hey guys; sincerest apologies for the hiatus, the winds of change have been pretty turbulent. as a sort of throwback thursday, allow me to backtrack & retrospect - bonus #tbt points since i'm writing this at my alma mater:
- congratulations to nick's grill on their one-year anniversary in danvegas; they are some of the kindest & most hardworking local business owners in the city.
- my friend amber & i took a road-trip to ol' reidsville and i got the experience of being on the other side of the lens and seeing the world from the other side.
- on august 6th i celebrated my dan-niversary; for one year now, i've been living la vida danville. in my year here, i have grown and changed as a Christian, a writer, a photographer & a friend. i've climbed mountains and valleys and have tread rivers & lakes but all-in-all i've developed a sense of who i am. i am grateful for my friends, current & former, for averett and the Y for being a home & for the dan river year program and my current job for being the bridge to take me where i really want to go in life. it saddens me to leave this town in the next few months but my memories and experiences here will make great stories in RVA.
- speaking of the Y, i'm back there part-time; it feels great to be back home!
- i've started a forty-day devotion, entitled, "40 Days to Lasting Change: An AHA Challenge" by Kyle Idleman; check it out. i've seen MAJOR changes.
- there was an opening for a reporting job in chatham, virginia for a local newspaper. i was interviewed & submitted my samples but i turned the job down. i walked away from a chance to pursue my job (& i'm okay with it.) i'm hoping to live in danvegas for about four more months. as much as i am irritated by my banking job, i cannot lose my integrity. more doors will open and opportunities will come. God's plan outdoes our plan 10,000 to 1.
- shoutout to one of my best-friends & my hippie counterpart since highschool, elizabeth for turning twenty-two and for preparing to volunteer for the friend's peace house for the next eleven months. best of luck, sending love & light!
- i had the honor of being in the wedding of my two of my best-friends, jude and lesley; congrats you guys, love you both and i continue being a third-wheel. #coleswansonwedding #swole
- while at the wedding, i managed to make peace with an old friend and bury the hatchet of an old quarrel
- this past weekend i got to visit my all-time favorite city as i helped my brother move into his dorm at VCU; best of luck to him & my other little brother adrian was they both began their freshman year of college.
- and finally, there's a new locally owned & ran coffee shop in town, brewed awakening;
hipsters of danvegas & all over rejoice.
