(Psst… Dad, if you are the main care giver at home these days, listen up! This is for you, too.) In the beautiful chaos of motherhood, it’s easy for moms to prioritize everyone else’s well-being over their own. Yet, taking time for self-care is not just a luxury—it’s a necessity. This is something I am […]

Has the phrase “I just don’t even know where to start…” ever popped into your head?

Yes?? Thought so.

A few weeks ago Jared and I were listening to a podcast that talked about life’s ‘left turns’ and all of the ‘I don’t knows” we will encounter in this life. 

This idea of “living in the I-don’t-knows” captured my attention like few things do. 

It stuck, because, well, it was one of those things that I almost laughed out loud to and responded, “Welcome to my life!”

I’ve had a lot of questions about why I chose to get certified as a coach and why I went with The Coach Firm over some of the other more well known certification programs and life coach schools. For me, furthering my education is something I believe in. I believe it is my responsibility to […]

4 years ago Jared and I had just had our third child. Jared had recently landed what felt like the dream job making great money in the oil and gas industry straight out of grad school. And to top it off, we had an amazing schedule which allowed us to spend every Friday afternoon together […]

Have you ever wondered… wondered what it would be like to return to the days of the wild west? Where faith was simple, respect was genuine, and dreams were accomplished through hard work in everyday living. Where generations and neighbors worked side-by-side, striving to build a legacy that would last for generations, God willing. As […]

Once upon a time there were 3 families who lived in Oklahoma and all became friends… Do you want to know my favorite part of this story?? It’s that “Once upon a time” is still true today. Friends. One of the funnest things to me is getting people together year after year. When you have […]

This morning I was optimistic about my new running route. That was I was optimistic up until about hill number 3 all less than a mile in. It was a precursor to a whole 4 miles. 4 miles all up and down hills. I was struggling on one particular hill and so was my daughter. She said, “Mom, I just can’t do it!”. We were both losing steam quickly and sweating even under the early morning sun.

This experience was something my normally very confident daughter had never faced before (and sooo was her mama!).

In that moment, I felt something inside that I’d known since I was little. And in that moment, I knew it was up to me to remind her of what God had showed me in her long ago…

Have I ever mentioned that while Jared is super understanding of me wanting to take pictures and is genuinely willing to help me on session, when it comes to our sessions he tends to go from all-in to not-my-thing? This year for mothers day I wanted new pictures. I wanted in-home pictures. When I brought […]

Four and a half years ago we were living in Jared’s parent’s basement in Montana while Jared finished writing his thesis and I finished my last 6 credits of my degree in Family & Marriage Studies. Henley had just been diagnosed with Plagiocephaly and we had just found out we were expecting our 3rd child. […]

Okay… So we got this super cool little device for Christmas called the Google Dot. Her name is Alexa. I know we are way behind in jumping on the Google Dot train but better late than never I guess. Well, a few months ago while we were traveling to visit family on a 6-week-road trip […]