What is this life if we don't wander to find ourselves?
This website + blog is a little bit of everything! Through photos and stories I will show you around my home state of Kansas and I’ll take you along on my travels. And you’ll get insider travels tips on the places I visit. AND you can also purchase my beautiful photography and bring a piece of the... Continue Reading →
Anyone who has followed me through the years knows I like to wander. It's what I do. It's the core of my existence. So, what does this have to do with this blog + site? EVERYTHING! I was going to delete this site and focus solely on photography (I even built a new site). However,... Continue Reading →
At the end of a farmer's property, a gravel road narrows and gives way to a low-water bridge I have named "The Gratitude Bridge." Each morning I drive on the gravel road part of the way to work just so I can cross this bridge. Several months ago I bought a Jeep Wrangler, which allowed... Continue Reading →
Gratitude is so vital in this world we live in from taking time to thank the universe for another day to thanking everyone around you for their role in this beautiful world. This week I was on a business trip in Orlando, Florida, and each night before I went to bed I set aside time... Continue Reading →
This weekend I'm covering commencement for Emporia State University. It's such a monumental milestone for each graduate, their families, and friends. As the room erupts in cheers and screams as the graduates file on and off the stage, it's hard not to feel the immense joy that surrounds the graduates. As I work on my second... Continue Reading →
Gasp!! I haven't posted since DECEMBER! Ouch! My poodle to the left says that's not good! A quick update: it's been a busy semester! In addition to my full-time job, I had Advanced Poetry and Advanced Fiction this semester — stellar courses from incredible professors. I'm so grateful for the massive amount of learning that... Continue Reading →
As I was walking to work the other day a lot of things were floating through my head — how much I had to do, my task list, my next paper due in classes, my novel I need to get finished, etc. And then I realized, I was allowing myself to drown in that moment... Continue Reading →
Today I was reading through my blog trying to find an explanation of this project to send to someone, and I was reminded why I started all this. Today was day 1,113 of my gratitude project. To be transparent I did take a little break so it should be more than that, but we all... Continue Reading →
As the title of this blog post indicates, I'm pushing through a migraine today, but with gratitude. Let me explain. I'm a wildly driven person - full-time employee in my dream job (truly), and a graduate student who thought she was super woman and took a full-time course load over the summer. No, this isn't... Continue Reading →
Tonight I came to a realization in regard to expecting gratitude of others. The situation that led me to this realization isn't important, but I feel it's important to write about this topic. I was bumbling around my house tonight feeling disgruntled about something. I realized (with some degree of disappointment in myself) that I... Continue Reading →
The Wandering Pigeon 