Life through Joy's Eyes.
This past Sunday, I was able to be a part of two beautiful forms of community: Baptism and a thanksgiving dinner with Huntley Student Impact. Both forms of community were absolutely life-giving in their own ways. Baptism is always a joy. There is nothing quite like seeing the faces of people when they come out ...
Yesterday morning, I had the opportunity to sit with two friends, Kristen and Cindy, at a kitchen table. I know. Riveting content, right? But seriously. How often do we take time to sit down together, drink hot beverages, and just talk? After about 40 minutes of simply chatting, which seemed more like 15, I realized ...
During my freshman year of college, an assignment was given in my fundamentals of media class to create an advertisement. It could advertise anything...so naturally, in the face of my recent saga with lawn gnomes, I created an ad for "The Lawn Gnome Society." It only makes sense, right? So now, here is that ad, resurrected ...
Back in high school when I was taking guitar lessons, I distinctly remember my guitar teacher, Roger Pitts, was telling me about a gig he had coming up where he needed to do some things that he wasn't exactly used to doing. His comment was something along the lines of, "If I do it with ...
As I write this post, I realize in a new way every minute that I am sitting in the presence of greatness. I turned around to my friend Pam, who is sitting behind me, and asked for a blog topic. Within about a minute, she turned to me and said, "Creativity - but not just ...
This is a paper that I wrote for my first college composition class back in September of 2006. I hope you enjoy this academic writing piece from all the way back in my high school years. ------------------------------------------------------ How I Decided To Learn How To Fly From the time I was born flying was part of ...
Yesterday was quite the adventure! It began with going for a run, then heading downtown with Aunt Sharon and grandma. Our stop: Moody Bible Institute's Radio station. Aunt Sharon was a guest on Midday Connection with Anita Lustrea and Melinda Schmidt. Today's topic was "Collage and Story." (You can download the program here!) It was fascinating ...
Yesterday morning, I had the privilege of picking my grandma up from the airport at 7AM. Though it was early, the trek was worth it. Quality time with grandma is a rare and precious gem. Since grandma got up at 1:15AM, and I got up at 5:45, neither of us had eaten breakfast. We did ...
Yesterday morning, I met my friend Joan, her son Mitch, and his friend Kevin at Pinstripes for a little morning fun. It was "Moms and Tots" bowling day, which meant bowling was $5, and moms bowled for free. When I showed up three minutes late, I found Joan and the kids in a long line of ...
Yesterday afternoon, I was chilling out in a caribou coffee shop. As I sat there working on a project, I overheard one of the baristas say to another one who was leaving, "This place won't look the same next time you are here! Tomorrow starts Christmas!" If you are anything like me, this is a ...
