Faith has always been the foundation of my life. Long before there were cameras, trucks, businesses, or social media, I believed God gives each of us unique gifts to steward and a purpose that is bigger than ourselves. My relationship with Jesus shapes how I make decisions, how I define success, and how I try to live each day. I believe the greatest legacy we leave isn't found in what we own, but in how we love, serve, and faithfully use what God has placed in our hands.

I grew up on a farm in northeastern Colorado, where life revolved around the seasons, hard work, and family. Some of my favorite memories weren't the big milestones—they were the ordinary days. Harvest. Branding cattle. Family meals after a long day's work. Riding in tractors. Conversations in the shop. Looking back, I realize those everyday moments were shaping me. They taught me that the most meaningful parts of life are often the ones we don't think to preserve until they're gone.

Photography found me more than fifteen years ago, and it quickly became more than taking beautiful pictures. It became a way to preserve memories, relationships, and stories before time quietly carried them away. Over the years I've photographed weddings, newborns, growing families, and multiple generations standing together in one frame. I've watched those same children grow up, and I've seen photographs become priceless after loved ones passed away. That's when I realized I wasn't simply taking pictures—I was preserving legacy.

When Colton and I married in 2012, I moved to southwest Kansas and stepped into another world entirely. I married into trucking, and over the years that industry became part of my own story. In 2020, I earned my CDL and began driving alongside the business we were building together. Between trucking, farming, entrepreneurship, and homeschooling our son, Truett, I've experienced what it means to build a life where work and family are deeply connected. I've also learned how quickly life moves. There is always another load to haul, another season to harvest, another project to finish, another deadline to meet. Too often we spend our lives building something meaningful without ever stopping long enough to preserve the story behind it.

Somewhere along the way, all of those pieces began fitting together. My farming roots gave me a deep appreciation for rural life. Trucking introduced me to hardworking families and family-owned businesses that quietly keep America moving. Photography gave me the ability to preserve stories. Social media showed me that people don't connect with perfection—they connect with honesty, purpose, and real life. I realized the stories I loved most weren't found in magazines or Hollywood. They were happening every day in farmhouses, shops, barns, truck cabs, small businesses, and family kitchens across rural America.

That realization became The Legacy Experience.

The Legacy Experience isn't simply about photography or film. It's about preserving the people, values, businesses, traditions, and stories that deserve to live far beyond a single generation. It's about creating something your children and grandchildren can watch years from now and hear your voice, your laughter, your wisdom, and your heart. It's about honoring the ordinary days that someday become the most extraordinary memories.

Today, TrucknWife has become much more than a name. It's a place where faith, family, business, and storytelling come together. Through photography, films, education, and sharing our own journey, my hope is to encourage families to build lives that are aligned with what matters most. I believe work should strengthen families instead of pulling them apart. I believe our stories have the power to create trust, impact, and legacy. And I believe the gifts God gives us are meant to be used—not hidden.

If you're here, chances are you value faith, family, hard work, and living with purpose. My hope is that whether we preserve your family's story, document your business, or simply encourage you through our own journey, you'll leave reminded that your ordinary life is already becoming someone else's legacy.

Because one day, the fields will belong to someone else. The trucks will be parked. The kids will be grown. The voices we hear every day will become the ones we wish we could hear one more time.

That's why I do what I do.
Because stories become legacy when someone chooses to preserve them.