Category Archives: Finding Val.

{ when the fog rolls in }

  I have pictures of her in this same tutu from two years ago. I laugh at how I dress her exactly the same. Tights, boots, piggies. I sit and look at these pictures, remembering how Lindsay trick or treated with me. Newly married and no baby. How we tried to get Claire into her...

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{ looking for her }

  It’s being afraid I’ve let a ball drop somewhere. It’s loving another little girl who calls me “Ooooh Bal” with a sigh when I call her my sparkle donut. It’s being referred to as “my wife” that still makes me catch my breath. It’s being a Photographer that is so busy that I have...

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{ so i changed }

  I have a few things to talk about today. (Are you getting to the point where this blog bores you to tears? I have such a hard time opening up these days.) I have been behind with editing client sessions and it was freaking me out. I am finally caught up and feel like...

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{ Shadow Days }

    There was a lot going on as we headed out of town on Ry’s motorcycle. We were taking some time away as this was the weekend we were supposed to be getting married. And for a lot of reasons, we didn’t … even though we wanted to be. And he had already given...

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{ thoughts i’ve tucked away }

Last night at Cade’s soccer practice, Mom told me that someone from church told her to tell me hi. That we’ve never met, but she reads the blog daily and wanted me to know. And I told Mom that I feel like apologizing to everyone because my posts have been so vanilla and boring. Even...

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