seeing the beauty

this won't be a typical post. no images to share...just words...raw & real.

i had the opportunity last week to see the real beauty behind my job. i got to capture love. love in it's truest and purest form for a family who had stillborn twin girls. at first, i wasn't sure i could do it. i prayed that god would help me be strong for them...strong enough to focus on the beauty of his creation. strong enough to preserve the memory of their precious, sweet lives in a way that their family could cherish forever. it was hard. seeing pain is not easy for anyone...but after pain comes the long road to healing and i pray for this family that they will soon begin to heal from their terrible loss. please pray for this special family. there is hopefully some comfort in knowing their sweet girls are being cradled in the arms of their Maker.

the images i took are ones that show their family's unending love. their pain. and the beauty of god's creation. images that will be the memories of their sweet girls that they will use to heal. and love. that is exactly why i do what i do. preserving glimpses of emotion into tangible images that last forever.

take a little moment to be grateful and thankful for the beauty that is always around us.

may your unfailing love be my comfort... psalm 119:76

stevens family | washington family session

when we went to seattle i was able to squeeze in a session with my sister and nephews. 

(i say squeeze, because we literally did this on our way to the airport!) 

parker and clark are so cute...and i'm not just saying that because i'm their auntie! :)

the boys love exploring outside and all those tall trees and ivy patches 

make for some great pint sized adventures. 

i loved being able to capture that little bit of their love for 'xplorin. 

and my sister is pretty much a model.....well, she should be. she's gorgeous. 

thanks for letting me romp around the forrest with you guys 

& chase you around with my camera.

there's plenty more where that came from!

love you guys.

seattle trip.

have i mentioned that my family lives in seattle? 

our youngest little man and i went out there to visit for a week. 

leo loved meeting his aunties, an uncle, cousins, grandparents and great grandparents. 

he got lots of snuggles & love...and i got lots shooting time with some perfect little models. :)

later this week i'll share the session i did with my sister and her boys amongst the ginormous trees of washington...all those evergreens are magical. 

for now, here are a few snapshots and a spectacular sunset overlooking lake washington...

updates!

can i just say that i am SO EXCITED it's pretty much fall? september is the month i have been waiting for all year long. the weather cools off and my husband will be home from deployment (just for a couple weeks), and then we'll welcome our third little bundle of love into the world! 

so much to be thankful for. 

with that being said, i will be on maternity leave from september 19th - october 24th. but will be scheduling out sessions after that! so please, let me know if you need any pictures in the next few weeks. :)

also, please stay tuned for details about holiday mini-sessions! 

i hope you enjoyed the beautiful weather and a relaxing labor day weekend!

-rutheah