Photos

Last weekend, we took a trip to our local park and brought our friend, Rebeca, along to take some photographs of my son to commemorate his first birthday.  She captured some amazing shots of my son and my daughter.  I always thought the key to portrait photography is capturing the person in a natural and authentic shot, rather than a pose.  Rebeca definitely did this with these shots.  I also love the composition of each of them.  I hope you enjoy these as much as I do.  Let me know if you are interested in contacting her for booking information.

thirty-four reasons:

life

love

family

Lisa

Madison

Dylan

work

home

water

food

friends

community

words

wisdom

collaboration

freedom

connection

grace

sunrises

sunsets

the smell of wood burning

the warmth of a fire

beauty

design

Jesus

long hikes

the smell of rain

a warm embrace

music

the smell of coffee

an ice cold beer

beaches

teaching

thirty-four years

This year my birthday will be different…

After attending The Idea Camp this past summer in DC, learning about charity: water, and seeing this video by founder Scott Harrison, I was inspired to help.  So instead of receiving the obligatory birthday card with money or a gift from friends and family, I am asking everyone to cooperate with me in providing clean drinking water for those desperately in need of it.  I created my own website through charity: water here.  If you are interested in joining me, I invite you to visit the site and make a donation.  Or maybe this will inspire you to help in other ways.  There are some creative ways to help shown on their website.  Together we can make a difference.

my baby girl is six today…

Wow! It’s really hard to believe…

I remember my wife and I were scared after the September 11th attacks five months before our daughter was due. We had conversations about what a different world it would be in a matter of months after the attacks. I remember how unsafe we felt at that moment and how scared we were to be bringing a new child into the world. Then came her birth and as we witnessed that beautiful miracle, I felt a new joy and love that I have never experienced before. Six years, brings a lot of firsts. From the first smile, to first words, to first steps she changed our lives and our world. My daughter and I formed a special bond and there is nothing like having daddy’s little girl. My favorite times have been hiking together and driving together. We have deep conversations. She has an inquisitive nature about her. God blessed us with her birth six years ago, and he’s blessed us with six wonderful years of her life. I couldn’t be more grateful. I pray he blesses us with many more…