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Thursday, September 25, 2014

On October 18th, my daughter was born and I became the mother of three children. Hundreds of miles away, on the same day, another baby girl was born and another woman added the third child to her family. We were complete strangers at that time, but our love of photography and family brought us together. We started to have a conversation about motherhood with images, because we tell stories with our cameras. Since some tales are so similar, and some are not, we decided to collaborate and share a photo a week from a normal day as a mother to three.

“Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. Let me hold you while I may, for it may not always be so. One day I shall dig my nails into the earth, or bury my face in the pillow, or stretch myself taut, or raise my hands to the sky and want, more than all the world, your return.” – Mary Jean Irion

you moved in with your big sister to make room for the baby. as a result, you are inseparable now needing one another to fall asleep at night. yet it has been quite the experiment. you are both so different. she is wild and messy. you are wild too but much more orderly. sometimes you are puzzled by your sister’s habits. and you find her most interesting remnants scattered throughout your room. isn’t life with siblings fascinating?

photo by Heather Robinson

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Sunday evenings end with a fire and marshmallow roast. If you kids only knew how much your dad and I love a good campfire, and how, when we bought this house, we eyed the murky, abandoned koi pond and wondered if it could be converted into a fire pit. We are pretty simple folks, he and I. Simple pleasures, the sweet smell of wood smoke, and watching you two watching the fire as the sun goes down on another weekend.

photo by Olivia Gatti of Click Click Love

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freelensing | september

Thursday, September 25, 2014

i miss the freedom that summer gave us. the days felt softer. we took our time with everything. now we must put one foot in front of the other and try to walk a straight line. we march our way through the week in hopes that the weekend will provide us with a cushion to land on. a place to rest. a space to finally exhale our deepest breaths all together.

i had not picked up my camera to freelens in weeks. on this day (a sweet saturday), i found a few minutes of time to finally do so. i ran back and forth from the kitchen where one ate breakfast to the bathroom where another played in the bathtub. this is how almost every day of our beautifully lazy summer began.

Next up in our freelensing blog circle is the spectacular Joni Burtt. Be sure and leave her some love.

a normal day

Thursday, September 11, 2014

On October 18th, my daughter was born and I became the mother of three children. Hundreds of miles away, on the same day, another baby girl was born and another woman added the third child to her family. We were complete strangers at that time, but our love of photography and family brought us together. We started to have a conversation about motherhood with images, because we tell stories with our cameras. Since some tales are so similar, and some are not, we decided to collaborate and share a photo a week from a normal day as a mother to three.

“Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. Let me hold you while I may, for it may not always be so. One day I shall dig my nails into the earth, or bury my face in the pillow, or stretch myself taut, or raise my hands to the sky and want, more than all the world, your return.” – Mary Jean Irion

it has only been a week and a half since you started school but already you have decided that you hate it. today i had a heart to heart with you to better understand what you dislike about your school so that we can find a way to make the situation better for you. after much thought you informed me that you would like to go to fairy school because the only thing you want to learn in school is how to make magic. my sweet girl, how can i show you that this magic you seek has been there all along?

photo by Heather Robinson

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You don’t know what you’ve got until it is gone couldn’t be truer sometimes. Last week, we ran to the beach one last time, feeling so free while also so aware of the change that school was going to bring. And then we woke up the next morning and began a complete routine overhaul. It was shocking to everyone.

When I came across this shot, your bodies running, the towels, the light, that moment of arrival, I paused to mourn the end of another glorious summer with you both. And shuddered a bit to think of how I wanted it to end at times. Because it has. And I miss it already. And so much.

photo by Olivia Gatti of Click Click Love

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10 on 10 | september

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

lately i have been trying to understand what makes me tick. i have been a “glass is half empty” kind of person my whole life. life hurt me. it still does. but it used to hurt a lot and i think my heart broke so many times so many years ago that i just expect it to keep on breaking now. but when i look around me and see what is real and what is now without the tint of the past, there truly is so much light. so much love. and things are good. sure life is hard. at times lonely. but i know i am loved immensely and i love these people i call my family more than life itself. so i am trying to focus on the good and be grateful for what i have now rather than what i once lost. we are all healthy. we have a roof over our heads, food in the fridge, clothes to wear, an old boat that sometimes runs. but most of all we are all here. we are all together. and this most definitely makes my cup runneth over.

Please continue to follow the blog circle to see all of the photographer’s inspiring work this month. Up next is a photographer whose work always captivates me. I love the way DeAnna McCasland captures her beautiful life.

a normal day

Thursday, August 28, 2014

On October 18th, my daughter was born and I became the mother of three children. Hundreds of miles away, on the same day, another baby girl was born and another woman added the third child to her family. We were complete strangers at that time, but our love of photography and family brought us together. We started to have a conversation about motherhood with images, because we tell stories with our cameras. Since some tales are so similar, and some are not, we decided to collaborate and share a photo a week from a normal day as a mother to three.

“Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. Let me hold you while I may, for it may not always be so. One day I shall dig my nails into the earth, or bury my face in the pillow, or stretch myself taut, or raise my hands to the sky and want, more than all the world, your return.” – Mary Jean Irion

photo by Heather Robinson

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photo by Olivia Gatti of Click Click Love

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