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...

14 December, 2021 /

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...

04 November, 2021 /

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. ...

30 October, 2021 /

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...

13 September, 2021 /

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...

06 September, 2021 /

In 2014, Marina was a happy mom with a husband, four children, and two more on the way. Life was good here in Sloviansk and the future was bright for this sweet family. After the borders of Ukraine were breached in 2014 by the Russian army,...

02 September, 2021 /
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