I’d like to introduce another gifted sponsor, Kaylan Buteyn, an artist, and the former writer and photographer behind  the The Emerald Homestead and Kaylan Buteyn Photography. Today, she’s...

Home is the nicest word there is. ― Laura Ingalls Wilder liam // opening the windows in his new bedroom burke // sweeping up the mess...

You must not ever stop being whimsical. And you must not, ever, give anyone else the responsibility for your life. ― Mary Oliver, Wild Geese ——————- “a...

It snowed this week–merely a light dusting of ice, but the kids didn’t care. They put on their warmest garb–which wasn’t quite warm or waterproofed...

  “a weekly portrait of each of my children in 2014” liam: a few months ago, he gently reminded someone making a racial comment, “I...

“a weekly portrait of each of my children in 2014” liam: speaks like an adult, plays like a little boy burke: started his first basketball...

  “a portrait a week of each of my children in 2014” liam: one of his new favorite things is to eat breakfast in his...

  In 2013, I learned how to shoot my real camera on manual. I’m still quite the amateur but am learning more each time I...

[vimeo 57716796 w=500 h=281]   While I have millions (I’m sure) of pictures of my children and even several letters and stories about them, I...

  {this moment}: A Friday ritual. A single photo capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to...