With the dawn of a new year, many people are ready for a “new you”…. or them. or me. or whatever they are saying about changing themselves into something new! Even though it is only the 9th day of the new year, I already have my new body. It is perfect and it arrived on […]
After almost a year of marriage, I’ve spent some time lately thinking about our relationship and thanking God for sustaining us. So many deep hurts, harsh words, jealous thoughts and lengthy arguments were avoided this year because of God’s grace in both of our lives, but especially in Xavier’s tender heart. I was going to […]
A blog post popped up on my Facebook feed last week about Fauxtographers and how everyone starts in a position of being a copycat photographer – simply copying everything that they see others doing until eventually they develop their own authentic style and graduate to the level where they become professionals. I think it is a fairly common […]
Things I have learned from marriage (by Xavier) Cooking requires skill and thought For the first week after we got back from our honeymoon I made most of the food aside from our daily ice cream. I thought things were going swimmingly well for the most part. We had tuna sandwiches, shredded chicken breasts with barbecue […]
As a photographer, my goal is to have people feel comfortable and beautiful in front of the camera. Of course, when it comes time to choose the images to give to my clients, there are always a few that don’t quite make the final cut. Needless to say, in some cases, there are more outtakes than edits […]
I met Xavier four years ago this month. We started dating 11 months later and I think I’ve experienced all of his semester finals except the very first one. As he was studying and wrapping up this final batch of classes, I caught myself thinking about how each semester has brought changes and growth in […]