We just celebrated one year of marriage! In the months leading up to our wedding day we devoured marriage books, went to premartial counseling, and enjoyed questioning all our married friends about married life.  We knew there was no way to be completely prepared for […]

Alvin, One year ago I walked down the aisle to become Mrs. Lin.  It’s been an amazing and hard year- yes, I believe it can be both!- truly impossible to sum up in a love note. But I look back on who we were then […]

Meet Abbey and Will! Will and Abbey have been Alvin’s dear friends since his first year in seminary.  They were one of a few married couples that allowed him into their lives and treated him with respect and love (being single in the church can […]

Meet Maggie and Caleb! You might recognize Maggie from a few blog posts back, she’s my super-talented jewelry making friend (find that blog post here!), our down-the-street neighbor, and wife to the sweetest guy, Caleb (just wait till you see how he looks at her […]

Meet Olivia and Andrew! THESE TWO. We’ve been trying to make their anniversary session happen for months and this week I finally got their playful, precious selves in front of my lens and MAGIC, magic happened. I met Olivia in the fall through a women’s […]

Meet Emily and Bryton! These two.  They just celebrated their first anniversary and it has been such a joy to walk through our “year one”s side-by-side.  They’re the kind of friends who will drop off goodies on our doorstep and let us swing by for […]

Meet Hannah and Steve! 5 years ago these two ditched wedding planning and got married at the courthouse because they couldn’t go one more day without being married.  Hannah hung up her dress and packed up the decorations, saving them for when they could bring […]

Meet Maggie! We got connected through a women’s class on Monday nights that has been the biggest blessing.  Well actually we met before that when I awkwardly introduced myself to her in the fall because I thought she had pretty hair but we can just […]

On Monday someone asked me to reflect on the past year and what I’ve been learning from this time in seminary. “What has God been stirring in you?”  I looked at them blank-faced, absolutely unsure of how to answer. Here’s the thing, it’s not that […]

Lin Life Update: As many of you know, Alvin will graduate in May with his Masters of Divinity from Covenant Theological Seminary.  We’ve been on the job hunt all spring, and have finally found the perfect match! We’ll be moving to Chesapeake, Virginia for Alvin […]