North to Home

North To Home

Come in and visit with me for a little while. We’ll sit together and share stories about Alaska, the Gulf Coast, family, and the everyday moments that make up a life. Some are funny, some are bittersweet, and some have changed me forever. However you found your way here, I’m grateful you did. Welcome.

(The picture to the left is one I took this past winter of Cook Inlet at Kenai, Alaska)

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Stories

About Kim


Welcome. I’m Kim, and I’m so glad you’re here.
I’m a wife, mom, grandmother, attorney, writer, and lifelong believer that the best stories are often found in ordinary moments.

My life is shared between the Gulf Coast and Alaska—two places that couldn’t be more different, yet somehow both feel like home.

Along the way I’ve discovered that home isn’t defined by a map. It’s found in early mornings with a cup of coffee, conversations around the dinner table, fishing boats leaving the harbor, long walks in the snow, on the beach, mountain views, family traditions, and the people we love.

Here you’ll find stories about travel, family, faith, food, adventure, and the little moments that remind us to slow down and pay attention. Some stories will make you smile. Others may bring a tear. All of them are true, and all of them have taught me something worth sharing.

Thank you for stopping by. I hope you’ll stay awhile, come back often, and perhaps find a piece of your own story here too.

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A warmly lit interior photographic scene of a small Alaskan cabin living room, centered on a worn leather armchair angled toward a wide window that frames a snowy spruce forest. A thick wool blanket in muted earth tones is draped over the chair’s arm, and a steaming enamel mug rests on a simple wooden side table, its surface scarred with years of use. Late afternoon winter light pours in, cool and blue outside but warmed by a nearby shaded lamp, creating a balance of cozy interior glow and crisp exterior cold. The composition is intimate, with shallow depth of field and a thoughtful, sophisticated mood that suggests rest, reflection, and the feeling of coming home after travel.
A photographic dusk scene along an Alaskan coastal town’s quiet harbor, focusing on a single weathered wooden dock leading out over calm, glassy water. Thick, frayed mooring ropes coil neatly on the planks, and a small, unoccupied skiff rocks gently at the edge, its white hull reflecting subtle twilight colors. Across the water, scattered cabin lights glow softly at the base of dark, forested hills, and faint mountains rise beyond. The sky is a deep indigo with a thin band of fading peach at the horizon. Captured from a low, centered angle with leading lines guiding the eye outward, the image feels reflective and slightly nostalgic, in crisp, realistic photographic style.
A photographic, early-spring roadside scene on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, captured from a slightly elevated angle. In the foreground, a pair of battered, mud-splattered rubber boots rests beside the open tailgate of a dusty pickup truck, where a folded highway map and a small notebook lie on a flannel blanket. The truck is parked on the shoulder of a two-lane highway that cuts through thawing tundra and sparse birch trees, with distant snow-capped peaks rising beneath a soft, pastel sky. Late afternoon light casts long, cool shadows and brings out textures in the gravel and worn rubber. The mood is hopeful and transitional, suggesting relocation, new routes, and the quiet planning of a journey toward home.
A quiet photographic scene on a secluded Gulf Coast beach at first light, tying Alaska to a southern shoreline. In the foreground, a single piece of driftwood, bleached and twisted, lies half-buried in fine, pale sand etched with delicate wave patterns. The receding tide leaves a thin sheen of water that mirrors a soft pink and lavender sky. On the far horizon, a faint silhouette of a distant fishing platform and a low bank of clouds add depth without dominating. The light is gentle and diffused, creating a serene, reflective mood. Shot at eye level with a wide aperture for subtle background blur, the composition feels minimal yet emotionally rich, in refined, realistic photographic style.

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