Category: In the States

So long, farewell

Tomorrow night, I’ll be hopping on a plane to see these sweet faces. One of whom, rumor has it, is beginning to take her first steps. After six years of celebrating Christmas…and every other holiday…without my family, I… Read More

A tiny glimpse at my new city

I’m not going to lie, I’ve been pretty distracted from capturing the surroundings of late. My actual home…as in the abode I lay my head down in each night…is still a work in progress and will be revealed… Read More

Food for thought

Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, “Do it again”; and the grown-up person does it again until he is nearly dead…. Read More

Sunday Snapshot: The Journey West

I think I’ve finally recovered enough from the 3,500 mile drive from Florida to Washington to write about it. 3,500 miles is a lot of miles in a Toyota Corolla. There are a lot of boring states to drive through… Read More

Sunday Snapshot: A fitting farewell

When choosing a moving date to Washington, the first thing I looked at was the Ohio State football schedule. That may sound ridiculous, but knowing that I would be stopping in Indianapolis, and knowing that meant attendance at… Read More

Capturing fall

Tuesday, after eight plus hours of driving from Asheville to Indianapolis, all the while staring out the window at hills all ablaze with the colors of fall, I rolled into the familiar driveway of home. And then instantly… Read More

The 10th Annual Mordt Tournament

Charleston, South Carolina isn’t exactly on the way from Tampa to Indianapolis. However, there was no chance I was going to come a couple hours within the city and not visit Heather. Heather is a dear friend from college, and… Read More

Missing them already

Operation: Move to Washington is now halfway completed. Over the past few days I slowly made my way from Tampa up to Indianapolis, stopping in Charleston and Asheville to see some folks I love. On Monday, my dad… Read More

Sunday Snapshot: Family

I’m finishing up my three month stint with my sister and her family this week. We’ve been talking about doing family photo shoots since the day I set foot in the house. And of course, it got put… Read More

Food for thought

There it is, the secret of joy’s flame: Humbly let go. Let go of trying to do, let go of trying to control…let go of my own way, let go of my own fears. Let God blow His… Read More