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graduating senior woman standing on roof

It was a cloudy day. It had rained a little earlier. But the skies started to clear just for us. And it took me back to a cloudy day in 2002. One of my very first memories of this graduating senior. Lauren was four months old. And I was in the fourth grade. My mom […]

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graduating senior young man at boardwalk

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | AJ’s Santa Cruz Senior Photos

It was nearly 10 years ago. The summer before I left for college. I was serving at my church in kids’ ministry. And we had just brought in a family from the East Coast to take over. When AJ’s family moved to my hometown, he was probably 8-years-old. And now that’s he’s 18 and graduating, […]

It was nearly 10 years ago. The summer before I left for college. I was serving at my church in kids’ ministry. And we had just brought in a family from the East Coast to take over. When AJ’s family moved to my hometown, he was probably 8-years-old. And now that’s he’s 18 and graduating, […]

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young woman high school senior girl in graduation dress twirling in front of Gavilan College duck pond for senior portraits

I remember a time when this girl was too little to tie her own shoes. There were days that my mom—her godmother—carried her while chaperoning my 4th grade field trips. While I don’t have any biological sisters, Lauren is my soul sister, and her Dreamy Senior Session was one of the most emotional and sentimental […]

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Coyote Valley Senior Portrait Session

JOY.

That’s the word that comes to mind as I approach the fall season, the end of Daylight Saving Time, and cozy cuddles with Michael while we binge watch Chuck on Hulu. I think the average person—especially in California—just adores long…

JOY.

That’s the word that comes to mind as I approach the fall season, the end of Daylight Saving Time, and cozy cuddles with Michael while we binge watch Chuck on Hulu. I think the average person—especially in California—just adores long…

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