Our Joyful Moments

07/01/2026

Zaylyn is turning ONE! YAY! We went for BBQ ribs and a little red, white and blue! He's so cute.

06/13/2026

For as long as I can remember, I have wanted wedding photos. I had given up on ever getting them but then I met and married my husband, Chris. This week, we took wedding photos. Kathleen, my associate photographer and photographer for Focus on Joy, blessed us and made my dream come true. Kathleen, I'm so proud of how far your photography skills have come and I'm thrilled to be a part of it.... and you truly did make my dream come true by taking our photos. You'll never know how much these photos really mean to me.

Her photos are at the following link and a handful of my edits are posted here (some fun ones because Chris and I are a goofy couple and we love to laugh and have fun). Here are her beautiful edits:
https://focusonjoy.shootproof.com/gallery/3d4dabc8-7912-485b-ace2-10e03bad4f00/home

05/27/2026

My own beautiful daughter graduated high school in New Mexico today.... here she is with her little brother.

04/25/2026

My beautiful niece received Jesus in her first Holy Communion today and I got to do her photos before hand, play flute for her Mass, and sneak photos during Holy Mass. Congratulations to beautiful Gianna!!

03/23/2026

It was tulip field weekend and my families were as beautiful as ever!
Note: I can't post the photos of foster kids so you're missing out on some GREAT ones!

I love my families so much!

Thank you to Hubert Family Farms for supporting my mission to provide free portraits to these special families! Y'all are such a blessing to my mission!

03/21/2026

If you’re having photos taken today, I’ll meet you at the white ticket booth at your appointment time. If I’m a minute late, bear with me please! I’ll be there. Wearing black shirt and black shorts. Hair in a ponytail. Camera around my neck. 😊

03/01/2026

Our Joyful Moments had the great honor of photographing the 2026 St. John’s Benefit Gala last night. It was so much fun! What a treat it is to donate my time and energy into such a wonderful school.

02/25/2026

Here's the sign-up for spring photos at Hubert Family Farm:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094FA5AB22A5FFC34-62590778-spring

Slots are limited... weather permitting. Free for foster/adoptive/kinship families. Donations to MCFAPA for all other families. You'll pay admission and for picking flowers if you choose to pick them. If you want photos and can't afford the admission cost, message me and I'll cover it for you. If you cannot make your session, please text me at 256-941-8800 and let me know ASAP so another family can book that time.

See y'all soon!

Welcome to this year's sign up for photos in the tulip field. Please note that, while your photos are free for foster/adoptive/kinship families, you will need to pay admission into Hubert Family Farms and there is an additional cost if you choose to pick the flowers. Slots are very limited. Please s...

01/27/2026

Hey family and friends!

Things are slow right now due to winter and some transitions in my personal life. My man proposed and I’m in process of moving, etc. But…! Mid March looks to be the timeframe for tulip photos at Hubert Family Farm. They’re estimating opening in early to mid March (last I saw). Once I have more solid info, I’ll post a sign-up genius link.

Hang in there and know I am available to serve you (though my home studio has moved to my living room and is now in Decatur). I’ll come to you as always and am open to doing “in your home” sessions at no charge to foster/adoptive/kinship families as usual. Donations for MCFAPA only for other families. Any location in central to north AL or anywhere from the Nashville area to Birmingham is available.

Message me to schedule! And keep an eye out for those tulip field minis in March! Sign up to be released sometime in Feb.

01/17/2026

Lots of joyful moments as we did photos of these beautiful girls for their upcoming birthdays!