Today we join many others in welcoming Grace Austin Isaacson to this world! Grace is Lara Casey and Ari Isaacson’s first baby, and she couldn’t have entered a home filled with more love, joy, and grace.
Last month Lara commissioned us to make a Documentary About Love, to document the final days of her pregnancy, her family’s anticipation, and introduce Grace to the world through a video birth announcement featuring “first photos” of baby Grace at the hospital, courtesy of Nancy Ray Photography.
We joined Lara in Grace’s nursery to discuss her excitement and hopes for their baby and their family. She showed us photos of her own mother and grandmother (whose voice you will hear on the video!) and opened up about her growing connection with Ari and the importance of her dear friends as role models in motherhood.
Lara: we couldn’t be happier for you today! We just know Grace will learn so much from you about the importance of family and God and will know the true joy of loving parents and doting “aunts”. I know the girls at Southern Weddings are already bursting with excitement to meet your little one! Thanks for being an inspiration to so many, in countless ways!
For more Grace goodness, visit the Southern Weddings blog and read Emily Ley’s post on Lara Casey’s site for their special announcement of Grace’s birth!
Music: Alexi Murdoch : “All My Days”
For one week each July, Haw River State Park becomes home to HUGS Camp, a brilliant summer camp for young people with unique abilities. Campers with disabilities are paired with teen “helper campers” and enjoy the common camp experiences of swimming, mess hall dining, campfires and sing-alongs. Helping Understand God Through Sharing (HUGS) is hosted by the Episcopal Diocese of NC, and as one camper in the film states, “It’s how the world should be.”