08/26/2026
I have nine Founding Mother spots left.
And the more I get into this, the more I realize that I don't just want to photograph these women.
I want to know them.
The Roadhouse already holds the stories of five generations of women. Mothers, babies, gardens, holidays, friendships, grief, faith, work, and all of the ordinary things that become the things we remember.
And now I am getting to know the women who are helping shape the next chapter.
I keep thinking about how much of motherhood is spent knowing everyone else.
What your kids need.
What your husband needs.
What's for dinner.
Who needs to be where.
What needs remembered.
So I love the idea of a little role reversal.
Let me know you.
I want to know the things that make you you. The traditions you have carried from your own family. The things you do without thinking. The little quirks your family teases you about. The things you hope your children carry with them.
Because when I know the story, I can photograph more than what you look like.
I can photograph something about who you are.
And I am going to write each Founding Mother's story as I see it, then give it back to her. She can add to it, change it, tell me what I missed, or tell me I got it completely wrong.
Because she gets the final word.
I am still figuring out my own story too. I am still in the middle of motherhood, and I don't know yet what my children will remember about me or what pieces of me they will carry forward.
Maybe that's part of why this matters so much to me.
I know what it feels like to wonder if the ordinary things you're doing every day will matter someday.
I think they will.
There are nine women still missing from this collection.
If you've been watching Founding Mothers from the sidelines and wondering if you belong here, I'd really love to know your story.
Nine women. Nine stories. And a whole lot of ordinary magic waiting to be noticed.
For five generations, my family has called the Roadhouse home. It's where I spent part of my childhood. It's where I am raising my own children. It's where countless family stories have been told around kitchen tables, on front porches, and in the everyday moments that become our most treasured memo...
