In the early fall of 2025 when I started counseling with Deborah Cave of Sparrow Counseling of the East Valley, one of...
I’m in my softening era
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A tribute to my grandmother
My grandmother, Evelyn Ryan, passed on to her Heavenly home early on the morning of August 23rd, 2026. She was living...
Let Color Be the Catalyst
...for Your Most Confident, Creative and Connected Life! Lots has been happening behind the scenes to make this lil'...
Tab’s Color Studio
The ink barely dried on the one-year lease agreement but I wanted to get the word out because I'm booking appointments...
Princess photo session
One of my dearest friends, Alicia Kern of Beba Photography and our family photographer for over ten years, is behind...
Tab’s Favorites
I'm happy to share the tried-and-true items I purchase online when I can't find them locally. It was time to gather...
Natural living tips for busy moms
For 2026, "revisiting my natural-living goals" is at the top of my list and having recently attended a class at my...
2026 word and 2025 recap
The year 2025 was my first without my mom and was my busiest year in business in a decade. I'm still working on the...
Lessons From The Abbey
**I'm working on updating this in preparation for our 2027 retreat. Get the details on my events page here. This was...
2025 word and 2024 Recap
Another year begins! This was our official Dumas family photo at the end of 2024 at church. We postponed our official...
Update on my mom
My mom, Patricia Grimes, passed away unexpectedly on November 17, 2024 after a cancer diagnosis on the 13th. My mom...
We have a graduate!
Our oldest son is graduating from high school on May 23rd! Basha High School Class of 2024 He's been attending since...
2024 plans
Happy New Year! Be sure to check out the 2023 recap post here. If you're looking for my end-of-the-year reflection or...
2023 Recap
Thank you for popping over to my online hub for my 2023 recap! If you traveled here from Facebook or clicked on an...
They’re all back to school
As a personal update, our family just completed our first week of all three kids being in school! Of course I knew...
Taking time “off”
**Update on 8/8/23** My time "off" extended to July and as of this update, I'm still drastically limiting my time...
Abundant Life AZ
If we know each other in real life, you know my husband, Drew, and I make a pretty great team. He has worked hard for...
Create a brand statement
I'd love to help you create a brand statement! Wondering what it is?? A brand statement quickly identifies who you...
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My husband, Drew, celebrates his birthday a month-and-a-half before mine so every year I have a chance to get use to...
New head shots
What started as "Can you snap a quick head shot??" turned into a mini photo shoot last week! I'm fortunate to have...
Writing for me again
To put it mildly, there has been a lot to process over the last few years. Not even just all that's been going on in...
Becoming a Christian Image Consultant
Becoming a Christian Image Consultant has been one of the best and most life-transforming decisions I've ever made....
Time to move on
**Update November 3rd** We closed today and are so excited to be homeowners in Gilbert, AZ! (Original post below) It's...
Tabitha from Acts 9:36
She is my namesake (and the reason I'm not named Lauren) but as a kid, the most I knew about Tabitha from Acts 9:36-42...