07/19/2026
A year ago, I never could have imagined writing these words.
July 18th, 2025 at 6:13 PM, my entire world changed. I watched the man I love fight for his life, & all I could do was pray, trust, & cling to God when nothing around me made sense. There were so many questions, so many tears, & so many moments when all I could do was whisper, “Lord, help us.”
Fast forward exactly one year.
July 18th, 2026 at 6:13 PM, I stood on the riverbank with my camera in my hands & tears in my eyes as I watched my husband & his cousin be baptized. The very minute that once marked one of the worst moments of our lives has now become a reminder of God’s redemption. Only HE can take a timestamp of tragedy & turn it into a testimony. Yesterday wasn’t just about baptism. It was about new life. It was about a faithful God who never left us in the hospital room, never stopped working in the waiting, & never wasted a single tear.
People often ask where the name “Beauty From Ashes Photography” came from….This is it….
It’s the story God has been writing in our lives all along. He has taken ashes & slowly, faithfully, lovingly turned them into beauty. Not because life has been easy, but because He has been faithful every single step of the way. I’ll never stop thanking God for this miracle. And I’ll never stop telling people that the same God who carried us through our darkest day is still in the business of changing lives today!
❤️ Isaiah 61:3 ❤️