blog archives from cottage hill magazine

Brenda Oakes Brenda Oakes

Beauty for Ashes : A Story of Healing from Miscarriage

The doctor came back and told me what I already knew. My baby had died. Hearing it spoken out loud was a sharp knife to my panicked heart. Before the doctor could finish her sentence, I felt this rush of fire burning through my chest and my airway started to close in like I was suffocating. The only escape from the fire of disbelief was to scream out.

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Katie O. Selvidge Katie O. Selvidge

Sweet Summertime in Oregon

I am so inspired by those who lead their life with deliberateness…who acknowledge the individual moments that make up each beautiful day. My purpose behind this Oregon Summer Reflection shoot was simply to acknowledge the fact that life moves so quickly. Summers are too short. And how we spend our moments, is how we spend our life.

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