Even as I write the title of this post today, I almost feel the opposite, I have no words. I am overcome with hope, with deliverance, redemption, sadness, loneliness, and joy, deep joy. My days here lately have been full of pain for my dearest friends, tasting the nastiness of this life, hard core. I am so deeply impressed with my friends, I have never watched with my own two eyes, people love like this and surround those they love. This is family if I’ve ever seen it. People who mourn together, give up their time, their last drop of energy to be with the ones they love that hurt. There is only one source of love like this, and its not human. I feel hopeful today, confident of things to come, that there is more to life than work, money, status….. but is people, its us, its friendships, lovers, sisters, daughters, fathers, co-workers, neighbors. Its our time together here amist all this mess, our imperfections, our laughter and tears, and hope and despair. I’m so glad we are doing this together.
Thank you friends for being such a obvious example of whom you serve. I am privileged by your love, and full of hope for the days to come, and am so grateful for all the days we have together here.
I am so very excited to bring you this Woodland Inspiration Shoot. A group of talented vendors got together wanting an inspirational shoot void of pastels and pretty pinks to bring imagery to the bride with a love of nature and the beauty in the barren winter months. Katie from Jayne Weddings first hatched this … Continue reading
One shot as a fun Sneak Peek to what I will be posting on Thursday!! Katie from Jayne Weddings , Kelly from Fleur and I got together to brainstorm a wedding inspiration shoot that was void of pastels and appealed to a love of nature and the barren months of winter. This gorgeous dress was … Continue reading
This week started my yearly class at Chicago Botanic Garden teaching Macro Photography in the greenhouse. It is always a welcome change of pace for me to communicate the technicalities of the camera, meet new students and spend some time away from the computer. I wander with my class in the green humidity and it relaxes … Continue reading
We are so honored to see Catherine & Sean’s modern wedding up on Style Me Pretty this afternoon! Go have a look!
I love rainy day sessions. I know for many a rainy forecast for your session can be a disappointment, but they always end up being so personal and a day to remember. Kristine is so flexible and relaxed so this forecast didn’t even concern her. We hopped in a cab and popped around downtown with … Continue reading
Remember sweet Noah at 3 months? Click here to see how much he’s grown! This little mister is hard not to fall for. He has such a sunny disposition and kept giggling and smiling at me with those beautiful chocolate brown eyes. It is always a joy to spend time with him and his Mom! … Continue reading
this is beautifully written Jessie, thanks for sharing.
jess – it is perfect….thank you for sharing your heart