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Category Archives: Just because...

Oh my melting heart

This little man has a smile that melts my heart.  in fact, he and his siblings share the same smile… their faces (especially the eyes) seem to light up when a smile sweeps over.
i am working on a surprise for a dear friend who has been so good to me…
hoping she doesn’t read my blog!...

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A Father’s Day post

This post is for someone special… he knows who he is.  He is my litmus test, our anchor and guide, the thread of this family.  His integrity is our shield.  I pray that the kids inherit it. He is kind and patient, strong and secure… all the things that make “father” more than just a...

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Dear Jolene…

I am having one of those days…actually it’s more like weeks, but whose counting anyway?  As I type this, I am debating whether or not I will actually publish this.  If you are reading this, then you know which side won.   I am working on not giving a second thought on what other people...

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Kenzie & Reese | Bloomington IL Child Photographer

Check out this lovely duo… Aren’t they both squeeeeeeezable?!  I meet up with these cuties (batting 90 temps at 10 am!)…so glad we moved our session up.  However, I am most certainly not complaining about the heat…I will take it any day over 50s and rain.  Enjoy…

The lighting was amazing!  The catchlight in her eyes...

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Swagger wagon

You KNOW it’s funny!

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happy mother’s day

sigh…it’s my day.  yours too…enjoy.

“There’s no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one.”
Jill Churchill

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details…

sweeter than candy…that swirl in dreams…that make your heart swell.  details that tell a story without uttering a single word…

documenting all the little things i wish to remember…forever.  baby fingers, baby bottoms, baby piggy tails…sweet moments that are gone in a blink of an eye…
often, it’s the little details that get overlooked on an ordinary...

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Good vibrations | Bloomington, Illinois, Child Photographer

A good photograph not only shows something pleasing to the eye…you must feel the photograph, it must stir up emotion.  If you don’t feel something—then I haven’t done my job properly.
Do you feel the love?  Do you feel happiness?  I do….

Do you feel the wind in this image?  The peace and calm of the day?...

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just be.

Have you ever read a story that has left you with tear stains on your face, an achey heart, and a sear of guilt mixed with elation at the same time?  Your heavenly heartstrings pulled every which way that you feel a knot in your chest?  I have,  more than once…but this story has touched...

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A moment… | Bloomington, Illinois | Child Photographer

Anyone miss seeing Ella on the blog?  I do… I have been so busy lately that I haven’t had time to photograph my kids…so today, I stole a moment from the clock…to play….
here’s one…

The lighting was divine…and Ella was easily bribed…
She was reading a magazine (on dogs? I swear.)…I shoulda left it in the shot.
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Seniors...

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