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WELCOME TO THE REFLECTIONS BLOG

Practical tips, stories, and more to simplify your motherhood journey

As a mom of 4 and family photographer of 20+ years, I’m here to help with tips, tricks, and specific recommendations for parents in the Niagara Falls, Ontario region.

Whether you’re expecting, a new mom, or a parent of young children, pour yourself a cup of tea and relax while you read.

My Love For You Is Forever

Baby, sometimes I wish I could take a moment and glimpse into how you see the world. I wonder how everything looks to you. I wonder what you’re thinking when you see me come into your room at night and how it makes you feel when I rock you to sleep. I wonder whether there are things you want to...

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A Christmas Reminder

There is a magic and a miracle to this season. That amidst Santa, brightly coloured lights, sugary cookies and nativity scenes, there is this magic and this miracle. And sometimes it is almost like if you let your life get too chaotic or even too noisy, you might miss it. You might miss the wonder and the divinity of...

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How To Organize and Print Your Family Photos

I don't want to admit this, but I have a really hard time keeping my personal photos organized.  I spend a great deal of time on my client work, so my family's images just kind of sit there, backed up onto hard drives and it weights heavily on me.

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7 Ways To Create Calm In Your Life

Hey mama, I know that there are some days where life feels so hectic and you hardly get time to sit down. I know that sometimes all your kids start talking to you all at the same time and you aren’t really catching half of the words. I know that sometimes it feels frantic, like you have all this chaos going on...

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The Lullaby

There is a lullaby that we sing over you, baby. It's a song of love and hope and dreaming big. It is song that keeps our hearts in our throats because of our adoration for you. It is a song that we sing over you every time we cradle you, every time we hold you, every time we feed you, every time your name sits like a gift upon our lips.

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7 Reminders To Keep You Present

Life is one of the greatest gifts and the future can be one of the biggest distractions from our today. Whether we are dreaming or worrying, if we let it, those things can steal from the moment that God has given us right here, right now. And in these now moments are treasure to be discovered. This is where life happens. Here are seven simple reminders that can pull you into your today.

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Holding Your Artwork In Your Hands

I believe in a tangible photography experience, encouraging you to have your artwork printed, whether it be in an album, image box or as wall portraits.  Life is just too short to let those digital files sit in a drawer, or become an obsolete file type.  Your baby and your relationships are worth more that that.  They’re worth preserving.

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Why Gratitude Matters

There is something about gratitude that is transforming. There is something about gratitude that multiplies our hope. There is something about gratitude that shifts our perspective from ‘what we don’t have’ to what we do. It is almost like when we start saying what we are thankful for and when we start seeing the beauty in our lives, we can’t stop. Suddenly, it is everywhere we go.

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