BE - I too this photo at an outdoor book market in Paris. Through 2020, many have learned about being rather than doing as we've been in and out of quarantine, shutdowns, and lockdowns. Exploring and adventure doesn't always mean traveling somewhere, join me as I blog and explore!
lauren's musings
Blogging + exploring
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About 2 weeks after returning home from Ukraine, I had finished up all my photos, organizing and editing and was quite content with the work. Photos from Peru, the Netherlands, Ukraine and England. Well over 10,000 photos. The weekend after I came home, I had photographed a wedding. It was so refreshing to be behind […]
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Something that I have been wrestling with for about the past 9 months is that I am convinced I take more creative photos with my iPhone than my camera. In sharing this with a man I deeply respect in the photography realm (http://www.jaypatelphotography.com), he suggested a small perspective shift, “why not use live view on your […]
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When I think about time the past month with dear American friends I realize the power that comes in a heart conversation which awakens your soul to dream. When I’m in my own world, I find it very easy to forget about the future… Let’s be honest, sometimes all we want to do is […]
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I just watched a video that 2 women i respect in Ukraine posted to facebook: The Innovation of Lonliness: (yes it is 4+ minutes, but totally worth it!) I was with some girls last night and we wrote down 3 words to describe where we are in life, the first word i wrote was “disconnected”. […]
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I love Ukraine…over the past 2 days, i went to 6 different glasses stores to try and get a screw put into my sunglasses that broke yesterday (it’s really such a simple fix, and if i had a screw i could fix it) At each store, they kept saying “you need the master to fix […]
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Sometimes through this journey i’ve asked myself if i’m simply a tool to be used in God’s hands to empower others to do their ministry more powerfully. Deeper than that I ask myself if I’m content if that’s the truth. You see, my reality is the relationships I’m desiring to build aren’t happening. Oh, yes, […]
