A few days ago I received a phone call from my son Matthew as he exited his last class at Baylor University. He acknowledged that the completion of this class capped off twenty continuous years of study and that he was now ready to take...
I've always loved flying kites. Perhaps it is the utter unpredictability of it all, the realization that I really have no control over this object that can sail so beautifully in the sky or come crashing down at any moment. Oh, I can tie a...
I loved traveling to LA this week, reuniting Carissa and Matthew before they both start semesters at their respective schools. For me, it was an opportunity to not only see Carissa whom I last said goodbye to in Annecy France, but to also continue my...
I am so thankful to sweet Jacob today for allowing us to love on Ollie the last 2 years of this special little dogs life. Ollie was blessed beyond measure to be adopted by the kindest girl a dog could ever hope to be adopted...
I love photographs and the special memories that are stored deep within the images. I am so grateful that I have generously held the shutter down during the holidays, capturing moments both silly and solemn. I love candids the best, creating images that bring back...
It seems like only yesterday that I was sitting in the football stands screaming my head off every time Marshall stepped onto the field. Oh yes, I cheered for everyone but my greatest thrill was when the Saints opted for the two-point conversion. Knowing that Marshall would...
There are so many layers to this story that I don't really know where to begin. Elements of the story here today, Princy's baby shower, really started over a year ago when I first befriended Princy's husband Binu. What started with my asking Binu for...
If there is anything that I have learned over the last couple of years, it is that healing is found through relationships. The relationship with God our father is our first and foremost source of strength and healing and through that relationship we can bring...
Congratulations to Jose and Isabelle on the expansion of their family by three through the adoption of Anna, Nathan and Angel!! Some moments are just so beautiful that you want to linger in them as long as possible, allowing your heart, mind and your memories to...
I'll be honest, LA and myself have never really been friends. I've tried, I really have, and I like to think I can become friends with any city but try as I might, it is at best a love hate relationship without much love. Be that...
