Category Archives: About Us

Yes, I know. We’re different.

“But don’t you want your own children?” “Oh, you’re not infertile?” Watching people’s faces as they process what we just told them is fascinating. When my physical therapist asked if we had any children, I told him that we are adopting. He immediately started telling me about his friends who are doing “expensive in vitro...

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You give water, you get pictures!

Ok, so here is the deal. We have about 1 month left to complete our well campaign. We need a little over $2,500 and we need to need to move fast. Hmmm…how to do this? Then it hit me, I’m a photographer. People love pictures. I’ll shoot some mini portraits sessions in exchange for a...

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Another word for blessed

I wish that there was another word for blessed. A word that isn’t so overused and thrown around flippantly. A word that would truly get my point across. A word that would fully convey my gratitude to God for choosing us. According to the dictionary, Blessed means: “endowed with divine favor and protection.” Synonyms of...

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Towels: Where God Speaks

I envy Adam. He had direct, day to day communion with God. They walked and talked together in the garden. Adam saw, touched, spoke to, smelled and heard God. Sometimes I wish I could just pick up my phone and call our Savior and here Him say, “Hey Chris, what up?” I envy Adam. God...

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who knew it was so cheap to save a life?

$20 can give clean, safe drinking water to someone dying without it.  What do we spend $20 on? Dinner for 3 at your favorite fast-food restaurant? Two tickets to a movie and some popcorn? A pair of earrings? A new graphic t-shirt from your favorite store? A baseball cap? Half of a manicure? A few...

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