Why Photography, Part 2

I want to add a little to what I said. There are people who also influenced my decision to enter photography as well. I don't think any of them know they influenced me.

I saw my brother in law, Nathan, connect with a lot of people through photography and because of my love for all things creative I started connecting with and admiring his work, and longing to be creative as well. At first I didn't know my expression would become photography, sometimes I'm still not sure.

I've seen, and still see, many pastors who struggle with getting out of the office and being with people. I had become such a person. I was in the community, at schools, but even that had become a circle of people that I didn't leave much.

The staff at the church where I work have been talking about the subject of connecting with people who don't normally connect with. We've been discussing how we can love on the community. My shyness has been challenged. The excuse that "this is how I'm built" was challenged here. A fellow staff member, Aaron, has had a few awesome moments I'm aware of in the community that has inspired me. None of which I would have never known about if I had not asked; he doesn't brag or boast about these things, he just does them.

I started putting things together and it started making sense and along the way a good number of people have been giving me incredible advice and steering me in the right direction. Thank you!

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Tagged

My brother-in-law Nathan tagged me so. . .that means it my turn to share/reveal a few things. . .

What I was doing 10 yrs ago: Wednesday, May 6, 1998, 5:50pm - I was 21 and attending East Carolina University. This would have been really close to exam week, but I remember that semester really well. I'm pretty sure I flunked every class except one, which is not something I'm proud of. Mind you, I went from being an A-B student in college to flunking this semester (a few things happened that I didn't handle very well; one of them was too much freedom all at once).

Five things on my to do list for today: 1. Finish watching a movie with my wife. 2. Play a little Wii. 3. Eat a dessert. 4. Kiss my wife and let her know how much I love her. 5. Finish this post. (You can't expect too much, it's about 2.5 hours before I'm going to bed.)

Things I would do if I were a billionaire: Retire my debt. Give the family a vacation together; all expense paid sort of thing. Invest wisely. Set up some long-term financial help for some missionaries. Provide for every possible medical expense Tricia or Nate would ever have. That's what came to mind in 2 min.

Three of my bad habits: Procrastination, over-analyzing, need too much "me" time (usually just trying to relax)...

Five places I have lived: Louisburg, NC (5 different locations); Greenville, NC (4 different locations, and that doesn't include all of the different dorms I lived in); Kitty Hawk, NC; Vero Beach, FL.

Five jobs I have had: grounds keeper at a hospital (pretty much a weed puller; I was about 11 or 12 years old); dishwasher (I was only 12 and could barely reach the bottom of the deep sinks); Nintendo game tester for Beasley's Video (local rental place that's long gone); flier distributor for a movie theater; food lion bag-boy; Subway sandwich maker; Pizza Hut cook. . .and those are just a few from my childhood.

Tricia's Lungs

So it's Nathan's birthday and Tricia got the present. . .a new pair of lungs!

Brief summary, the Duke team went to another state to look at a pair of lungs for Tricia. They were notified that the lungs were being brought to Duke and Tricia was going to be prepped for the surgery.

Last I heard was about 3 hours ago. Roughly 7-ish PM EST Tricia was taken into the operating room. The process usually takes 7-9 hours.

Check out the details here:
It's A Go!!!
In The OR
And look for more updates at cfhusband.blogspot.com