Category: Social Issues

Parenting Social Issues

“That’s It?” becomes “That’s It!” for my daughter after Frances McDormand’s Oscar Speech

Parenting Social Issues

Education On All Levels Must be Part of the #MeToo Movement

Parenting Social Issues Travel

Reliving the Dads 4 Kesem Hadrian’s Wall Hike, Loving My Community, and The Iris Awards

Musings Parenting Social Issues

Daughters, Sons, and a Trump Presidency

Musings Social Issues

Facing A Trump Presidency: Finding Hope in Rocky and Nathan Bedford Forrest

Marvel Studios Launches Hero Acts to Raise Money for Save the Children

Tamir Rice’s Mother Awarded $6 million: Was it enough?

Parenting Social Issues

Talking to My Children About the Violent World in Which They Live

Parenting Social Issues

How a Friendship Between a Christian Boy and a Muslim Boy Gives Me Hope

A Civilized Discussion on Gun Control Needs to Happen Now

Parenting Social Issues

My Response to the State of the World’s Fathers Report

Parenting Social Issues

Poorest Children in Urban Areas are at Least Twice as Likely to Die Before Their 5th Birthday: What you can do about it

The NFL Fumbled in Dealing with Ray Rice and Domestic Violence

276 Nigerian Girls were Abducted while we read about the Kardashians, Bieber, and the NFL Draft

Lost and Found in Türkiye
I returned to my hotel after a long day of strolling along the busy streets of Istanbul. I was exhausted, but ready to look through my photos and begin the editing process. My trip to Turkey wasn’t merely a trip to photograph major sites, but also a lifelong dream. Plus, I am working on a […]
Visiting the House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus
In the late 1700s, a German nun named Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774-1824) said she had a vision of the Virgin Mary and her final home here on earth. The nun described the home in detail as well as the house’s location, even though she had never visited Ephesus, Turkey. Sister Anne Catherine’s description of the […]
A Trip to Göbekli Tepe in Türkiye: The Oldest Megalithic Structure in the World
My love of travel, history, and photography began by reading one publication, National Geographic. Growing up with a limited amount of money in a small town in Oklahoma didn’t provide many opportunities to travel. My parents pinched their pennies, which meant we couldn’t afford a lot of groceries, let alone a vacation that required a […]
Win an Elements Skateboard
Win an Element Skateboard We’ve been on Element boards for a few years now and love them. Element makes great quality boards that can be found at skate parks around the world. I’m giving a brand-new board to a lucky winner who donates $15 towards the Alzheimer’s Association. Here is the link: I am running […]
Documenting the Faces of Cuba
Before I arrived in Cuba, I knew about the island’s intense history, classic cars that roam the streets, delicious food, and cocktails. I did not, however, give much thought to the people who inhabit the country, which is crazy for someone who loves street photography. For me, travel is a reset. If I leave a […]

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