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January 5, 2014 Andrea Molina

"This year I didn't make resolutions.
Just plunging forward with a sensitivity to act on the things I've been putting off."

-Andrea Bell

View from a hospital where I worked as a newborn photographer for six months.

There is a haunted beauty in being the first one here.

It reminds me of spending the night in an empty house before the movers come to fill it. I am nervous and excited for that day, hoping I gave this my best. For now, I'm enjoying how my voice echoes in the halls and the adventure of eating pizza on the floor.

It is the splendid moment between imagining a dream & being close enough to touch it.

-Andrea

Thank you for joining me here. I am a wedding & commercial photographer, writer, and mama. All content & photographs are my own. Images from this post taken with my iPhone4 and edited with Afterlight. © Andrea Bell of Tether & Fly.

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After returning to Wright State University in her early thirties, Andrea recently earned an M.S. in Physiology & Neuroscience. She is shamelessly fueled by her affection for her sons & goal of becoming a medical doctor. She will always be a writer & photographer.

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Kev, Kevie, Kevin

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“Hi Matthew,

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Is it just me, or do you also find yourself drumming up extra gratitude for days that feel deliciously “normal?

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All of the leaves look painted & I promise to try to keep them alive.

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My cousin posted some very special newspaper clippings from when my Grandma Molina met with President Carter in 1977 to represent migrant worker concerns. I always knew this happened, but I was really inspired reading more about her & the transcr

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