Miller Family {Uptown Edition}

I was pleasantly surprised when Hannah and her brothers called me to spend the afternoon photographing them for a birthday surprise for their mother. (Awww...) Of course, Hannah was the instigator of the whole shindig, but her brothers Tony and Jake were great sports. We met at Jake's house in Uptown and we ventured close by to all sorts of little nooks and crannies so readily available in the city. Despite constantly wiping the sweat from our brows, and dodging sun when possible, it was a wonderful afternoon! (Ending with Sebastian Joe's ice cream helped a little too ;)

I so enjoyed my time with the studly Miller clan. I'm telling you, these people could easily rock the modeling world with their suave looks and cool style.

Thank you Miller's for spending time on the other side of my lens! Your momma will be so proud :)

Cheers!

Adorable.

Hannah you're such a grill head.

This about sums up the sibling dynamics.

Love for the momma.

Notice the sweat rag Jake cleverly brought along :)

Thank you unsuspecting citizen for letting us use your scooter for a prop...

Hannah you are beautiful.

Athletic all around to say the least.

A little lift never hurt anything.

Good catch!

Welcome {Home}

Happy, happy, home for the summer! After a 16 hour drive with the momma and a two day pit stop in Chicago we finally arrived back home.

Isn't it funny how going back home seems to induce so many memories...good and bad. It's almost like induced child pains {or tickles depending on how you look at it}. The smell of the house, position of that old recliner, high school momentos clinging to, if any glory it once had.

Although I am glad to be back for a season to catch up with my wonderful family and friends, my room needed a new twist. I unpacked my hefty bags {that's a long "A" for you southerners} and started the unfinished process.

I squinted, moved several different times to regain different perspectives, sifted through some stuff, stood on my head, and prayed to God for some new inspiration for the look for my room. I started throwing away. Simplifying. Repurposing pretty old things that the momma and super sisters had collected.

I am pretty happy for now. I think the next step will be painting a mural on the wall by means of using a projector to project something to trace? Any suggestions?

It's amazing what a few changes can do. I'm looking forward to making some new memories in my home. Tea with the momma, random haircuts for my sister, lots of dreaming, and motercylcle rides with the guys.

Make something pretty today :)

These are some coral and shells I brought back from Haiti, now a background for my good smellies.

One of my walls is painted white corrugated metal, and next to it on the wall is an old-whitewashed farm door. I found some random hooks and viola, hat and necklace holders.

If you don't own any milk glass bowls...shame. They are the ultimate "workhorse" as my Aunt Pat puts it.

Darling tea pot on my dresser.

This is a picture frame that has been replaced with chicken wire. See that little blonde, crazy haired girld in the corner? Me.

This is just for fun. My dad found crow eggs and nurtured them until they hatched in his nest, it was love at first beak.

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Literally Living

I'm currently living in Birmingham,Alabama. It's the third month at the ministry school im attending here(Twentyfourseven Ministry School). It just dawned on me how many awesome opportunities I've gotten. And I'm wondering... Is this normal? Is it normal to regularly travel the country, and anually travel the world? Is it normal to absolutly love what you do while being fulfilled by it? Is it normal being surrounded by such great friends who are always thinking of how to better themselves and others around them?

It's like I'm literally living. Literally doing the things I was created to do.

Anyhow, it is my goal to document some of the opportunities throughout the rest of my year here. There is just so much I'm learning right now, in my heart and my head...I'm about to burst. Bear with me as I upload some thoughts. Hopefully it will download into you :)

This is a few pictures from Atlanta last weekend. I went with my friend Seth,a crazy brilliant, and creative bearded artist along with Adam, a music guru up for anything . The drive was a veiw painted with brilliant fall colors and leaves dancing in the road, the smell of pumpkin spice lattes,and eclectically chill music serenading our ears. It turned out to be a pleasantly warm day downtown Atlanta, and after a good hunt through Ikea, and H&M (a perfect shopping pair) we spend it walking through Peidmont park snapping pictures like professionals and watching all sorts of interesting people. The day couldn't of been better. It was topped off by a glorious myriad of colors in the sun setting sky.

"But I trust in your unfailing love;my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, for He has been good to me."

Ps. 13:5-6

I hope today you think of one thing that burns within your heart. What makes you cry? Change it. What makes you hurt? Fix it. What makes others laugh? Do it. God will joyfully give you what you need, without holding back.

Dreaming Big,

brooke

The Soft Collection

Something about soft photographs draw people in. They are peaceful and pretty. The locations range from Minneapolis to Duluth MN. Most of them have a high exposure and medium shutter speeds.

Peace :)

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There are no rules in photography. Do your pictures look to bright? Too dark? It's okay, you need to think of a way to enhance the mistake...

viola!

ART.