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Summerland Wedding: Joe + Becky

The Falls Wedding: Nick + Donna

UBC Rose Garden Wedding: Mat + Katina

Kind words

Mikaela, we were SO happy we chose you to capture our special day! Everything went so smoothly, from the first time we spoke to getting our photos,
which we absolutely loved! They were exactly what we hoped for. Your kindness and talent just shines, and you have such a unique ability to bring a sense of calm to moments that could otherwise be a stressful part of the wedding day!

We love you and your work, and hope our paths will cross again soon. THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts.

xoxo Noah & Elise

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  • Thinking of two years ago exactly, when two month old Jack was suffering from RSV in the PICU at Seattle Children’s. Hooked up to machines so he could breathe, round the clock aggressive suctioning of his little lungs (oh how he fought that!), not able to nurse him or even hold him for days. Being airlifted from Bellingham to Seattle was surreal, to say the least. 💛 But what I took with me from that time... 👉🏼 Hospital workers are life-giving in more ways than one. They were such a gift and a light during that time, basically strangers and yet showed such a depth of care and love as they rallied around Jack and us. 👉🏼 God’s peace that surpasses all understanding really does carry us through the darkness, for those who believe and call on Him. He gave us light + love in the struggle. He is faithful. 🌼 And in this struggle we all have in common now...here’s praying + hoping we find our own perspectives of joy and light among the darkness.
  • Well someone is staying focused and productive around here. This counts as home school, right? 👏🏼
  • Can’t keep the house clean, can’t keep their tummies full 🤪 Often hard to split focus between homeschool, busy littles, the news and work...and speaking of work, how to navigate that in uncertain times... But no matter how unsettling things may be, I get to end every day with my head on my pillow, thankful for the security and safety and familiarity of home, and those I get to share it with 🏡 #silverlinings #stayhome #staysafe
  • Some routines aren’t changing around here. What’s a routine you’re sticking with in these strange, uncertain days? 🛁 Bible study, yard work, skincare...I read an article yesterday that said “if I’m going to cocoon, I better come out a butterfly” About finding comfort in daily routines like skincare, just doing whatever normal things we can in a not-so-normal situation. 🧴 These days especially, it’s the little things. 🧼 Sharing more in my stories today and in my Skincare archives 🥰 I love that @beautycounter is offering 10% off site wide right now, for those basics and self-care items we still need, created with your health in mind, delivered right to your door. 📫
  • One perk to being a forced homebody (actually, you don’t have to force me 😆) ...time to read! Here are some favorites of mine from the past 9 years of our book club. We read a book a month so there have been A LOT of titles 📚 It was fun to sift through the lists and almost impossible to narrow down my top ten...so I went a little over. Listed in random order 💁🏼‍♀️ . • The Book Thief by Markus Zusak . • All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr . • Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens . • The Paris Wife by Paula McLain . • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith . • The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman . • Rules of Civility by Amor Towles . • Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand . • The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah . • North of Normal by Cea Sunrise Person . • To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee . • Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly . • A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout . Tell me, do we share any favorites? 📖 What’s next on your list?
  • Trying to wrap my head around no school and no church gatherings for the next month+ at least. It’s time to tuck in at home and do our part in containing you know what. I may have shed a few tears, but we’re choosing to see this as a time for rest and some at-home projects 🌱 Never more grateful for a stocked pantry and freezer, space and a yard to play and get fresh air, for health, for loved ones to hold tight and keep each other entertained 👆🏼and for a job I can work at from home, but most of all, for a reason to have hope and not fear, even in unsettling times. ♥️ “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.” Hebrews 10:23 How are you planning to pass the time and keep spirits up? 👏🏼
  • My only regret in ordering these brass frame calendars for my wedding clients is...not ordering one for myself! @artifactuprising can always be counted on for the most beautiful photographic gifts ✨
  • I walked away from our leadership conference fired up and thankful to advocate for safer beauty with @beautycounter aka THE leader in clean, and in the company of inspiring, intelligent, likeminded women. Sure, we had earned our way to attend in San Francisco. And yeah, the coronavirus got in the way. But I firmly believe everything happens for a reason and yesterday in Vancouver we came together to learn and grow (and get excited about all the NEW product launching soon!!) and the sun shone for us and it was an all around beautiful day. Together, we are lending our voices to move a market. Together, we are educating on ingredient safety. Together, we are sharing a solution. And together, we have a lot of fun. @leadersinclean #lead2020