Two family friends, who have meant much to both Seth and I and our children,

were married this past May.  Abe and Kara asked me to  share in the fun of the photography.

Camping at Kiser…

the chosen event by the kiddos in celebration of another school year finished…

I took a break this week from wedding picture editing to work on the photos for my brother-in-law Joe,  and his wife Shana,

…and their beautiful, full-of-activity family:

four precious adopted children,

one sweet biological daughter,

and one chubby-cheeked foster baby.

Joe and Shana’s family is a mirror of the greater family of God,

and they will inspire you.

Take a peek….

When I walk out to the garden in the Spring, and come back into my kitchen with a basket of fresh-picked asparagus, I feel like royalty…for I know we will be eating like kings for dinner! If Spring had a taste, it would satisfyingly clean and crisp, with a faint flavor of rich soil. It would taste like asparagus.

It is Spring…

And there is new life,

fresh life,

tiny, little lives

everywhere I turn…

and it is sweet…

helping to drive away

the old,

the tired,

the outdated and fatigued

in my soul…

and I am thankful.