found.

someone searched for this:

and found my blog.

i hope they weren’t too disappointed.

maybe this post would have been more helpful:

https://lausch.wordpress.com/2008/09/15/ducks/

… just realized that post was almost exactly 2 years ago. not sure how i feel about that.

its time.

stand firm.
set my sight.
draw the sword.

war has been waged.
its time we remember.
for we do not wrestle against flesh and blood.

grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with love incorruptible.

flexibility.

This evening a went on an easy run on the beach and attempted to do some “active” stretching that I used to do in track. It didn’t work out well. I tweaked my hamstring. It really wasn’t a difficult exercise… I used to do it for warm up all the time. On one leg you reach down and touch your toe and then you switch. That’s it. Easy. IF you are flexible, which I am not at all anymore apparently.

It made me realize that as people sometimes we forget how inflexible we are, until we try to be flexible and then it hurts.

Physical and mental flexibility are invaluable. I must exercise them both more often.

Haiti… Praying.

Josh Newton Haiti Video from HESCHLE on Vimeo.

i like.

I was recently introduced to Andrew Zuckerman’s photography… wish it hadn’t taken so long.

BIRDS and other incredible shots.

unemployed and restless.

Some applications, several versions of the same resume, lots of interests, no clue what to do.

I was told the other day that patience is a form of worship… apparently I am full of worship these days. Just praying that when the right door opens I am willing and ready to take it. There have been years of preparation for something… I hope I see it when it comes.

A 9 to 5 will give me freedom

from this tireless, wandering mind.

But let not freedom be my aim.

the beloved dark circles.

Sleepless nights are a traffic jam.

The choice is the same:

Road rage or get lost in the music.

Cheers!

Back from downunder…

Just got back from a two week trip to Australia and New Zealand with the whole fam and Karley.

The link below is some pics that Karley took and put up on his flickr.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/69445147@N00/

Overall I feel like the trip whet my appetite to go back with a backpack and explore. Such a beautiful place.. so much to see. I am definitely thankful for the bit of time that we had there.. crazy experience.

People keep asking my top 3, so here they are:

1. Walking through the Botanical Gardens in Sydney with my camera… after being taught some things by Mr. Mase. Flowers and birds… two of my favorites, so it was incredible to try and capture them. That night we went to the Sydney Opera House for a show… the whole thing just didn’t seem real. Loved it.

2. Manly beach day! Took a ferry to an incredible beach with all sorts of fun shops and good food. We went surfing (Kar got stung by a Blue Devil!) went exploring and got some excellent kabobs. This was the day of my 2nd degree burn that lasted throughout the trip… but still well worth it.

3. The sights in New Zealand. The landscape was incredible.. It had a very tropical feel yet pine was immersed throughout it all. And then… sheep were everywhere. I was amused over and over again.

There are so many more highlights…

Glow worms in the caves of NZ… floating on our backs because of the immovably thick wetsuits, we were able to lay and gaze up at what looked like millions of stars… actually glowworms, which are actually maggots digesting their food. They burn their food to keep from being constipated. Nice.

Public transportation in Sydney. Such a well thought out city. I really enjoyed it. Coffee was amazing and so were the meat pies and muffins. Ah. So much to see.

Taking night pictures of Sydney… Karley taught me a ton about photography in a very short period of time. We brought a fish eye lens for his new Mark II 5d. His pics are stunning.. and I’m still learning 🙂

Paddy’s market in Sydney. Full of knick-naks and practicals, deals at almost every booth. For the tourist and the local, there was everything. Surrounded by chaos there was quietness that could be found. It made me feel like I was in a movie when everything is moving fast around one person and they are just kind of standing there… but suddenly get jerked back into reality when someone bumps into them or asks them a question.

I got to pet a Koala, feed a emu and put my arm around a kangaroo. But best of all, Luke and Heidi got to do all of those things. They LOVED it. It was so precious to see their faces light up.

Luke and Heidi were a highlight of the trip themselves. They are an integral part of our family. I learn alot from just watching them.

Also, it was great to get to watch my parents enjoy a place that they have waited there whole lives to see. I am so thankful that I’ve had the opportunity at this age to go… I thought I had wanted to go “forever!” They climbed the Sydney Bridge, walked on the Sky Tower, did the daredevilish luge in NZ and my mom did the Zydro Zorb… basically a giant hamsterball with water in it, sloshing down a steep hill. Awesome.

Okay, time to get back to real life… whatever that is. Lots to figure out now that February is here.

fallen art.

Stealing from Glen.

I thought this was powerful. So, I decided to steal it without permission… Glen, if you ever read this, hope that its okay. I assume that it is.

http://thesmallworld.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/grant-that-i-might-not-be/

Also, I don’t want to add to it, for it speaks volumes on its own and my mere words would merely detract from its profundity.