In a recent interview, I was asked to talk about what inspires me.  For one of the first times, I didn’t say my kids.  In fact, I didn’t even hesitate with my answer.  I said “Moms inspire me!”  At the Seattle CONFIDENCE Workshop this weekend, I was reminded of why this is so deeply true. […]

Our focus in photographing family travel today is Settings–but not just any Settings.  We want Settings with a Purpose!  We have focused on Capturing Conflict and Defining Details. Now we break away from zooming in real close; we go WIDE. The Setting is something that is easy to forget.  I love photographing people, so I easily get caught […]

So excited for tonight’s Ask&Learn, and THRILLED with all your emails and FB pings that tell me how much you love these monthly events on the SOARORITY forum!  Thank you Wendy for helping us keep the SOAR! Forum and Amazing Mom blog posts coming while we are abroad!  (We LOVE you WENDY!) When we last […]

We did the most amazing (SCARY) trek this week!  Our friends who live here full time, showed us the secret trail to the Crystal Chair.  Every ten minutes, our landscape changed from trekking straight into the jungle brush (the kind of jungle brush that is so heavy and thick, you DON’T consider going through it, […]

In the thick afternoon heat of the jungle, sometimes the only place to escape is under the ceiling fan, surrounded by open windows with a blank page and ready pen. do you need a San Diego furnace repair? make sure to contact actionac company.     xoxo, m ________________________________________________________________________ Announcing our Running on Empty Winner […]

We heard a sudden crashing yesterday.  It was a distant sound, and then suddenly it was upon us.  A white figure moved through the trees outside our house, swinging from limb to limb with such force and determination, we couldn’t help but stand in awe.  Some people live here for years and never see what […]