Author Archives: Davina

Leaving on a jet plane…

Without the kids. The rain is pounding on the windshield as the wipers vigorously try to make the way clear for me to see.  Grace is in the seat behind the passengers side of our mini van.  We are talking away about what’s happening at school and what her best friend will think of her [...]

My Un-balanced Life.

I get a little obsessed. A little crazy. In the words of Nacho Libre, “And over there is a crazy lady.” He’s talking about me. Emmett’s 16th birthday has been on the calendar for oh…say…16 YEARS. And when do I start planning it?  I started thinking about it a month or so before his birthday.  [...]

The Familyness Photo Workshop begins March 17th

viewing this post in your inbox?  click here to view the video!) You’ll learn how to take great pictures of your family, get less stressed about it, have more fun, and feel more familyness. Register now for The Familyness Photo Workshop! (use the code FPW25 to save 25% until Friday, March 15th) Class begins on [...]

Before and After: The Familyness Photo Workshop

  How you see your family can change you. This workshop is much more than photography…it’s about you and it’s about your familyness. Each of the BEFORE and AFTER photos below show what changed in the way these moms were photographing their kids and that it changed their hearts and the way they see their [...]

The Backwards Birthday Party

  doing something new. A couple of years ago my girls had their 10th birthday.  At our house we have big parties (definition: with friends) every 5 years.  The in between years are family parties.  So…we like to be extra fun and creative when it comes to the big FIVE! The girls came up with [...]

Love is a Verb.

(thank you to millie holloman for this awesome picture!) love happens even when it’s not easy. We rush out the door, backpacks banging against the table as everyone rushes for the car. We scramble to get our seatbelts clicked and then off we go. The van fills with happy, chaotic chatter about what each of [...]

February: The beginning of The Year of Love.

Giving what you have to others… creates more love, in you, for them. Falling in love is awesome!  We fall in love and get married, we fall in love with newborn babies, we fall in love with new friends, we fall in love with ideas, we fall in love with new places. All of this [...]

True Artist Interview with Brooke Snow

  true artist interview. Brooke Snow is an amazing teacher and photographer.  I’ve been blown away by her attention to creating fantastic courses and am always amazed at the vision that she has in areas ranging from photography to teaching to music to family.  She’s incredible! I’m so honored that she interviewed me for her [...]

The Mother Huddle: I’m a new editor!

  editor and writer. I’m excited to announce that I’m the new editor for the Simply Charmed Life column on The Mother Huddle! The Mother Huddle has lots of: fun and useful DIY projects, free step-by-step sewing patterns and tutorials, recipes to help put a quick and delicious dinner on the table, kids crafts that [...]

The Familyness Photo Workshop is here!

The Familyness Photo Workshop from davina fear on Vimeo.   Are you wishing you could take better pictures of your family? Awesome! Then I would love for you to join me for The Familyness Photo Workshop! This is a workshop that will not only inspire your photos…it will inspire your familyness. You’ll learn how to [...]