The Start

I couldn't tell you why I've started this besides the fact I feel compelled to. I'm not going to pretend like I'm good at blogging or anything. I'm in transition between trying to dig graves for old dead dreams and discovering anything new to throw my heart into. I never stop thinking and haven't decided if it's a curse or a blessing yet. Perhaps my thoughts could lend themselves to someone who stumbles upon this page. Perhaps they'll serve to remind me years down the line where I've come from.

I have to be honest and explain why I believe I feel so compelled to write this stuff down in the public sphere. I believe whole-heartedly in a God that loves every person on the face of the earth. He desperately wants to love you, show you a new and beautiful life... and honestly I'd be selfish to not share that truth with you. I am dysfunctional, pathetic, selfish, cruel, and can't seem to do most anything right... and there is nothing I did to deserve hearing the truth about a man called Jesus the Christ. Therefore, I cannot harbor it in my mind and keep others from getting the same chance to receive the same gift I did. So I ask you to read with an open mind. I don't want to start fights or debates. My aim is to seek truth and hear what others have to say about God. All opinions are welcome and I look forward to learning more in the future. I feel kind of silly saying that not knowing if I'd even have anyone reading this at all. But I know something is supposed to come out of this.

I leave you with this. I am trying my hand at photography because I think a lot of beauty gets walked past in our day to day. I'd like to slow down and try to capture a little bit of it. Whether you believe in God or not, just take a second and look at this leaf. If you think about it, a leaf is an amazing thing. One of it's main jobs is to catch sunlight. I could learn a lot from a leaf. My days lately have been dark, lonely, and devoid of any major excitement. But it's all worth living for that little bit of light... and I'd like to learn how to live my life trying to catch more.