The Hardest Photograph I’ve Ever Had to Choose

Sep 01, 2025

When you become an orphan, you think about things differently. I am now convinced that as a storyteller I may think about things even more differently than most. I have always been an over-analyzer, but the past few days take the cake. When you are the responsible party for how someone is immortalized through words and imagery—it is a lot of pressure. I know much of it is self-imposed because, let’s face it, Mom literally told me she didn’t care what I did. Time here is ...

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Hello and goodbye for now

Aug 25, 2025

I am pretty sure I have never felt so many emotions in one week’s time. So many ups and downs all balled into the confines of just a few days—hours, really.Let’s start with the happiness, shall we? On Aug. 16 we moved our youngest daughter to college. You may think that would fall into the sad category, but considering she will be attending Bethany Lutheran College—where both her father and I teach, and also where her older sisters go—it truly is a wonderful thing. ...

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horse looking outside red barn door

The Last Neigh: Grief, Gratitude, and the Power of a Photograph

Aug 03, 2025

Our kids learned early on that it is difficult to get too attached to our animals, because death is simply just part of farm life. I have lived the majority of my life on a farm, and while experience may have lessened the blow of pain, that doesn't make loss any easier.A few days ago a few of us returned from a trip to UNL in Lincoln to see our daughter Rylee in all her research glory. Our yard was unusually quiet. At first, I didn’t think much of it—we were overwhelmed by our ...

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