THE JOURNAL

It was months ago now. I was cruising around the internet, hopefully trying to be productive but probably not succeeding, when something caught my eye. Something about crazy. cheap. flights. I clicked, and saw that the flights were going to Iceland. I knew nothing about the country, but I was instantly intrigued. The flights were cheap during […]

Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn (not pictured) This was such a delight to read! It was recommended to me by a friend who recognized my love of words/word play. It was definitely a cute, clever novel that was easy to read but lent itself to a deeper discussion of government interference and the importance of […]

I saw this line of trees as I was walking back to the church with my bride, Alli. In my mind, I saw the finished photo as being different than what I was actually seeing. It doesn’t usually happen this way – I only occassionally like to manipulate things in Photoshop. This one was kind […]

I have had a goal to spend less time on social media for awhile now. I go back and forth between being really great at this and being… not so great. This past month I decided that every time I would normally reach for my iPad to check Facebook or Instagram, that I would instead […]

I need to preface this camping tale by telling you just how long I’ve been trying to get to Assateague Island. I’ve had this memory in my mind of going there as a child with my family – perfect, calm shores and ponies magically appearing in beauty and glitter. I’ve wanted to go back ever […]