amanda adams

Last night I spent a while texting with my younger sister, who is an ER nurse on the front lines of this outbreak. There’s no doubt that I’ve been worried about her and her husband since the news of the virus hit the airwaves. I’ve always admired her for the work that she does – […]

As most of you may already know, we are a homeschooling family. Our oldest daughter has been homeschooling for three years. So when our area’s schools started to close due to the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) I wasn’t too worried. After all, we’ve been doing this for years. But the massive influx of children […]

Amanda and Tom chose to meet me at sunrise at the US Capitol Building in DC for their engagement session. What a beautiful fall morning!

Every year for the past 10 years I have made this layered pumpkin cheesecake for my family as soon as the weather begins to cool down. We don’t typically eat pumpkin pie – but this cheesecake never lasts more than a couple days in our house.

I’ve never shared this story with anyone but my husband. To be honest, it’s embarrassing, and left me feeling like a complete failure. I was so confused, too. I never understood what the reason was behind their decision to fire me. And I still don’t, even 8 years later. But that doesn’t take the sting away.

I just knew the vision Jennifer had for her baby shower was going to be an absolute dream, and I certainly wasn’t disappointed when I showed up to see that every detail was well thought out and beautifully designed for her guests.