01/29/2026
Every day for the last few weeks, I write something optimistic, upload a beautiful set of images, and then delete them. News hit, another historic moment. Another injustice. Yet another reminder that pretending everything is fine isn’t honest. So here is my personal message. I am not okay with what’s happening.
What’s happening right now is heartbreaking. This administration is failing us, failing the Constitution, failing honesty, and failing humanity. Families are being torn apart. People are being targeted, detained, and killed in our streets by ICE. I want to be clear. I am not talking about law enforcement. I support law enforcement. ICE is operating outside the values, accountability, and restraint that define real policing, and refusing to name that is how injustice continues. This is wrong. It is not justice. It is not humane.
Regardless of your stance on immigration policy, most of us agree: violent criminals should be removed from the streets. But what’s happening now goes far beyond public safety. Innocent people are being swept up, traumatized, and torn from their families—and that should alarm all of us.
What’s hardest is living in the middle of it all. Making lunches. Volunteering at my son’s school. Creating beauty through photography while carrying this constant weighted feeling on my chest, right on the edge of everything good. How do you focus on the usual when injustice feels this loud?
As a business owner, I know the risk of speaking up. I know I will lose followers. I know I will receive hate. And maybe my opinion doesn’t matter. Maybe I’m screaming into emptiness. However, at what cost if we stay quiet?
This is not a time for silence. To be silent is to be complicit. We must use our voices for good, fighting injustice for those unable to fight for themselves.
I will continue to create beautiful art and bring my heart to every session, just as I always have. Nothing about who I am is changing. My faith calls me to love people deeply, to see their humanity, and to speak truth with courage. The only thing changing is the volume of my voice.
I’m open to thoughtful, respectful conversation here. I won’t engage in hate, dehumanization, or bad-faith arguments. If you’re here to listen and speak with care, you’re welcome.