Full of Light
I’ve had so much on my mind and so many things I’ve been wanting to share. This has been an incredibly, even unbearably intense time right now. Between my age and all that comes with it (I’m feeling...
View ArticleLooking for Love in Limbo
I am mother to two amazing daughters. One of which is poised and ready to head off to college this fall. Gulp. The process leading up to the moment when she will spread her wings and fly away has been...
View ArticleAnd Now We Know
My last post here was six long weeks ago. And in that six weeks, everything has changed, just as I knew it would. It all really began many months ago when the college application process began. Heck,...
View ArticleA Magical Performance
I guess this shot along with video I’m sharing says (or sings) the whole story but just for a little context… A year or so ago my sisters and I got a peek at some of the awesome experiences that the...
View ArticleDisneyland is Ours
Being Disney fans runs in the family. And because we’re close to the park and have annual passes (best Christmas present ever- thank you Ama!) we’re at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure a...
View ArticleSparking a Conversation : A Parent Discussion Guide for #HeNamedMeMalala
I vividly remember the day that my daughter (then a freshman) came to me, tears welled up, asking how I could have possibly kept so many of the world’s atrocities from her? A brand new student in her...
View ArticleThe Biggest Year Yet
It’s been quite a year. Exciting, intense, inspiring, exhasting, but most of all, surreal. So much so that I’ve had trouble articulating it in writing. I vowed I would write and write and write some...
View ArticleThoughts on the College Process
Since my daughter started her college career this past fall, I have had so many things I’ve wanted to share about the months leading up to that momentous milestone. From applications, acceptances and...
View ArticleForever Changed
Last week at the Mom 2.0 Summit, I signed on to be a part of the Today Parenting Team. I had told myself I was going to try to take advantage of every opportunity available because it had been years...
View ArticleA Story of Her
I was prompted to shoot these images from a deep desire to capture a specific moment in time in my daughter’s life. It’s what I’d consider a defining moment. Something that the outside world might not...
View ArticleA Moment in Time
It’s easy, even second nature for us to document the big milestones of our lives and the lives of our children. Especially the celebratory ones. The ones that you watch and wait for; first steps,...
View ArticleWhat I Know About Being Strong
There’s a lot of talk these days about raising strong girls. As a mother of 2 daughters, I’m doing my best to walk my own talk every single day. That said, I’m confident that anyone doing the same...
View ArticleThe Countdown to College Graduation
I can hardly believe I’m writing this but, my oldest daughter will be graduating from college in a few weeks. Believe it or not, the years long process (yes, years!) of college planning and the pain...
View ArticleThe Pomp and Circumstance of Graduation Day
I haven’t yet perfected the art of posting in real time, even on Instagram. It’s not until hours or even days after the fact that I can even try to articulate an experience, in pictures and/or words....
View ArticleSparking a Conversation : A Parent Discussion Guide for #HeNamedMeMalala
I vividly remember the day that my daughter (then a freshman) came to me, tears welled up, asking how I could have possibly kept so many of the world’s atrocities from her? A brand new student in her...
View ArticleThe Biggest Year Yet
It’s been quite a year. Exciting, intense, inspiring, exhasting, but most of all, surreal. So much so that I’ve had trouble articulating it in writing. I vowed I would write and write and write some...
View ArticleThoughts on the College Process
Since my daughter started her college career this past fall, I have had so many things I’ve wanted to share about the months leading up to that momentous milestone. From applications, acceptances and...
View ArticleForever Changed
Last week at the Mom 2.0 Summit, I signed on to be a part of the Today Parenting Team. I had told myself I was going to try to take advantage of every opportunity available because it had been years...
View ArticleA Story of Her
I was prompted to shoot these images from a deep desire to capture a specific moment in time in my daughter’s life. It’s what I’d consider a defining moment. Something that the outside world might not...
View ArticleA Moment in Time
It’s easy, even second nature for us to document the big milestones of our lives and the lives of our children. Especially the celebratory ones. The ones that you watch and wait for; first steps,...
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