – the very most romantic time of the year to get married (although I may be a bit biased!)  Marty is an English teacher and Diane is [...]

This week was bananas.  B-A-N-A-N-A-S.
On top of some on-going sad things I’ve been working through, my camera got stolen on Sunday at the Ohio Renaissance Fest. Well, it was either stolen, or dropped out of my purse (I think it was stolen).   My camera and my very best, favorite, most expensive lens that I [...]

Despite the forecast calling for “scattered thunderstorms” all afternoon yesterday, Ian, Kate and I decided to go for it and still do their engagement shoot.  I’m so glad we did.  No thunderstorms but just a really nice afternoon walking around The Peggy McConnell Arts Center and old town Worthington. Kate did a great job of [...]

Yesterday, I had the privilege of photographing Aaron & Kylie’s wedding day. Aaron has been a long time friend of the Frederick family (in fact, he played violin at our wedding!) and I really just got to know Kylie yesterday as I spent the day with her.  She completely embodies graciousness, sweetness and loveliness, and I think [...]

I’ve realize how ungrateful I am. I take nearly everything for granted all the time, and focus on the few things that I wish could be different, instead of how blessed I am.
Today I’m thankful for:
1. Being healthy enough to go running and a safe neighborhood to run in.
2. My Shark that makes [...]

A long overdue update on Handmade Hope:

Over the past few months, Handmade Hope raised over $360 for Ethiopian Orphan Relief!  Thank you to all my friends and family who purchased items for this worthy cause!
And I just heard yesterday that EOR has 100% met their goal of raising enough money to fund a school & [...]

A few weeks ago, our friends Ben & Katie asked me to photograph their youngest son, Mesfin’s 2nd birthday party.  This was Mesfin’s first birthday since he came home this past winter, so his party was a very special occasion!  As I was watching him swim, eat his birthday cake, open his gifts, and have [...]