Welcome to Collected Moments:
a compilation of wedding celebrations, growing families, and meaningful travels. Here you'll find stories that honor the beauty of being fully present and the moments that become more treasured with time.

Y’all have seen Arica on the blog before… she’s one of my best friends! But what you’ve also been able to see is her journey in losing weight. And let me tell you, she’s SO inspiring! This has NOT been an easy trek, but she has stuck with it and surrounded herself with people that […]
Welcome to Collected Moments:
a compilation of wedding celebrations, growing families, and meaningful travels. Here you'll find stories that honor the beauty of being fully present and the moments that become more treasured with time.
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This past week was nothing short of amazing. I can’t wait to post more pictures from our time in Santa Barbara and with 200 of our new (and some old) friends! But, before that, I want to show off how far Arica has come on this journey she started back around the time of our […]

In 2004, I went to live in Brussels, Belgium for a semester to teach English and work with some missionaries. But a few days before leaving, I met Arica in Birmingham for a quick training from the program we were going to Belgium through. Since it was before Facebook had spread across the country, I’d […]