I love the brisker morning air, the sign of falling leaves and the fields of sunflowers that bloom carelessly in clusters. They've always been an invigorating sight of change for me, but currently they also serve as a bittersweet reminder that this time last year, I lost our baby.
Some of you may know that I miscarried last August, but many of you may not know that I am pregnant again. (I’m 26 weeks pregnant in fact!) We’re having a girl. She is strong, she is healthy, and everyday I say a little prayer that Heavenly Father will let us keep her. If you know me, you know I am not a negative or despairing person. So why am I overshadowing a happy announcement with the unfortunate and irreversible past of my previous miscarriage? And why has it taken me over 6 months to announce on social media that we are pregnant again? I haven't formed a concrete explanation yet, but I do know this. Miscarriage has changed me… especially since becoming pregnant again. I see and I feel things differently than I did with my first pregnancy and in my attempt to understand and explain those thoughts and feelings, I revert to what I always do when I need further clarity and comfort. I write, I take photos, I create…

After talking about our miscarriage last year, (you can see below or the original post here) I was surprised and pretty humbled by the amount of people who messaged me. They told me how they had been there and how grateful they were for my words. Some even said they wished they had felt like they could talk about it when they were going through it...

I feel blessed to live in such a beautiful country. Even at the end of a long winter, the landscapes are so green and absolutely beautiful. It's hard for me to walk outside without wanting to reach for my camera and I've been itching to photograph someone around my surrounding village since we moved in! So finally a few weeks ago, I got my chance! This is the Jensen family. They are fun, honest, playful, go with the flow, up for trying new things, and lighthearted people. At 8+ months pregnant this woman trekked over 300 very vertical stairs to the top of Notre Dame and walked I don't know how many miles while we explored Paris. A week later we had this photo shoot and few days after that she had her baby girl! (You can check out Piper's newborn photos here.) It doesn't get much more hardcore than that!
I have had so much fun getting to know and photographing the progression of this family! We've only lived abroad a few months but thanks to the Jensen's and many others, Germany already feels very much like home.