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Breaking Through the FOG: Learning to Live with Purpose and Intention

The year 2022 was a fabulous year for me. I married an amazing man that loves and respects me, and loves my daughter, and spent two weeks in the South Pacific on the honeymoon of our dreams. We birthed and homed a litter of puppies to help reclaim an amazing breed of dogs that have…
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Freezing Moments in Time: Why Photography is My Passion

In these big open spaces flaunting the power of nature I feel free, I feel alive, and more importantly I understand the minuteness of my problems and stresses, which helps put everything into perspective. While I would love to bottle this feeling, or better yet, just live permanently in this beauty and power, these moments…
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Finding Clarity in the Forest: The Power of Celebrating Small Victories

In the past, this would have gone down in the books as a failure for me, and perhaps even discouraged me from trying forest shooting again. Certainly not from this location again. But in our greatest failures, we find our greatest growth. And while this in no way classifies as a great failure, I was…
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Discover Hidden Gems: A Back Yard Wanderer’s Guide to Uncovering Local Travel Destinations

The reasons I hear the most about why people don’t travel are usually: It’s too expensive; I don’t have the time; It’s too hard to travel with a family of five. Seeing what the world has to offer can take a lot of money and time for sure, but don’t let the lack of either…