
Believe it or not, I grew up going to church. My mother came from a very pious Seventh-Day Adventist family who wholeheartedly believed that Jesus was coming soon and we needed to be watchful for deception. Growing up, I experienced many different flavors of Christianity (Adventist, Catholic, Pentecostal, JW, Mormon, Non-Denominational) and many levels of […]

Did you know that mature trees feed younger ones, sending them nutrients in a way akin to breastfeeding? Did you know that when an old tree is left to rot and decay on the forest floor, it becomes a powerful generator for new growth? Did you know that decaying leaves break down in the water […]

The quiet was so loud you wished anything would happen The songs I listened to were the clucking of chickens, the wind in the trees, and my mom’s voice with her guitar after I’d gone to bed at night. I wish I remembered what it was like to be content. Maybe I never was. Maybe […]

Oh snap, a word that makes “appropriate” people squeamish. But since I’m all but positive no “appropriate” people read this blog, let’s get to it. Pussy. Say it out loud. Pussy. Pussy, pussy pussy pussy pussy. “I hate that word” someone recently told me. It almost feels like you shouldn’t say it. Or maybe you […]

When my sister-in-law reached out to me about doing a session with her friend Kori in her Jingle Dress, I was over the moon excited. I instantly started conjuring images of slow shutter speeds and blurred color, but the heart of this session didn’t truly dawn on me until I met Kori. In an email […]