html {
  scroll-padding-top: 4.5rem;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  width: 100%;
}
body {
  position: relative;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  overflow-y: scroll;
  width: 100%;
}
p {
  line-height: 1.75;
}

section {
  padding: 4rem 0 0 0;
}


.content-bg {
  background-color: #74EBD5;
  background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(234, 255, 251, 0.5) 0%, rgba(174, 249, 255, 0.5) 100%);
  background-repeat: repeat-y;
  background-size: contain;
  border-top: black solid 1px;
  border-bottom: black solid 1px;
  padding: 1rem;
}
.header-txt {
  font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
  font-optical-sizing: auto;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 2.5rem;
  text-align: center;
}
.subheader-txt {
  font-family: "Raleway", serif;
  font-optical-sizing: auto;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  text-align: center;
}
@property --＠color-1 {
  syntax: "<color>";
  inherits: false;
  initial-value: hsl(0, 0%, 100%);
}
@property --＠color-2 {
  syntax: "<color>";
  inherits: false;
  initial-value: hsl(0, 0%, 100%);
}

/* keyframes that change the color variable */
@keyframes gradient-change {
  to {
    --＠color-1: hsl(190, 93%, 63%);
    --＠color-2: hsl(162, 100%, 67%);
  }
}
.animated-txt {
  /* apply variable changes over time */
  animation: gradient-change 2s linear infinite alternate;

  background: linear-gradient(
    /*
      in oklch produces more vibrant gradient results
      learn more https://developer.chrome.com/docs/css-ui/access-colors-spaces#color_interpolation
    */
          to right in oklch,
          var(--＠color-1),
          var(--＠color-2)
  );

  /* old browser support */
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;

  /* modern browser version */
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
}
.animate-slide-right {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateX(100%);
  transition: opacity 0.7s ease-out, transform 0.7s ease-out;
}
.animate-slide-right.visible {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateX(0);
}
.animate-slide-left {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateX(-100%);
  transition: opacity 0.7s ease-out, transform 0.7s ease-out;
}
.animate-slide-left.visible {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateX(0);
}
.animate-slide-up {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(100%);
  transition: opacity 0.5s ease-out, transform 0.5s ease-out;
}
.animate-slide-up.visible {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

#mainNav {
  font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
  font-optical-sizing: auto;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
  padding-top: 0.25rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.25rem;
  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.98);
  border-bottom-width: thin;
  border-bottom-style: solid;
  border-bottom-color: rgba(1, 101, 153, 1);
  text-align: center;
}
#mainNav .navbar-toggler {
  width: 3rem;
  height: 3rem;
  background-color: rgb(1, 101, 153);
}
#mainNav .navbar-brand img {
  height: 3rem;
  width: auto;
}
@media (min-width: 576px) {
  #mainNav .navbar-toggler {
    margin-right: 2rem;
  }
  #mainNav .navbar-brand img {
    margin-left: 2rem;
  }

}
#mainNav .navbar-nav .nav-link {
  color: #1b1e21;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  text-wrap: nowrap;
  letter-spacing: 0.0675em;
  position: relative;
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}
#mainNav .navbar-nav .nav-link.active,
#mainNav .navbar-nav .nav-link:hover{
  color: #4495e6;
  /*text-decoration-line: underline;*/
  /*text-decoration-color: #4495e6;*/
  /*text-decoration-thickness: 2px;*/
}

@media (min-width: 992px) {
  #mainNav {
    padding-top: 0.5rem;
    padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.98);
    transition: padding-top 0.3s ease-in-out, padding-bottom 0.3s ease-in-out;
  }
  #mainNav .navbar-brand img {
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;
    transition: height 0.3s ease-in-out;
  }
  #mainNav .navbar-nav .nav-link {
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.00618rem;
    word-spacing: 0.00816rem;
  }
  #mainNav .navbar-nav .nav-link.active,
  #mainNav.navbar-shrink .nav-item .nav-link:hover {
    color: #4495e6;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
  }
  #mainNav.navbar-shrink {
    padding-top: 0.5rem;
    padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
  }
  #mainNav.navbar-shrink .navbar-brand svg,
  #mainNav.navbar-shrink .navbar-brand img {
    height: 5rem;
    margin-top: -0.5rem;
    margin-bottom: -0.5rem;
  }
  #mainNav.navbar-shrink .navbar-nav .nav-link {
    font-size: 1rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.00618rem;
    word-spacing: 0.00816rem;
  }
  #mainNav.navbar-shrink .navbar-nav .nav-link.active,
  #mainNav.navbar-shrink .navbar-nav .nav-link:hover {
    color: #4495e6;
    font-size: 1rem;
  }
  /*#mainNav .navbar-nav .nav-item {*/
  /*  margin-right: 0.25rem;*/
  /*}*/
  /*#mainNav .navbar-nav .nav-item:last-child {*/
  /*  margin-right: 0;*/
  /*}*/
}
@media (min-width: 1400px) {
  #mainNav .navbar-brand img {
    height: 8rem;
    transition: height 0.3s ease-in-out;
  }
  #mainNav .navbar-nav .nav-link {
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.0618rem;
    word-spacing: 0.0816rem;
  }
  #mainNav .navbar-nav .nav-link.active,
  #mainNav.navbar-shrink .navbar-nav .nav-link:hover {
    color: #4495e6;
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.0618rem;
    word-spacing: 0.0816rem;
  }
  #mainNav.navbar-shrink .navbar-nav .nav-link {
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.0618rem;
    word-spacing: 0.0816rem;
  }
  #mainNav.navbar-shrink .navbar-nav .nav-link.active,
  #mainNav.navbar-shrink .navbar-nav .nav-link:hover {
    color: #4495e6;
    font-size: 1.5rem;
  }
}

header.masthead {
  margin-top: var(--navbar-height, 115px);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 100vmax rgba(46, 141, 177, 0.8);
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-attachment: scroll;
  background-position: center center;
  background-size: cover;
  background-image: url("../assets/images/header-bg.jpeg");
}
header.masthead .masthead-content {
  font-family: "Raleway", serif;
  font-optical-sizing: auto;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: normal;
  color: white;
  padding: 1.5rem 0.5rem;
}
header.masthead .masthead-heading {
  font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
  font-optical-sizing: auto;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.75rem;
  text-align: center;
  text-wrap: pretty;
  line-height: 2.25rem;
  white-space-collapse: break-spaces;
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
  text-shadow: black 2px 2px 1px;
}
header.masthead .masthead-subheading {
  font-family: "Raleway", serif;
  font-optical-sizing: auto;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-style: normal;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
}
header.masthead .masthead-content-image {
  text-align: center;
  order: 1;
}
header.masthead .masthead-image {
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 5px;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  max-width: 800px;
  box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75);
}
header.masthead .info-and-button {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 1.5rem 5px;
  order: 2;
}
header.masthead p {
  margin: auto;
  color: white;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  max-width: 800px;
}
header.masthead .btn {
  font-family: "Raleway", serif;
  font-optical-sizing: auto;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: normal;
  color: white;
  font-size: 1rem;
  text-align: center;
  background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #4da6ab 0%, #29636e  51%, #183842  100%);
  background-size: 200% auto;
  width: 50%;
  max-width: 200px;
  margin: 2rem auto;
  padding: 1px 0 1px 0;
  border: black solid 1px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 20px #eee;
  border-radius: 10px;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease-in-out;
}
header.masthead .btn:hover {
  box-shadow: 0 0 30px #eee;
  color: #fff;
  transform: scale(1.05);
}

@media (min-width: 992px) {
  header.masthead .masthead-heading {
    font-size: 2.75rem;
    margin: 2.5rem auto;
  }
  header.masthead .masthead-subheading {
    font-size: 1.75rem;
    margin-bottom: 4.5rem;
  }
  header.masthead .masthead-content-image {
    order: 2;
  }
  header.masthead .info-and-button {
    text-align: left;
    padding: 0 2rem;
    order: 1;
  }
  header.masthead p {
    font-size: 1rem;
  }
  header.masthead .btn {
    font-size: 1rem;
    padding: 10px 0 10px 0;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 1400px) {
  header.masthead p {
    font-size: 1.3rem;
  }
  header.masthead .btn {
    font-size: 1.25rem;
  }
}

#services {
  font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
  font-optical-sizing: auto;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
  border-top: rgba(244, 240, 240, 0.6) solid 50px;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}
.services-bg {
  background-color: #eafffb;
  background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(234, 255, 251, 0.5) 0%, rgba(174, 249, 255, 0.8) 100%), url("/assets/images/white-square-bg.jpg");
}
.service-header {
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.service-description {
  font-family: "Raleway", serif;
  font-optical-sizing: auto;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: normal;
  color: black;
  font-size: 1rem;
  text-align: left;
}
.service-card {
  color: black;
  padding: 1.25rem;
  min-height: 15rem;
  background-color: floralwhite;
  border: black 1px solid;
  border-radius: 10px;
  box-shadow: 5px 5px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
  transition: box-shadow 0.3s ease-in-out;
}
.service-card:hover {
  transform: scale(1.05);
}
.txt-shadow {
  text-shadow: 2px 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}

#why-hire {
  font-family: "Raleway", serif;
  font-optical-sizing: auto;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: normal;
  border-top: rgba(244, 240, 240, 0.6) solid 50px;
}
.why-hire-bg {
  background-color: #e6e6e6;
  background-image: url("/assets/images/45-degree-fabric-light.png");
  /*background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(234, 255, 251, 0.5) 0%, rgba(174, 249, 255, 0.5) 100%);*/
}
#why-hire .why-hire-bg .row {
  width: 99%;
  margin: auto;
}
@media (min-width: 576px) {
  #why-hire .why-hire-bg .row {
    width: 100%;
  }
}
.why-hire-txt-top {
  color: white;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  padding: 2rem;
  text-align: center;
  text-shadow: black 2px 2px 3px;
  /*line-height: 2.1rem;*/
  /*background-color: #f3bfb3;*/
  /*border: black 2px solid;*/
  /*border-radius: 15px;*/
  /*border-top-right-radius: 1.75rem;*/
  /*border-top-left-radius: 4.75rem;*/
  /*border-bottom: black 2px solid;*/
  /*box-shadow: 1px 1px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);*/
}
.why-hire-top-img {
  width: 40%;
  border: #1b1e21 2px solid;
  box-shadow: 5px 5px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
  position: relative;
  transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-60%);
  margin-bottom: -15rem;
  z-index: 1;
}
.why-hire-txt-bottom {
  color: white;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  padding: 2rem;
  text-align: center;
  text-shadow: black 2px 2px 3px;
  /*line-height: 2.1rem;*/
  /*background-color: #f3bfb3;*/
  /*border: black 2px solid;*/
  /*border-radius: 15px;*/
  /*border-top-right-radius: 1.75rem;*/
  /*border-bottom-right-radius: 4.75rem;*/
  /*border-bottom: black 2px solid;*/
  /*box-shadow: 1px 1px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);*/
}
.why-hire-card {
  color: white;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 2rem;
  min-height: 800px;
  /*background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #4da6ab 0%, #29636e  51%, #183842  100%);*/
  /*background-color: rgba(46, 141, 177, 0.5);*/
  /*background-color: #4da6ab;*/
  background-color: #eafffb;
  background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, rgb(174, 249, 255) 0%, rgb(130, 192, 249) 30%, rgb(46, 141, 177) 100%);

  border: black 2px solid;
  border-top-right-radius: 1.75rem;
  border-bottom-left-radius: 1.75rem;
  box-shadow: 5px 5px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
  transition: box-shadow 0.3s ease-in-out;
}
@media (min-width: 992px) {
  .why-hire-card {
    width: 45%;
    margin-left: auto;
  }
  .why-hire-text {
    width: 70%;
    margin-left: auto;
  }
}
.why-hire-card:hover {
  transform: scale(1.01);
}
.why-hire-card h1 {
  font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
  font-optical-sizing: auto;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-style: italic;
  color: #1b1e21;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  text-align: center;
}
.why-hire-card h1 span {
  color: white;
  text-shadow: black 1px 1px 3px;
}
.why-hire-card h2 {
  color: #1b1e21;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  text-align: left;
}
.why-hire-card p {
  color: white;
  font-size: 1rem;
  text-align: left;
}
.why-hire-puzzle-img {
  width: 67%;
}

#about {
  font-family: "Raleway", serif;
  font-optical-sizing: auto;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: normal;
  border-top: rgba(244, 240, 240, 0.6) solid 50px;
}
.about-bg {
  background-image: url('/assets/images/serenity-bg.jpg');
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: cover;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 100vmax rgba(46, 141, 177, 0.65);
}
.about-info {
  max-width: 450px;
}
.about-name {
  color: white;
  font-size: 2.5rem;
  text-shadow: 2px 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}
.about-certs {
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  text-shadow: 1px 1px 2px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}
.about-title {
  font-family: "playfair Display", serif;
  font-optical-sizing: auto;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-style: normal;
  color: lightcyan;
  font-size: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
}
.portrait-img {
  border: black 2px solid;
  /*margin: 3rem auto 2rem;*/
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 400px;
  height: auto;
  max-height: 600px;
  min-height: 300px;
  /*border-radius: 75%;*/
  box-shadow: 5px 5px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}
.about-content-top {
  padding-left: 1rem;
  order: 2;
}
.about-content-bottom {
  padding-left: 1rem;
  order: 2;
}
#about p {
  color: lightcyan;
  font-size: 1.125rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  text-align: left;
  line-height: 2.5rem;
  min-width: fit-content;
  padding: 0 1rem;
}
.about-footer {
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  text-align: left;
  color: lightcyan;
  line-height: 1.25rem;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  padding-left: 1rem;
}
@media (min-width: 992px) {
  #about h6 {
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.5rem;
  }
}

#affiliates {
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 1rem;
  background-color: #f3bfb3;
  font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
}
.affiliate-container {
  position: relative;
}
.affiliate-img {
  width: 250px;
  height: auto;
  max-height: 150px;
  object-fit: contain;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease;
  margin: 1rem auto;
}
@media (min-width: 576px) {
  .affiliate-img {
    width: 350px;
    height: 150px;
    object-fit: contain;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
    margin: auto;
  }
}
.affiliate-img:hover {
  transform: scale(1.05);
}

#contact {
  font-family: "Playfair Display", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji";
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
  background-color: #212529;
  background-image: url("../assets/images/green-leaf-white-bg.jpeg");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
}
.img-contact {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  max-height: 400px;
  min-height: 200px;
  border: black 1px solid;
  border-radius: 10px;
  box-shadow: 5px 5px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}
@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .img-contact {
    max-width: 450px;
    display: flex;
    margin: 0 2rem 4rem auto;
    /*transform: translateX(-10%) translateY(-5%);*/
  }
}
.texas-img {
  width: 50px;
}
.linked-in-img {
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  width: 50px;
  height: 50px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 0;
  max-width: 42px;
  max-height: 42px;
  margin-left: 5px;
}
#contact a, footer a {
  color: #1b1e21;
  text-decoration: none;
}
#contact a:hover, footer a:hover {
  color: #4495e6;
  text-decoration: underline;
}

footer {
   font-family: "Montserrat", serif;
   font-optical-sizing: auto;
   font-weight: 400;
   font-style: normal;
   font-size: 0.9rem;
   background-color: rgba(212,244,214,0.5);
   min-height: 10rem;
   display: flex;
   text-wrap: nowrap;
   align-items: end;
   text-align: center;
 }

footer span {
  color: black;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  text-decoration: black 2px solid underline;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
}
