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Grown Up Summer Reading List & Why You Should Make One!

Homemaking Victoria Hartell 8/8/25 Homemaking Victoria Hartell 8/8/25

Grown Up Summer Reading List & Why You Should Make One!

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Has anyone guessed my favorite photo spot yet? Pleasure House Point serves up the beauty every day of the year but fall time is hands down my favorite. Thank you so much to @katecrabill for turning the camera on us :)

So let me tell you this cool little look at God moment. Two nights ago I hopped on here to look up a little family session inspiration and boom I found it.

But I also immediately found self-doubt and inadequacy. Good ol’ Instagram serving up

This one is a throw back to FIVE years ago, and it's STILL one of my favorite sessions ever! I still remember Corey telling me how he met Maiya. He walked into Panera to meet a friend and saw a girl sitting there studying the Bible. The rest was hist

Can you believe we got ALL of this variety in just one 20 minute mini session?!

The Rangel family laughed, played, prayed, and made the sweetest memories together here in Virginia Beach—and these were just the highlights. ✨

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Celebrated my Dad and Susan's wedding last weekend and it was such a joy!

This beautiful family doesn't live in VB anymore but they were able to get some really special family photos down at the Virginia Beach oceanfront before getting out of the Navy and moving on to the next chapter of their lives! This mini session from

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