My father is my hero, it’s as simple as that. He is a fourth generation farmer and because of this, I grew up watching him work tirelessly bringing my family’s farm into the next generation. I remember once when I was young, making the rounds with him in the tractor, back and forth across the...
Category Archives: Personal Life
Spirit of My Child
Over the past few months, I have shared the stories of my children: Jorah, Kadin, Kalla and Rylynn. Now I will share my story as a mother. Believe it or not, but growing up in my teen years, I decided I was never getting married, most certainly never having children, I was getting out of...
Fierce Determination
As a parent, my biggest job and my toughest job is learning to let go. I have to let a toddler bumble around on two legs even when I know they are going to fall and get hurt, I have to let my two year old beller her dislike of going to bed, I have...
Grandpa
How do you sum up a person’s lifetime in just one little blog post? How do I explain to you who a man really is, a man that played a very important role in my life? I have started this blog post many times this week only to get stuck on this fact. The only...
He’s Got The Whole World
Today is a special day in my family for it is my little man’s 9th birthday. The moment I met him, I remember thinking he was not a baby but a “little man”. He was an old soul for he looked at me with huge eyes that seemed so full of wisdom and knowledge. I...
Spirit
I love to people watch. I could sit for hours and just watch couples interacting, children being themselves and the elderly whose wisdom shows on their faces. I like to see the spirit of each person and I like to figure out how best to show this spirit on camera. When I photograph people, I...
Brownie Points
My son cracks me up. I am trying to teach him how to be an old fashioned gentleman – opening doors for the ladies, allowing the woman to go first, aiding his sisters out of the vehicle and closing the door for them. He questioned my wisdom on teaching him these lessons by asking why...
A Tear or Two
Today marks two years since that fateful phone call that threw my world into a tailspin. Two years ago today, Feb 7, 2009, my little brother passed away leaving us with only memories. It still takes my breath away when I remember this fact. I try to think more of the happy memories than to...
The Dream
I have to post this one today for one specific reason – as a thank you. For the past three weeks, our oldest daughter has been very ill. We’ve spent more time in the hospital than out of it. My parents have kept my other children while we have been struggling with my daughter’s illness....
Butterfly Kisses
When I look at my children, I see so much more than a child. I see all the things about them that I love, all the things that make me smile, all those things that make my heart swell. I see all of the memories they have made for me, and I see all of...