“a portrait of Ezra, once a week…every week, in 2014.”
Enjoying his very first ice cream cone at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in California last week.
// Photo edited with The Lightroom Collection by A Beautiful Mess
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Last week, I took a spontaneous trip to Glacier National Park with Ezra and two [past and current] employees from our coffee shop, Red Caboose. We drove up to Bowman Lake and stopped by Polebridge Mercantile, of course we had to pick up a few of their infamous Huckleberry Bear Claws! We also had a few rain clouds over our heads for a bit, but who doesn’t love dancing in the rain? Ok, we actually started playing Hide-N-Seek with Ezra. Glacier Park is about a 30 minute drive from where we live, but in years past….we’d go once or twice in a season and leave those special visits to when we’d have guests in town. Why do we do this? We did this same thing while living in Nashville too- we’d rarely ever go downtown, but when we did….it always left me smiling. I could never get enough of the incredible live music at the staple honky-tonks and neon signs. This summer, I plan to visit Glacier Park every chance I get. It’s the perfect place for Ezra to roam and explore….and my momma heart explodes to see him experiencing new sights and sounds [those birrrrds!]. He loves rocks….and he loves to throw them….so Glacier is his perfect playground. If any of you are up for a trip to Glacier Park- let me know, it’s always more fun with buddies! Below are a few images from our day.
// I see a future fisherman…
I am super excited about this months FREE DOWNLOAD. This quote totally resonates with me….in this season. Actually, I feel like this has been my anthem for a few years now.
When Ashley and I dreamt up the idea to collaborate on this monthly series- and offer it for FREE- the heartbeat of our vision was to encourage YOU. Yes, YOU. It’s been awesome to see our collaboration all over Pinterest and re-tweeted by authors themselves…and I’m totally name dropping here and talking about Christine Cain [she added an IG filter to it, but it’s still awesome]! Although we rarely get credit [we’d rather not watermark our desktops]….we still hold tight to our original vision of creating something beautiful that would be passed around the world wide web…..in hopes to touch peoples lives we’d normally not get the chance to. VISION…..it’s so important to our heart and soul. It’s certainly what fuels everything I do in my life. Whether we are walking in a season of notice and spotlight or doing things behind the scenes and you think no one is noticing……hold tight to the things the Lord has placed before you today. As my pastor often says, “God may not be saying no, but not now.” I love this! So encouraging. Another example of pressing through and clinging tight to VISION & FAITH is in our coffee shop, Red Caboose. It’s a lot of hard work, but more than that…..we’ve had offers from people to buy our building…..all so they can tear it down and build another bar. I know that the Lord brought us to Whitefish, Montana for a reason and one of those reasons is to have stake in our small community and create an inspiring and encouraging environment. For now….we press on….we continue to do our thing and not allow doubt, fear or the temptation of money steal from us……the glory and reward we have in walking out the assignments the Lord has custom made for us in this season. What is it that you’ve planted in your heart? A dream? A goal? An intentional effort to be a better wife, mom or a friend? Don’t let the weeds of anger, insecurity, fear, doubt or the temptation of money and riches keep you from what you’ve purposed in your heart. God sees YOU. He loves you so much. Don’t give up….instead keep watering your soul with Gods Word and allow Him the room to work in your everyday. XOXOXOXO! DESKTOP DOWNLOAD // right click and “use as desktop picture”
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// One of my favorite photos from our adventure at Glacier National Park last week! More to come… As I’ve mentioned in previous blog and Instagram posts, I’ve been really intentional about carving out time to shoot personal ideas & concepts. This helps keeps my creative side flourishing. I believe every artists needs to create for themselves…..to learn, to take risks and to experiment in order to refine our craft. These collaborations with Darci of Bear Grass Gardens have been so much fun. I love her passion for what she does…..so inspiring!
Photograohy: Kelli Trontel
Floral: Bear Grass Gardens
Dress: c/o Harlow
Assistant: Arden Greenwood
Model: Anna Dillon
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