• These two greeted me singing me happy anniversary. The have already watched this 3 times this morning. They are the best part of our anniversary. Love their love for us 🤣 If you are looking for great wedding videographers. Highly highly recommend @wildoakfilms 6 years today! Best day ever ❤️ #hsidobbq11114
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    These two greeted me singing me happy anniversary. The have already watched this 3 times this morning. They are the best part of our anniversary. Love their love for us 🤣 If you are looking for great wedding videographers. Highly highly recommend @wildoakfilms 6 years today! Best day ever ❤️ #hsidobbq11114
  • These two are the scream of the crop for me 👻👻 Eli has been showing interest in taking pictures so I gave him my camera remote and we had an old fashioned kitchen dance party, just like my mom used to have with us! We enjoyed the day out and about scoring a few new farm toys and they kept telling me that today has been the best day ever. I finally feel like myself a little more and more each day and less haggard sleepy mom mess! This has been my first full time back to work fall season and it’s also made me feel alive again. I am forever grateful for the gift of being a mama. I had the best mom for 29 years and she sadly lost her fight to cancer 2 weeks after I turned 30 Holidays like today remind me what. Precious gift it is to be a mama. These two little boo’s have my heart. Happy Halloween! Chase Joy❤️👻
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    These two are the scream of the crop for me 👻👻 Eli has been showing interest in taking pictures so I gave him my camera remote and we had an old fashioned kitchen dance party, just like my mom used to have with us! We enjoyed the day out and about scoring a few new farm toys and they kept telling me that today has been the best day ever. I finally feel like myself a little more and more each day and less haggard sleepy mom mess! This has been my first full time back to work fall season and it’s also made me feel alive again. I am forever grateful for the gift of being a mama. I had the best mom for 29 years and she sadly lost her fight to cancer 2 weeks after I turned 30 Holidays like today remind me what. Precious gift it is to be a mama. These two little boo’s have my heart. Happy Halloween! Chase Joy❤️👻
  • “We may not have it all together, but together we have it all.” Heath always says, when they are grown it will stay clean 🤣. Don’t judge food on my couch and Jack’s bowl of mustard and ALL the sugar. This is what life looks like when your a work from home photographer with 50+ sessions in the next coming days. I had a sweet friend check in on me the other night, @kwillis113 thank you! My friend @louisvilleyogamom always reminds me to find the joy in the mess of life and to be thankful to have kids to make the mess. Y’all. My heart is so full. I’m in such a good place and so thankful for @doctormomem and the wisdom she has put in my world. The boys went with dad yesterday and I enjoyed a quiet hour picking up the mess and I’m sure it will get right back to this for many days this month but you know what, like the coffee cup @kari_heimerman got me says. I am blessed. Happy Halloween y’all. I’m up, working before the boys get up with such a full heart. If your friends with a photographer and they are in a different world in their head when you are trying to talk to them. Imagine waiting tables, and having 50 different session orders, with 50 different locations, trying to stay in the real world and not in their head. Feed them, hug them, take them coffee or just cheer them on! I am so blessed to tell stories for a living and I can’t thank you enough for following along 😍 Super thankful for my friends who keep checking in on me. I am blessed 🥰 Oh, and yesterday was @smallwoodhome delivery day. My kid’s cried when we took down our old imaged and were equally excited about the new ones going up. Enjoy their crooked hanging! I love @smallwoodhome first of many times of ordering from them! A huge thank you to @poppystudioks for the beautiful new images
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    “We may not have it all together, but together we have it all.” Heath always says, when they are grown it will stay clean 🤣. Don’t judge food on my couch and Jack’s bowl of mustard and ALL the sugar. This is what life looks like when your a work from home photographer with 50+ sessions in the next coming days. I had a sweet friend check in on me the other night, @kwillis113 thank you! My friend @louisvilleyogamom always reminds me to find the joy in the mess of life and to be thankful to have kids to make the mess. Y’all. My heart is so full. I’m in such a good place and so thankful for @doctormomem and the wisdom she has put in my world. The boys went with dad yesterday and I enjoyed a quiet hour picking up the mess and I’m sure it will get right back to this for many days this month but you know what, like the coffee cup @kari_heimerman got me says. I am blessed. Happy Halloween y’all. I’m up, working before the boys get up with such a full heart. If your friends with a photographer and they are in a different world in their head when you are trying to talk to them. Imagine waiting tables, and having 50 different session orders, with 50 different locations, trying to stay in the real world and not in their head. Feed them, hug them, take them coffee or just cheer them on! I am so blessed to tell stories for a living and I can’t thank you enough for following along 😍 Super thankful for my friends who keep checking in on me. I am blessed 🥰 Oh, and yesterday was @smallwoodhome delivery day. My kid’s cried when we took down our old imaged and were equally excited about the new ones going up. Enjoy their crooked hanging! I love @smallwoodhome first of many times of ordering from them! A huge thank you to @poppystudioks for the beautiful new images
  • “Unexpected friendships are the best ones.” Almost 6 years ago these two were my wedding DJ’a. Shout out @dbextremedj I met with Rhondi and planned a wedding before I was engaged. Long, true story 🤪 I am A wedding Photographer and I wanted the best and A fall wedding. My six year anniversary is this Sunday! Crazy how fast time flies on by. I listened to a sermon at 5 am this morning from @crosspoint.tv about loving one another & 1 about patience. It kicked me straight in the gut 🤪. As a small business owner I have realized I am saying yes to too many things that take away from my most important job, being a mom. I wanted to be married and a mama for so long and I remember my oldest sister @alh1220 kindly reminding me one time I don’t have an expiration date, and that one day when my house was full of loud, I would want this quiet back. Y’all, we can’t take our debit cards to heaven. And like Pastor Kevin referenced If Jesus would have had a social following, what does that truly mean? It’s so easy to look at Suzie down the road and think, man she’s got it going on. But friend, take a look into your heart today. Who is most important and what are you worshipping and who are you envying? I had a home full of friends last night and my heart is full for my Tuesday people. It’s a night I look forward too, try not to schedule things on. Because the people are important to me. Just like @becca91314 & @justincaywood are to me. No matter how long it has been, we pick up where we left off and document the time spent together and if they come to me, they get their @thebarn.burrton fix! I love you guys and cherish your friendship! Happy day! Chase joy friend!
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    “Unexpected friendships are the best ones.” Almost 6 years ago these two were my wedding DJ’a. Shout out @dbextremedj I met with Rhondi and planned a wedding before I was engaged. Long, true story 🤪 I am A wedding Photographer and I wanted the best and A fall wedding. My six year anniversary is this Sunday! Crazy how fast time flies on by. I listened to a sermon at 5 am this morning from @crosspoint.tv about loving one another & 1 about patience. It kicked me straight in the gut 🤪. As a small business owner I have realized I am saying yes to too many things that take away from my most important job, being a mom. I wanted to be married and a mama for so long and I remember my oldest sister @alh1220 kindly reminding me one time I don’t have an expiration date, and that one day when my house was full of loud, I would want this quiet back. Y’all, we can’t take our debit cards to heaven. And like Pastor Kevin referenced If Jesus would have had a social following, what does that truly mean? It’s so easy to look at Suzie down the road and think, man she’s got it going on. But friend, take a look into your heart today. Who is most important and what are you worshipping and who are you envying? I had a home full of friends last night and my heart is full for my Tuesday people. It’s a night I look forward too, try not to schedule things on. Because the people are important to me. Just like @becca91314 & @justincaywood are to me. No matter how long it has been, we pick up where we left off and document the time spent together and if they come to me, they get their @thebarn.burrton fix! I love you guys and cherish your friendship! Happy day! Chase joy friend!
  • He walks up and asks me the funniest questions. “Momma, why did you want to be a mommy?” I had kids later in life than I ever dreamed of. But I can’t imagine not being a mama. I answered Jacks question saying that I had such a good mama, I always wanted to have babies to love them like she loved us. She taught me so much, just by watching her. She always put others first and herself last. She was always looking for someone to bless. And she was the most kind, thoughtful, and generous person I knew. Today I am thankful for preschool. School is out and my kids are a mess! I’m getting nothing done but we did play in the snow for 5 minutes but it’s SO cold out and not much snow to make anything 🤪 I’m trying to figure how to reschedule my weekend into an already full calendar and still be a mom to my boys. Thankful for an unexpected break but man is it hard to work from home with two toddlers home. Happy Monday, Friend ❤️. I bet you are getting more done than I am. But as @thetornedge says, “be you, not them.” Me today is mama. ❤️❤️
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    He walks up and asks me the funniest questions. “Momma, why did you want to be a mommy?” I had kids later in life than I ever dreamed of. But I can’t imagine not being a mama. I answered Jacks question saying that I had such a good mama, I always wanted to have babies to love them like she loved us. She taught me so much, just by watching her. She always put others first and herself last. She was always looking for someone to bless. And she was the most kind, thoughtful, and generous person I knew. Today I am thankful for preschool. School is out and my kids are a mess! I’m getting nothing done but we did play in the snow for 5 minutes but it’s SO cold out and not much snow to make anything 🤪 I’m trying to figure how to reschedule my weekend into an already full calendar and still be a mom to my boys. Thankful for an unexpected break but man is it hard to work from home with two toddlers home. Happy Monday, Friend ❤️. I bet you are getting more done than I am. But as @thetornedge says, “be you, not them.” Me today is mama. ❤️❤️
  • Today’s a good snuggling day! My boys already had the day off and they Are already asking me to put snow pants on! I spent part of yesterday in the ER with tummy issues. Thankful for the kind clients who understood and rescheduled. And for the one sweet one I forgot to call, the grace for understanding. It’s so hard remembering all the things. Especially when your having yummy problems. But, all is well and we’re back on track. The ER staff was amazing and I got a long nap thankful for my sweet mother in law keeping the boys for me all weekend and giving me a break and I even got a date with the hubs too! Snuggle all day and don’t feel bad friends. It’s cold out there. ❄️💨
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    Today’s a good snuggling day! My boys already had the day off and they Are already asking me to put snow pants on! I spent part of yesterday in the ER with tummy issues. Thankful for the kind clients who understood and rescheduled. And for the one sweet one I forgot to call, the grace for understanding. It’s so hard remembering all the things. Especially when your having yummy problems. But, all is well and we’re back on track. The ER staff was amazing and I got a long nap thankful for my sweet mother in law keeping the boys for me all weekend and giving me a break and I even got a date with the hubs too! Snuggle all day and don’t feel bad friends. It’s cold out there. ❄️💨
  • Hi friends! I hope you are having a great Thursday! @poppystudioks came and hung out with us Monday night and I have a pretty new updated picture gallery of my favorite boys 💙💙 A little bit about me for some of my newer followers. I am a farmers daughter married to a farmer boy and now we are raising up our own farmer boys. 💙💙 I grew up with 4 sisters and now we all have boys and my dad thinks it’s great that we all have boys and he had 5 girls 🤣🤣 I lost my mom to lung cancer in April of 2011. She’s a big part of my “why” I do what I do. My favorite photographs are the ones with her in them. She always loved coming to my house because there were so many framed pictures with her in them. Cancer was the worst and best thing that happened to me. It stole my mama before I was married and had children of my own. There are days when the house is a wreck and laundry is piled so high I just want my mom. You can relate I am sure. When my first son my was born I ached for her. I felt like I got jipped in a lot of ways. But, God showed up in my story. @celeste_guido showed up one evening at @jonathansgrille and she took my hand, and walked me into the light of what really mattered. And together we faced the season of losing our moms to cancer together. Braver, stronger, and together we have carried through these past 10 years and I am forever grateful for our paths connecting. I got lost in my thoughts but here I am now on the other side of cancer. A decade later with so much Joy in my heart. I have two wonderful sons, @lifeasjackandeli , and they love my mama and love talking about her, always asking God in our prayers to give her our love. I am incredibly grateful for my friends who have weathered me during these seasons of my life and as I journey to become the best that I am and have been created to be. Cancer has brought equally the amount of joy as it stole from me. I love my simple life and the people in it. And I look forward to meeting a lot of new clients in my up coming minis and remaining fall sessions. It’s a wonderful life friends, I am so glad I get to journey through it with you! A huge shout out to Lacy @poppystudioks for 📸
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    Hi friends! I hope you are having a great Thursday! @poppystudioks came and hung out with us Monday night and I have a pretty new updated picture gallery of my favorite boys 💙💙 A little bit about me for some of my newer followers. I am a farmers daughter married to a farmer boy and now we are raising up our own farmer boys. 💙💙 I grew up with 4 sisters and now we all have boys and my dad thinks it’s great that we all have boys and he had 5 girls 🤣🤣 I lost my mom to lung cancer in April of 2011. She’s a big part of my “why” I do what I do. My favorite photographs are the ones with her in them. She always loved coming to my house because there were so many framed pictures with her in them. Cancer was the worst and best thing that happened to me. It stole my mama before I was married and had children of my own. There are days when the house is a wreck and laundry is piled so high I just want my mom. You can relate I am sure. When my first son my was born I ached for her. I felt like I got jipped in a lot of ways. But, God showed up in my story. @celeste_guido showed up one evening at @jonathansgrille and she took my hand, and walked me into the light of what really mattered. And together we faced the season of losing our moms to cancer together. Braver, stronger, and together we have carried through these past 10 years and I am forever grateful for our paths connecting. I got lost in my thoughts but here I am now on the other side of cancer. A decade later with so much Joy in my heart. I have two wonderful sons, @lifeasjackandeli , and they love my mama and love talking about her, always asking God in our prayers to give her our love. I am incredibly grateful for my friends who have weathered me during these seasons of my life and as I journey to become the best that I am and have been created to be. Cancer has brought equally the amount of joy as it stole from me. I love my simple life and the people in it. And I look forward to meeting a lot of new clients in my up coming minis and remaining fall sessions. It’s a wonderful life friends, I am so glad I get to journey through it with you! A huge shout out to Lacy @poppystudioks for 📸
  • Y’all. We had family pictures with the talented @poppystudioks the boys are already telling me their favorites they want printed for “their wall.” My kids literally sing and talk to their pictures. I haven’t had pictures printed since 2018 because last year I had hoods on their jackets and it was a chilly November evening and they insisted on wearing them. But we choo-choo’d ran around mom and dad and played down by the river pretending the sun was shining. This is my favorite season y’all. My kids say the craziest things with those precious toddler voices and I just wish I could have this time back. But that’s why we get dressed up. Wear the new clothes (most of ours came from good will thanks to Eli’s love for pink) but it’s so much fun to play and snuggle and dance. My heart is full as we head into this Tuesday! These two love birds were my wedding DJ and I love that we have stayed so close. They are the best!
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    Y’all. We had family pictures with the talented @poppystudioks the boys are already telling me their favorites they want printed for “their wall.” My kids literally sing and talk to their pictures. I haven’t had pictures printed since 2018 because last year I had hoods on their jackets and it was a chilly November evening and they insisted on wearing them. But we choo-choo’d ran around mom and dad and played down by the river pretending the sun was shining. This is my favorite season y’all. My kids say the craziest things with those precious toddler voices and I just wish I could have this time back. But that’s why we get dressed up. Wear the new clothes (most of ours came from good will thanks to Eli’s love for pink) but it’s so much fun to play and snuggle and dance. My heart is full as we head into this Tuesday! These two love birds were my wedding DJ and I love that we have stayed so close. They are the best!
  • “And to say gracious words is brave. To speak life into someone else takes courage. Whether you are correcting in love, standing up for the voiceless, praying for the sick, or praising and loving others, your words are changing the atmosphere. Don't be afraid. Be brave. Say the things that will speak truth and heal. Hold your tongue in anger or fear—those are the times when a coward speaks. But when the moment comes to say the gracious thing that will mark a heart forever? Say it. Speak love, and watch as beautiful things come to life.” @anniefdowns This is my beautiful friend Jenny who runs @special_k9_dog_training The year I turned 38 (thirty-great) she bought me a birthday drink at @thebarn.burrton and we became super duper 3 am kind of friends. We’ve been there for each other in the hard times, the good times, and lots of birthday parties and lunches after church just because. Our kids love each other and it’s so fun having mom friends who can walk in when your house is a total wreck and know that they aren’t silently judging you. Our lives are often messy but our friendship isn’t. I love Jenny and your friendship is a blessing!!! I love you like a sister!!
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    “And to say gracious words is brave. To speak life into someone else takes courage. Whether you are correcting in love, standing up for the voiceless, praying for the sick, or praising and loving others, your words are changing the atmosphere. Don't be afraid. Be brave. Say the things that will speak truth and heal. Hold your tongue in anger or fear—those are the times when a coward speaks. But when the moment comes to say the gracious thing that will mark a heart forever? Say it. Speak love, and watch as beautiful things come to life.” @anniefdowns This is my beautiful friend Jenny who runs @special_k9_dog_training The year I turned 38 (thirty-great) she bought me a birthday drink at @thebarn.burrton and we became super duper 3 am kind of friends. We’ve been there for each other in the hard times, the good times, and lots of birthday parties and lunches after church just because. Our kids love each other and it’s so fun having mom friends who can walk in when your house is a total wreck and know that they aren’t silently judging you. Our lives are often messy but our friendship isn’t. I love Jenny and your friendship is a blessing!!! I love you like a sister!!