Ive been long since skeptical of the catholic church and their desire to see authentic, real, and genuine Christianity spurred across the world in light of the pending return of Christ. While I am still skeptical, I was very much excited by the recent words of Pope Benedict. My only fear is that the Christian…
Read MorePhoto: Tree Frog
For the past summer our house has been a place for these tree frogs to catch their nights delight. It’s suspicious because for the past 18-19 years we’ve lived here they haven’t shown themselves, and then all of a sudden this summer there are between five and seven of them. Most of the time on…
Read MoreCarissa Kay’s Day!
Today at half past noon in St. Cloud, Minnesota my high school friend, Carissa Goertz became Carissa Kay Allen. It was so surreal and great at the same time. I had never met her husband, Jeff, until today and so was a bit concerned. After hearing his family and friends talk of him there is…
Read MorePhoto: River Flower
Took this a couple days ago at the Eau Claire Dells in Wisconsin, loved how it turned out with a slight level change and no-cropping. Out of all the shots I think this one captured the day the best.
Read MoreDate Week w/ Jordan!
Its been a week since I picked Jordan up from the airport. I had it all planned out, I would fly to Chicago for a daytrip I needed to have (my passport was at the French consulate there) and could then meet here coming out of her gate in Minneapolis. Great idea except that her…
Read More‘Hold on, I don’t want to…’
It seems like it has been so long since she had hear him say it, but every time they got on his bike it was there. Hold on, I dont want to loose you. It was the first date when he said that and she felt like it meant so much more than to not…
Read MoreHeading off to Toulouse, FR!!
(I’m in the process of raising support and have quite the ways to go yet, I have only about three more weeks, am running out of names, and have about another 20,000 to raise out of the 43,000 to be able to go!! So I’m posting the letter here, please help out if you can!…
Read MoreGot my VISA!!
I got a call from the Consulate in Chicago saying that my Visa had been approved and is waiting for me to pickit up in chicago… Going to call and see if they can’t mail it up here but otherwise looks like I’ll be taking a day trip to Chicago to pick up my passport…
Read MoreLeaving You
it’s been so long neglected friend since my hand held you moving into your seductive curves that won’t soon be forgotten etched silhouettes upon my mind wondering why we left this leaving un-lived moments prematurely there was promise with you now fading from eternity don’t believe you weren’t loved you were, you are I’ve been…
Read MoreSome Introspection…
I just want to curl up and be gone for a while, to where is of no difference but to let time stop for just a while would be heavenly. In my life there cant be a moment when I have felt so out of it, yet been so in all at the same time.…
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