How To Take An Active Role in Creating M...

By day, I am a professional photographer. I’m also a big fan of TED talks. When I saw this brief TED talk come across my subscription queue, watching it was an immediate must. A long time ago in New York City, Steven Addis stood on a corner holding his 1-year-old daughter in his arms, and his wife snapped a photo. That image inspired an annual father-daughter ritual, where Addis...

“I Am A Princess”

Gentlemen…this is the princess we keep. These are our daughters. I know, I know. I’m aware of Disney’s critics over the years, and I’ve even sided with them from time to time. Our three-year-old princess is familiar with many of the Disney characters, even the ones we don’t want to influence her at this stage of her life (Hi, Ariel), BUT this video pretty...

The Promise My Dad Chose To See

I’ll never forget all the times my dad and I shared together. There were so many times he could have told me he was too busy or that I needed to go help my mom with my brother, but he never did. Dad always had time for his little girl. I admired my dad and prayed that someday I would meet a man who would take care of me the way my father did. I prayed that man would be a reflection...

How Dedication & Determination Save...

Tears filled my eyes as my arm wound its way through the arm of the man who has been #1 in my life for my 24 years. Those arms are the same ones who held onto and steadied my chubby toddler legs on my first birthday as I waddled around the roller skating rink in my skates adorned with hot pink wheels. Those are the very same arms that would hold on to the back of my bike until I was...

I Went to the Animal Fair

I went to the animal fair, The birds and the beasts were there; The big baboon by the light of the moon Was combing his auburn hair. You ought to have seen the monk, Who sat on the elephant’s trunk. The elephant sneezed and fell on his knees, And what became of the monk, the monk? Took my daughter for a great day at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence the other day. It was world...