It is an immeasurable privilege to be trusted to capture the best moments of people's lives. It's such a joy to capture, forever, the moments and feelings that are so fleeting. Come along and see some of my favorites...
A collection of some of my favorite moments captured...love, families and my own life.
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My Baby girl is somehow two-years-old. Her actual birthday was during our month away, so we finally celebrated with the big group last weekend. It was the smallest birthday party we’ve had and it was so calm and lovely. The moms had to force the kids to leave at the end, so I take that […]
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76. a month away from real life. For a month of this fleeting summer I got to escape the many stimulants of real life. I didn’t wear heels, jeans, makeup or do anything but brush my hair (and only when I really wanted to.) Now, I do love all these things. But going from bathing […]
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For three years now, not in a row, we have hosted a Summer Solstice party at our house. Peter and I really love it, but for different reasons. I love the decorating, of course. Peter likes the ease of socializing at our home with most of the people we love. Here’s a little sneak at […]
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70. a school that makes her feel like this…71. our small group from our church72. Betty- the social planner of the group73. excuses for socializing and brunch!74. technology (and a moment’s peace)75. pizza (and a moment to make it!)
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65. a smooth and fun playdate66. spring days 67. baby pools and hoses 68. ballet even in the grass69. lazy afternoons spent among pillows
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We Stegalls love to celebrate. If there’s a reason to get together for a meal and even better to decorate, we will do it. Our latest reason to celebrate was little Sadie’s 4th birthday. It’s such a fun age and she’s just the most adorable, winsome child. My sister Hagen was the instigator and […]
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A couple of weeks ago, my friends Ashley and Erin and I took our children strawberry picking. It was so much fun and we’ve all become experts at preparing strawberry dishes! We went to Witt Farms in Hayden, AL. We’re planning to go back for blackberries AND peaches in a few months.
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59. Spring time60. afternoons spent with my girls and not in an office.61. playing with long-time friends62. Dawson Ballet- the perfect combination of my gifts! 63. her first ballet recital 64. that it’s over!!!
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“…if I don’t see God, I’ll bow down before something else…And whether I am conscious of it or not, any created thing of which I am amazed, it is the glimpse of His face to which I bow down. Do I have eyes to see it’s Him and not the thing?” (Ann Voskamp, One Thousand […]
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Recently I was irritated with my adorable 19-month old because she wouldn’t lay still while I was trying to change her diaper. As she STOOD on the changing table and leaned against the wall where her initials hang, my anger melted away and turned to brilliance! I should do a “time-lapse” blog of her in […]
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“Do I really smother my own joy because I believe that anger achieves more than love? That Satan’s way is more powerful, more practical, more fulfilling in my daily life than Jesus’ way? Why else get angry? Isn’t it because I think complaining, exasperation, resentment will pound me up into the full life I really […]
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“… but to give thanks is an action and rejoice is a verb and these are not mere pulsing emotions. While I may not always feel joy, God asks me to give thanks in all things, because He knows that the feeling of joy begins in the action of thanksgiving… The demanding of my own […]
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Photographers say it all the time… we don’t take pictures of our own life because we’re so busy taking pictures of others. I did really well taking pictures at milestones, until about 10 months ago. But today, me and my girls took a trip to the Birmingham Botanical Gardens and enjoyed this spring day right […]
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36. A husband who plays princesses and blows bubbles with our daughters37. that she got his big blue eyes and gentle spirit38. …and eyelashes39. bathtime 40. the never-ending joy of making anything a hat 41. baby bellies 42. that this one is taking her time growing up “How do you count on life when the […]
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“God is always good and I am always loved. Everything is eucharisteo. Because eucharisteo is how Jesus, at the Last Supper, showed us to transfigure things- take the pain that is given, give thanks for it and transform it into a joy that fulfills all emptiness. I have glimpsed it: This, the hard eucharisteo. The […]
