Hanuama Bay is a glittering crescent, carved out hundreds of years ago by pools of boiling lava. The water is a dazzling jewel of turquoise...

Hawaii is full of beaches. Some beaches are created just for tourists, with sand as soft as talcum powder, brought in by the truckload. Bar...

   (original photography by Laura Zastrow )

Hawaii smells like saltwater and flowers. The air is sweet and warm, and constant breezes dance with groves of palm trees. The sunshine is...

Today Timmy learned to surf. For $75 they give you a surf board and a super cool blue swim shirt, right after you sign a waiver, promising n...

     

I grew up in a valley, surrounded by thickly wooded forests and meandering streams. My parents built our house out of logs they cut down fr...

Today I officially became Rebecca Beatrice O'Brien. (About time, huh?) O'Brien is a great last name. And, as Becki O'Brien, ...

Created for Faith Evangelical Free Church's first annual Living Nativity. (Poster) (Bulletin Insert)

Timmy: I'm just feeling really frantic today. Me: Really? Timmy: Yes. I feel like I'm out of breath. But I haven't been runnin...

Sunday afternoon was a perfect medley of bright balloons, photography, delightful company, and Timmy kisses. Tim and I had the amazing opp...

In the almost-five months that Timmy and I have been married, we have done laundry three times . Three. It's true. I think this proves...

I love Christmas cards. I love designing them and I love addressing them. I love stamping each envelope with beautiful holiday postage and I...

So, working on 10 projects at once is what I seem to do best…

I love cranberries, and I love love cranberry muffins. Vegan cranberry muffins, to be precise. You can love them, too. (click photo to e...

   

Autumn is perfectly glorious. I love how it is just so easy to take an amazing photo in autumn, because the trees do all the work. Bursting ...

One year ago today, October 13, 2008, Timmy and I decided to get married. (He did not officially propose to me until December 13th -- but th...

We are done. Saturday, October 10th had been marked for months on our calendar with a huge "REVAMP DAY" across the date. And all...

I love to create treasures for those I adore. I love to create something special out of raw materials - to me there is nothing more satisfyi...

Marketing When developing a marketing campaign, we determined our different types of customers, and what message would be most applicable t...