After our time in Pitesti documenting the adoption stories of three very brave Romanian families, Dasha and I were treated to a tourist day in Bucharest by our new friend and ministry partner Alina. ...
Such a beautiful day in the countryside of Romania, photographing adoptive families in the village of Micesti. Dasha and I loved meeting Ionel and his wife Anca and hearing stories of how their faith in God has sustained their family through three adoptions. ...
It was a beautiful autumn day in the Romanian countryside, just outside of Pitești. Dasha and I were in the village of Micesti to learn the stories of two families who have embraced their pastors message of “every child should have the love, support and...
I LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING STORIES OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS THAT LEFT ME INSPIRED AND FILLED WITH HOPE. THE JOURNEY STARTS WITH MY FIRST POST, SHARING ABOUT THE MINISTRIES THAT MY CAPTURING GRACE TEAM WENT TO SERVE. ...
Whenever I travel I always ask my hosts for the best coffee places, it stems less from my addiction to caffeine and more for the sweet connection it provides with my daughter in heaven. ...
A little over 9 years ago I wrote my first blog post, the date was April 12th, 2012 and I fell in love with photographing people, places and food on my then Coastal Traveler blog. With Christina’s encouragement, Carissa’s company, a little help with spelling...
After our time in Zagreb our good friend Vanja Bule was so kind to connect us with her friend David who hosted Dasha and I in his coastal home of Zadar. ...
After photographing for Stefi Micliuc and Kiwi House of Joy, Stefi was so kind to take us to Sighișoara, a city on the Târnava Mare River in Mureș County, Romania. Located in the historic region of Transylvania. ...
Four years ago when Maria Shestopalova came to live at Sails of Hope, her life had been a very difficult story. In Maria’s ten years here on earth, surviving was the only goal. She had never received any formal education and was unable to read...
I am often asked, “how do you hear all of the difficult stories without it just breaking your heart?” There are multiple answers to this question but I am just grateful that for the most part, the heartbreaking stories are a part of these children’s...
