Absolutely Stunning

Just look at these three! They are Brittany (left,) Maggie (middle,) and Sarah (right.) Living with this many beautiful people is almost more than I can handle! God provided me with a generous, dear friend who paid for my room and board at Grace, and these girls are just one example of what a great gift it was. God is so good to me!

Positively Purple

This beautiful little English girl is the daughter of the lovely couple whose wedding I had the opportunity to photograph last weekend. I was the second shooter (with a camera that is... no assassinations or grassy knolls involved) for Marah Grant of Marah Grant Photography. Marah very graciously offered me this exciting opportunity and I very nervously and gratefully accepted.

I plan to post more photos from the wedding later on, but here is a little peek for now. This little girl was so much fun to photograph. She was being pretty goofy then struck this serious pose for me out of nowhere. I could tell she was enjoying all the camera attention. :)

The Day the Playground Frowned

Katelyn and I went to the park for some senior pictures... and came back with this. I'm so glad that I have sisters that will humor me! :)




Ah-ha... this is a little more senior picturely. She gets her good looks from her older sister by the way.

How Much More...

I taught a children's Sunday school class yesterday, and we spent a lot of time talking about these verses from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount:

"Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you." Matthew 6:25-33 (ESV)

I worry often about a lot of different things… but check out those butterflies!
Oh me of little faith!

A Bow In the Clouds

"And God said, 'This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh. And the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.'" (Genesis 9:12-16)

I love rainbows… they remind me that God is faithful. This beautiful Tennessee rainbow was my canon digital rebel and my first rainbow together. :)

A Buncha Nuts!

This gives the phrase “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” a whole new meaning…

(These mug shots were taken in the beautiful land of Tennessee, specifically, the Smoky Mountains where - ironically - anything that falls from a tree will roll.)

What is the key to longevity you ask?

Facial exercises for the elderly!!!

OOOOOO! EEEEEE! ULLLLL! ARRRRR!
OOOOOO! EEEEEE! ULLLLL! ARRRRR!

(side effects will most likely include temporary denture dislodgement)

Grandpa Hall's 96th Birthday

Grandpa: "Well what do you think you're doing up there!?! You're gonna get us kicked out of here!"


Grandpa celebrated his birthday in Frankenmuth, MI with his family. We spent quite a bit of time in Bronner's: the largest Christmas store in the world where we saw everything from musical instrument ornaments to hockey player ornaments to balsamic vinegar ornaments.

The only thing better than cousin time is second cousin time!

What a guy!


God has been so good to him.

Emily put some of her creativity to work as the birthday festivities drew to a close.