“Why do your admins enjoy taking Christ out of Christmas?” the Twitter post read, publicly showing off a screencap of my photograph and name with an adjoining Facebook group post which I happened to close with “I hope you have…
Sometimes you matter a lot more than you think. Today was my last day at church before I move to North Carolina. During our snack break, a girl who attends there with me gave me the sweetest card. She is…
An acquaintance of mine recently wrote a blog post about how irony is stunting your relationships. I agree with him, however, I think it goes deeper than that. Fearlessness and confidence are overvalued by our society. Everybody idolizes those people…
There is no Good Card For This: What to Say and Do When Life is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love. There is no Good Card For This by Emily McDowell and Kelsey Crowe, PH.D. is one of…
This past week I landed my first-ever freelance photography gig! Well, technically, I’ve had others. I’ve done small-time paid photo shoots for people ever since I was in high school. However, this one is special. This is my first…
So, I have a social media account. … Now what? Well, for starters, scrolling through family and friends’ content can be really fun! Following interesting pages and keeping up to date on events is nice too. Another great thing about…
Tonight I attended my first-ever action. It was the annual benefit auction for my local library. It feels slightly funny that I’ve never been to it before. I’ve been employed to photograph their live auction items every year that they’ve…
There is a particular art to writing a good blog post. Some blog posts are a complete turn-off the moment we see them. Other posts feel inviting and draw us in, leaving us with the desire for more. The big…
Breaks can feel like a necessary evil to the workaholic. Trust me, I tend to be one. Having a strong productivity mindset can be great, but it needs balance. No matter how enjoyable your work is, it is important to…
Social strategy games are a great educational opportunity. A group of friends and I occasionally play an online adaptation of the popular reality TV game show, Survivor. Over time, I’ve noticed five important concepts that apply both in-game and…