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Ashley Karlen is a Houston, Texas based documentary and lifestyle photographer documenting humans in every life season for a lasting legacy so their memories don’t go extinct. (Like the dinosaurs!)

October is here! 🙌🏼 While I love summer and I love Christmas, October remains my favorite month of the year. It’s sort of cooler in Texas - well you don’t immediately keel over trying to wear scarves and boots as you beckon for the swea

“To make me happy: Make me coffee, bring me coffee, be coffee …coffee.” - unknown

Happy International Coffee Day to all my fellow java lovers! I’ve got 3 fun coffee related facts for y’all today. 1. My favorite coffee

This week, my gratitudes have been found in seasonal rhythms, conversations with loved ones, and the simple things. It’s what my heart has been searching for, especially after a long and hard week.

✨ Rainy days.
✨ Nights of deep conversation o

Rick and I have been trying Pinterest recipes to liven up our meal planning. We all know about Pinterest fails and I've had plenty in my day. (Avalanche Rice Krispies in college was the worst! 🙈) It's been super nice to find some recipes on there th

Listening to the rain, coffee in hand, and a book nearby. It’s a wonderful Sunday afternoon to share some things I’m grateful for this week.

✨ A sweet email from a friend.
✨ All of our laundry being clean on the same day.
✨ Sitting on t

Just in case no one has told you today - You are so very loved. You’re doing strong, brave, hard things and people are proud of you. You’re here in this season for a reason. You are worthy and a relationship with you is worth it. ❤️

#spe

Anyone else need some sunshine in their week? 🙋&zwj;♀️🌻 I am loving this week’s cheery sunflower inspired palette but that grace upon grace sticker is the sweetest reminder that my weary soul needs right now. It’s been one of those wee

If back to school means a new beginning for students, that basically makes September the new January, right? 😂 Either way, I'm finally sharing my 2020 Word of the Year with y'all over on the blog… Let’s just say that it looked a lot nic

Sunday gratitudes. ❤️

✨ I wore a jacket on the patio one morning this week while I was reading. I love that sweater weather is slowly coming our way.
✨ Earlier wake up times leading to more margin in my day.
✨ Pruned and staked up our basil plant f

9.11. It’s a day filled with mixed emotions for me. My recollection of this day is the memories and the emotions of a confused 7th grade girl as she went from class to class where TV’s were playing scary, life changing events as students

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