Grand Rapids, MI
Doggy Session

I was honored to document these best friends the other day in downtown Grand Rapids. I am wishing my friend, Carle, strength, light, and love while she is going through this last phase with Mojo. They have been together for quite a while, through all of life's ups and downs and all sorts of adventures.

I will be praying for you, dearie.
I hope these photos capture the connection and friendship that you two have shared.

So, I'm posting my pics of my vacation... I thought it would be nice to share something personal, instead of work work work all the time. It was great to see my hanai family! I needed my girls. I was also in desperate need of a real vacation before wedding season started!

I've been going through a time of transformation recently, and as I was reading "Wild" from Cheryl Strayed, I thought what could be more perfect than Oregon at a time like this? I even met a chickie that actually hiked the PCT by herself. I am still in awe of that lady. Little bit of a girl crush. She knows.

We crossed the Bridge of the Gods (from "Wild"), went hiking, stood in awe in front of waterfalls, chilled at some vineyards, played at Canon Beach where The Goonies was filmed, ate oysters in front of the ocean, and had some significant spiritual time at The Grotto...

I am lucky that my old friend, Jen Kane, is the best energy healer out there in the world. I have to give her a shout out-- http://shiftintojoy.com/ -- "Shift Into Joy represents a full body, mind, and spiritual shift." Try it. You will not be disappointed. It is truly amazing.

I am very blessed to have the people in my circle that I do. I am so grateful. Thank you for the aloha...

Bridge of the Gods

"A corvid... A symbol of the void... It's a good thing. It's the place where things are born, where they begin. Think about how a black hole absorbs energy and then releases it as something new and alive." -- "Wild", Cheryl Strayed