I've
always been
storyteller.

But I never set out to be a photographer. I was (and still am!) going to be a writer. And then as I worked toward that writing goal, someone put a camera in my hand and asked me to try telling stories with something besides words. So with an English nerd's love for character and tone, a romantic's love for poignant beauty, and a realist's love for imperfection, I dove in.

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I've
always been a
story-teller.

That was back in 2010.

Since that time, photography has changed much of my life. It's brought me some of my dearest friends. It's reshaped the way my husband Danny and I view serving others. It has even literally taken me around the world. One thing that hasn't changed: my soul-stirring desire to tell stories that feel so real you're sure you knew them before you heard them. Or saw them. It's my privilege to tell those stories for my clients, and for the generations of their families still to come.

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Pursuit Conference 2015 – A Recap, and a Love Letter

Monday, October 12th, 2015

Without fail, this is one of the highlights of my year. Four times, the Pursuit Conference has gathered on the hillside at WinShape, and four times I’ve come home amazed at how God works.

If you’ve been following along on my personal Instagram page, you know what I’m talking about. And the truth is, I’m not sure I can sum up the week any better than I already did on Instagram, so here’s an Insta-exerpt. A love letter, if you will. And plenty of unfiltered (except the occasional black and white) Instapics. Because for the first time, I didn’t even take my DSLR, and I didn’t miss it. I was too absorbed in everything I was learning and everyone around me.2015-10-12_0019

This was a week where GOD SHOWED UP and made his presence so felt. I got to witness it in other women’s lives; I got to experience it in my own. Going into this conference, I simply asked God to make his desire for me apparent as I listened to the speakers, talked through heavy things with friends old and new. It happened right from the start. Bible verse after Bible verse were literally set before me – by which I mean, on my bed, at my place setting at the table, and they were answers. Throughout the week, we worshipped, we sang, we learned. I took over 40 pages of notes. I cry-prayed under a stairwell with someone I’d only met the day before. I wandered around the lake with a dear friend as we both tried to delve deeper into understanding our God. I listened to stories of how he works more completely and perfectly than any of us can dream, even though we’re so fast to forget. And I came home rejoicing, even in the hard parts. God made us in his image and for his glory, and nothing can ever undo that.

Thank you so much to Lauren for this shot!
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Hannah, and all the speakers, absolutely nailed it.2015-10-12_00162015-10-12_0015I totally don’t remember who took this picture for us, but I really appreciate it!2015-10-12_0021Jenny is the best roommate! We’ve been roomies three years in a row. And thanks to Julie for grabbing this shot of us!
2015-10-12_00222015-10-12_0011Small group #6!2015-10-12_0007Thanks to April for this photo of Suzy and me!2015-10-12_0018And thank you, Meagan for this one!2015-10-12_0013

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