Ten miles before we’d even laid eyes on our secluded lakeside cabin, we’d begun praying our vacation would work out for the best and our throats wouldn’t be slit in our sleep. The small Ozark town Justin and I drove through just before arriving at the “resort” begged many questions, including, where are we going...
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Tender Portraits: An Unusual Meeting in Paris by Elise Keister
She wasn’t wearing a habit like one would expect of a nun. If my mom hadn’t sat down on a park bench to fix her camera for what seemed like the hundredth time that trip, we probably wouldn’t have even noticed her.
We met Sister Irene at the Auguste Rodin museum in Paris, home of “The...
Remembering by Elise Keister
I’ll never forget the time at school when all the kids were out on the playground, faces turned up to the sky watching a solar eclipse. I was in elementary school at the time. You, Mom, and me had decided earlier that I wasn’t going to buy the special shaded glasses the science department was...
Tender Portraits: Garage Sales! by Elise Keister
The morning started out as we anticipated, and after the second year of doing this together, we’ve determined that they come in swarms to confuse you.
The Riley city-wide garage sale was this weekend and based on a bribe to have my lunch paid for afterwards, maybe even a beer, I eagerly agreed to help my...
Tender Portraits: Birthdays by Elise Keister! ~ St. Joseph MO Child Photographer
I love birthdays. I think birthdays are a way to make a person feel super special for no other reason than for that one day, it’s their day (unless they are a twin, and then it’s just 12 hours–sorry Laura!) A birthday is an excuse to give, get and be with friends and family; for...
Tender Portraits Photography: Elise, Justin and Louis ~ St. Joseph MO Photographer
Let’s start the week off right, with a Valentine’s Day/Love post by Elise Keister….
Justin and I hadn’t been dating two months when we decided to take my dog Louis to Pottawatomie Lake for an evening venture. I was graduating from K-State the next weekend and we were in search of a picnic site to have...
