“Here’s what I want you to do: Find a quiet, secluded place so you won’t be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his grace.” – Matthew 6:6, The Message The Bellfry. It’s like a breath of fresh air right when you need it. The Lord brought me …
As a girl who grew up in the arctic tundra, I mean Michigan, I have a complicated relationship with winter. On one hand I am really sick of the air hurting my face every time I open my front door, but on the other hand, there are few things greater than sitting under a blanket with a good book as snow falls outside. A few weeks ago I was pretty …
I’ve passed the beautiful National Public Radio building more times than I can count while driving down North Capitol over the past (almost) four years of living in DC, but never had an excuse to go in. Then, my lovely friend, Sarah, informed me that the only excuse needed was to sign up for free tour. Who knew? So one sunny, but extremely cold, day we teamed up with the always-wonderful …
The calendar started over 12 days ago. Dave and I were talking about this past year while sitting at the table one morning and he said, “I think 2014 was a growing year.” Another friend of mine told me a few weeks ago that 2014 was “a season of planting.” All of the above. I couldn’t agree more. I just re-read my post from last year, reflecting on 2013 and my hopes …
2014. Sometime during the course of this year we were looking through random footage we’d taken on our iphones and decided to make a ‘year-in-review’ video. It was a fun little project that we worked on sporadically during the year and I think it turned out well. They’re my memories though, so perhaps I’m biased. ha. We spend a lot of time documenting other people’s memories and experiences for work, …
I have been a bit absent from the blog for a week or so. Heck, I have been a bit absent from social media, friendships, obligations, and life in general for about a week or so. About 10 days ago I got the call that my grandfather was not doing well and a couple of days later, word that he’d passed away. So Dave and I loaded up the car …
I swear there is just something magical about New York City. I feel it every time we step out of Penn Station and on to the streets. Anyone else feel this way?? I was the lucky winner of some hotel credits through this lovely blog a few months ago and couldn’t wait to escape somewhere with Dave for a weekend. We decided on New York because of the friends we …
I sure do love living in Washington, DC but this Michigan-girl really misses living by water. I just find so much comfort in the breeze that comes in over the water and sound of the waves hitting the shore. A week by the ocean with family and friends was exactly what Dave and I needed. We rented a house by the water that had a littler private beach and neighborhood swimming …
I got my second “fix” in the mail just before we left for family vacation last week and I was incredibly excited to see what was inside the box. I had a great experience with Stitch fix the first time that I tried it so I couldn’t wait to see what my stylist chose for me this time. For those of you who have no idea what I am talking about, …
When I started working as a photographer full time and when Dave’s freelance video work began to pick up, we knew we needed a designated workspace so we don’t kill each other so we could have a space to be productive and also give a bit of separation between our living and working spaces However, we live in an apartment in Washington, DC and don’t exactly have a ton of space …