Just the girl next door trying to get through life, both the sweet & the sour moments, one day at a time.
I spent 2 full days at Reset, a photography conference at the iHotel in Champaign, Illinois soaking in as much knowledge as I possibly could from the creative aspect of actually taking photos to all the things you need to make your business successful and have longevity. All of that was wonderful but the greatest value…
Death & Divorce. Two very different paths resulting often in similar sadness. I would argue that divorce is just as hard as losing a spouse to death. And my mom, who became a widow 25 years ago, would argue divorce is even harder. My dad was killed in a farming accident when I was in…
While I’ve been separated from my ex for many years, I still had a lot of stuff taking up mental space with regards to the never ending divorce process. I’m thrilled to say that after almost 5 years from the time I knew our marriage would never be the same, I am now divorced. The…
Jeremy Cowart is a photographer and just an awesome person doing amazing things with his God given talents. But you know what… had he believed his test scores when he was younger he would not be making the world a better place. He is sharing his talents, helping to tell stories of those in third…
I found a lot of things in Mexico- a liter of Vanilla for my oldest, a Mexico soccer jersey for my middle son, and a straw hat with a band of Bob Marley colors on it for my youngest. And guess what else I found… myself. When a successful photographer Maureen Flynn who also happens…
Spreading Sunshine Update Last week, I asked you if you knew anyone who could benefit from a little sunshine my boys and I planned to spread. After a few correspondences we began planning our surprises. The first woman we surprised is a widow, has been under the weather, and missing the warm weather. With…
So in this post, I shared about an incident of the broken ornament that led me to wanting to try to gain a more intimate relationship with God again. God is making sure I get the message loud and clear AND take action. Have you ever heard of a God wink? There is a powerful…
Hello Sweet Friend! My name is Heather and I’m just the girl next door trying to figure out life, one day at a time. Aside from my dad’s death when I was a freshman in high school, my life was pretty easy breezy. I got married in 2000, started a family in 2002 and by…
I cried at the gym yesterday. It’s not about my body weight but the weight in my life that it represents. After slowly trying to get moving the last few weeks, I finally jumped right back in with my first real workout in months. It felt good to finally be ready to attack it, yet…
Here is a photo of the last trip we ever took as a family of 5. I’m smiling and completely unaware of how my world was gonna get turned upside down just a couple weeks later. Last pic ever taken as a family of 5 with mom from Nov. 2010. And you know what…