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It’s VALENTINES Day! And we love serving our amazing clients in any capacity! We had a ton of photographing for our Valentine Stock themed photos for our Stock Up Membership. Enjoy a yummy recipe and you can even download 10 FREE Valentine Photos for fun or for your brand. Download them here. We’d love to […]
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“FREEDOM ISN’T FREE” my dad always said. It’s been free for no one. And a large majority of our Americans, freedom has come as an insanely great cost. On today’s 4th of July, I struggle with my own feelings on what to celebrate, when and why. I feel I can’t choose the right words, but […]
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For those of you who didn’t know or missed our announcement in Nov of 2018 on Instagram, we are foster parents. Proud foster parents. We have two amazing little nuggets and started fostering them in 2018 and early 2019. While understanding the need for privacy and not sharing too much, I do however want to […]
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Sometimes I still can’t believe I have TWO kids in the house. It happened so fast yet I’ve been praying for this journey for a long time. The life of a foster parent/foster mom is quite interesting, fun and all sorts of things. I have two incredible boys currently in our home and are loving […]
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I have an announcement! If you missed it from a few weeks ago on our Instagram and Facebook page, here was what we shared.. ITS A BOY!!💙 Welcome to the world little man! HOW IT HAPPENED: Better believe God knows what he’s doing! •10:22am a few weeks ago, I emailed our licensing worker reminding her we’re ready […]
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An itinerary from the ocean & islands of Phuket to the city and forests of Chiang Mai. We only had 8 days in Thailand so we opted to skip over the busyness of Bangkok knowing we could get the same Thailand experience and the rich culture by seeing the beaches, forests and smaller popular cities […]
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My weekend at the Grammys 2016.. what a blur. My friends work so hard with the amazing singers and directors at the Kansas City Chorale and Pheonix Chorale. They put in countless hours in rehearsals, performances, recordings, they’re passionate and professional yet so silly and fun to be around. It’s been a fun ride alongside […]
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I was attempting to compile my house renovation and remodeling photos (the before’s and after’s) with my Holly & Mistletoe Holiday Homes tour images, but it was just becoming a “lot.” I’ll be posting our before and afters soon however, because those are SO fun and a little humorous at times. And really my main […]
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A peak into our first remodel project (done in 2013-yes it’s taken me that long to share)….. I can’t believe we are going into three years owning this charming 115 year old home. We bought our little home just off the historic Independence, Missouri square March of 2013. It was move in ready, newer carpet, newer […]
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Tijuana, Mexico | Missions Trip, May 2-8 | Puenta De Amistad This past week for me was one of the most powerful weeks I’ve witnessed. One of my favorite friends and the leader of this particular trip, Paul White said it best.. “Tragedy and Triumph would be the best way to describe our mission trip last week. The […]
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One of the sweetest teachers you can ever have, the most thoughtful, smart and organized friend to everyone, and such a fun person all around.. Julie is always the one organizing fun events and pulling in social activities with everyone. It was time to throw her the most killer baby shower for the new mom […]
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Best wedding invitations I have EVER seen! I might be biased but I helped design them. I wanted to do a “travel” theme, but with a twist. I didn’t want the traditional suit cases and map theme. I decided to go with a “rustic wood and modern metal mix” overall since our barn would be […]
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And I’m off. Literally. I took off for the summer and headed west to conquer a massive family bucket list… and alongside my Golden Doodle puppy. So many people have asked how I even began to plan a trip like this. And let me tell you, it was so easy. A bit of organization and […]
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We are coming to a city near you 🙂 That’s right, we are packing up our things and taking a month off from the midwest this summer to travel the western part of the United States. We are camping, hiking, adventuring and shooting sessions for couples and families in any of these cities. We would […]
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The Happy Family Movement. This business is as powerful as it sounds. I’ve got two TOTALLY fun and amazing friends named Jenny and Josh. They are high school sweethearts, married and have three adorable little children and a little fur ball dog. They are not only photography friends, but they are making a MASSIVE movement […]
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