freeze frame

i am so excited to finally have ordered our family photos (taken in the fall), so it was about time for a little bloggy botox. the fabulous, rachel ruffer took our photos. she had never photographed a family before and the poor thing got thrown into the deep end in with this crew. but she did swimmingly (pun intended) in dealing with the kids and the hardest part, the neurotic mom.

it has been a joy to watch rachel blossom as a photographer, but even more to see her blossom as a woman of god. if you are in nebraska, please check her out (especially the behind the lens part). we love the photos she took for us...

(that was our christmas card pic. i still have 100 yet to send. hey, maybe you'll get one...in july!)

my very favorite, up on our wall...

(photographer of the photo of the photo...the divine miss em)

i chose the frame background for my blog because a) i think it's super cool looking and b) it seems to represent what this blog is all about for me. i want my blog to be a frame supporting the life god has given me. sometimes that picture of my life is out of focus. other times there is so much motion that the picture is blurred. sadly, there are times you miss the shot altogether. and then there are times, those blessed times, when you get a snapshot that is pure beauty. and maybe you learn along the way, that all of the above are beautiful in their own way.

welcome to my life.