Category Archives: Personal

Difficult Seasons and Blogging

Some of you know that for years I wrote almost daily a blog called Difficult Seasons. It’s still up as a reference repository. It started as a way to share things I was learning in providing pastoral care that might be useful to others who were either caring for others or going through difficult seasons...

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Sunrises, Sunsets, and Pictures Before Photography

It’s rare to look at any photo sharing site and not see shots of a sunrise or sunset. Facebook and Instagram are full of them. And as many as we have seen, none of us ever seems to tire of seeing another one. Or of snapping a photo of another one, trying somehow to capture...

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Beautiful mornings can be healing.

This morning I brewed a cup of coffee and stepped out on the back porch. It only took a moment to step back in, grab my camera, and start wandering around the yard, trying to capture something of the beautiful light that hit me as I had stepped out the door. The light was warm...

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Photography, Gear Acquisition Syndrome, and Clarity

A strange thing happens to us photographers. We have a camera or cameras that we just love, and then for some reason or reasons we are not so sure any more. New cameras and new lenses being introduced and written about glowingly is one big driver of dissatisfaction, and lots of new gear has been...

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Oh, the Soccer Memories from Days Past

With Ben playing his first soccer game, and Mark coaching Ben’s team, there have been lots of memories of good days gone by. It seems like just yesterday that John started playing soccer when he was 6, with Mark tagging along to practices. I ended up coaching John’s team because the guy with the experience...

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