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We're The Kind Rooted Family! Following where God leads us, chasing adventure, and on a mission to do good.

Come follow along as we serve, spread kindness, share meaningful stories, & create simple ways for you and your family to spread kindness with us!

10/24/2026

She didn’t know how she was going to buy tires or new glasses to see, until we did this… (Donate in bio or link in comments)

Months ago, while passing through her town, she approached my daughter and me while we were shopping and showed us an incredible act of kindness. I asked for her phone number simply because I wanted to thank her… never knowing that months later, God would give us the opportunity to return that kindness.

She has one of the kindest hearts. Despite the disabilities, hardships, and unimaginable things she has walked through since infancy, she has dedicated her life to helping children with autism, disabilities, depression, and more.

Her story is hers to tell, so much of what she shared with me will remain private. But I will say this: her faith is a beautiful testament to how God can carry us through even the hardest things.

Last week, I woke up feeling strongly that we were supposed to bless her. When I asked what she needed, all she would tell me was, “Just bring me jam.” 🤍

But we learned she needed new glasses and tires. Thanks to generous donations to our Kind Rooted mission and the incredible generosity of Gary’s Handyman Services out of Elk River, Minnesota, we were able to surprise our new friend with something she never expected.

She blessed us first and we just got the privilege of returning a little of that kindness. 🤍

10/21/2026

Comment “BLUR” and I’ll send you a discount code to use on my FAVORITE editing tools!! ✨ I used these tools on every single photo in this post to achieve that buttery glowy blur! (Also, 😭😭😭 I cannot believe these photos were taken by me, almost 2 years ago.)

And here’s the part I love most… 100% of the proceeds from our presets + editing tools help support our mission, Kind Rooted. 🦋

Through Kind Rooted, we use what we raise to go out and DO GOOD; providing meals, Christmas gifts, Thanksgiving dinners, groceries, everyday essentials, acts of kindness, kindness programs in schools, and so much more.

So when you purchase something from us, you’re not just getting something to help you create beautiful photos, you’re helping us show up for someone else. 🤍

Annnnnnd if you love the look of these photos as much as I do… GUESS WHAT?! After SO many of you have asked and waited forever…

✨ THESE PRESETS ARE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHING NOVEMBER 2ND!! ✨ I seriously cannot wait for you guys to finally have them!!

For now, comment BLUR below and I’ll send you that editing-tool discount! 👇🏼

10/20/2026

Comment below and tell me any acts of kindness you’ve done lately!👇🏻. 🦋 We’ve been letting kindness fly… and this is just the beginning. Over the last few weeks, we’ve had the opportunity to love on people in our own community, across the country, and even across the world. How cool is that?!

Some moments were planned, and some were completely unexpected. Some were big, and some were incredibly simple. But every single one reminded us of the same thing: You don’t have to change the whole world to change someone’s world.

That’s what we want The Kind Rooted Family to be about. Getting out into the world and inspiring others to notice people, hear their stories, and use what they have to do a little good along the way. Over the last few weeks, we’ve paid for strangers’ meals, made and delivered meals to families who could use a little extra love, tried to save a butterfly’s life (this was all my husband’s doing and was so cute! Story for another day!), taught a Kind Rooted Kindness program and led a service project at a local elementary school, Traveled to Washington D.C. to honor veterans, and SO much more.

One of the most incredible things I witnessed was kindness traveling all the way to Guatemala. My sister hand-delivered our kindness bags, food, essentials, clothing, and more to children and families there. Watching the photos and videos come through was life-changing. It was such a beautiful reminder that kindness has no boundaries. 🦋 And that’s why we share these moments.

We hope kindness doesn’t stop with us. We hope it takes flight wherever YOU are. We hope something you see on our page inspires you to buy someone’s lunch, write a note, help a neighbor, make the meal, give what you can, or simply notice someone who needs to know they matter. Because imagine how far kindness could travel if we all gave it wings. 🦋

We want YOU to come take flight with us. Follow along, share this with someone who could use a little good today, and most importantly go do some good of your own. We can’t wait to see where kindness lands next. And if you or someone you know could use a little kindness, let us know. 🤍

XOXO — The Kind Rooted Family

10/15/2026

Swipe to the second and third photos for a little throwback. 🥹 ✨ & Save these family photos as inspiration! ✨ Those were taken almost TWO years ago when I was pregnant with Rosie. The others are from last fall, which means…I think it’s officially time to recreate them again this year. 🤍

For those of you who are new here, before this chapter of my life, I was a full-time photographer. Photography took me all over the world—photographing families and businesses, teaching other photographers, and building a career that became such an important part of our family’s story.

It supported our family. It helped put my husband through doctorate school. And during some of the heaviest seasons of our lives, it gave us a way to keep going.

Photography will always have such a special place in my heart. And when I look back now, I really believe God gave me that profession to prepare me for what I’m doing today. It taught me how to notice people. How to look for the story others might walk right past. How to capture emotion. How to create something that makes someone feel.

And now, so much of that has carried into Kind Rooted. The camera is still in my hands, the purpose behind it has just grown. 🤍

Over the last several months, I’ve also received SO many messages asking if I would ever bring my presets back. And I finally decided… YES.

I’m going to start selling my presets again! ✨ They’ll be available on our current website soon, but if you want the link now, comment “PRESETS” below and I’ll send it to you.

And something that makes this feel even more meaningful to me: preset purchases will help support our family’s giving mission, Kind Rooted.

So in a way, this little piece of my past gets to help us continue building what God has placed on our hearts for the future. Maybe photography wasn’t a chapter I was supposed to close completely. Heck, I have years of family photos to share! 🤪

I know it was preparing me for the next chapter all along. 🤍 God is good.

10/14/2026

✨ Save this video for your next “Do Good Adventure!” ✨ & tell us where we should adventure to next! If you know someone who could use a little extra kindness, nominate them in the comments. 🤍

One of the reasons I started sharing our Do Good Adventures is because I want to show that doing good can simply become part of the way we live our lives. I want you to explore somewhere new, pack a lunch, & make memories with your family. & look for opportunities to leave a little good behind.

It doesn’t have to cost a lot of money, either. Most of the time we pack a cooler with our meals, & aside from gas, we really only spend money on the acts of kindness we choose to do.

Okay… we did splurge this time because I had to take my kids on the carousel. 🥹 I grew up riding that carousel!

Before we leave on these adventures, we fill a bowl with slips of paper, they tell us what we will do. But we don’t always do every act we draw, & we don’t record every act of kindness we do.

I never want this to become about doing something just so we can say we did it. We pray, seek God’s guidance, & sometimes we don’t do it.

We don’t force it. We trust that the Spirit will lead us to the person, place, or moment where we’re supposed to give. Sometimes that means changing the plan completely, & I actually think that’s one of my favorite parts of these adventures.

For this one, we headed toward Red Wing, & Wabasha, Minnesota, & this is easily one of my favorite drives.

🍂 The fall colors were around 25–50%, & the drive was spectacular.
🥾 We walked around Red Wing.
🍩 We stopped at Hanisch Bakery! BEST donuts I’ve ever had, & their lunch was delicious too.
🐚 We collected shells, chased seagulls, and played along Lake Pepin.
🎠 We stopped at Lark Toys in Kellogg.
🍁 Wabasha has FREE fall activities throughout October, & we honestly could have spent hours there.

My favorite part isn’t really where we go. It’s teaching my kids & hopefully encouraging another family watching; that you can turn an ordinary family adventure into an opportunity to notice people, listen for those little promptings, & do some good along the way.

05/19/2026

For awhile, I thought I had a clear vision for what this page would evolve into after putting down my camera. But the more I prayed, the more God began showing me something different than what I originally planned. Something deeper. Something that aligned perfectly with my heart and with what He wanted all along.

I think sometimes we have to sit in the waiting. It’s not procrastination. It’s listening. It’s allowing God to align things in His timing instead of forcing our own.

Slowly, this page is evolving into something so much bigger than I could ever fully explain through words. And honestly… The vision is really beautiful.

Our mission, Kind Rooted, is the foundation of everything our family is and does. A mission rooted in intentional acts of kindness, love, community, and bringing others closer to God.

Growing up, I struggled with disabilities that often made me feel like I didn’t belong. Even now, there are still moments I feel different. But somewhere along this journey, especially while building our shop and this community. I realized maybe that feeling of being “different” was never something to hide. Maybe it was part of the purpose all along.

And now, as parents raising children with disabilities of their own, we never want them to feel unseen, unloved, or like they don’t fit in the way I once did.

So we are building the space I wish I had growing up. A place where everyone is invited. A place where people feel loved, seen, respected, and reminded that they were created with purpose. A place where kindness leads people back to God.

This space is going to be filled with love, hope, growth, and opportunities for YOU to serve too.

I’ll still share our family photographs because I’ll never stop capturing our life through my lens. But expect this page to become so much more than photography.

I’ll be sharing ways to serve others, intentional acts of kindness, the hardest and most beautiful parts of our journey, encouragement for those walking through difficult seasons, and reminders that even through pain… we can still grow.

Because we believe in being rooted in purpose while we bloom in kindness. ♥️

05/01/2026

Created by His hand, we were never meant to live small, quiet, or hidden. We were designed to bloom, uniquely in his image. ♥️ Share if you feel inspired and save this post for later!

We were created with intention, every part of who we are was placed here on purpose. Not to blend in, not to become what the world expects, but to grow wild in the way He designed us to. Rooted deeply in Him, and blooming outward in kindness.

Kind Rooted isn’t just about doing good things.
It’s about becoming the kind of person who lives it… Who lives it in every part of their being.

It’s the way you see yourself, in the way you show up for others, in the way you choose love when it would be easier not to.

Because kindness isn’t random.
It’s planted.
It’s chosen.
It’s grown.
It’s INTENTIONAL. This my friends is why we have .

And when you begin to see yourself the way He sees you; created on purpose, for a purpose…
🌹You don’t just bloom… you help others bloom too! Isn’t that a beautiful concept to think about?! 🌹

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