Photography presented itself as a priority and a passion for me when I became a mother for the first time, and found that I only had a one-inch stack of pictures from my entire life up to that point. I bought a used Minolta 35mm SLR at a pawn shop, and I've used my home and family as a built-in studio ever since. I pride myself on bringing joy to others through my photography. My husband and I are currently raising our 8 children in West Central Minnesota.