Expectations……..

I have shared this before, but I believe it is worth a revisit. An author wrote, “A man only needs three things to have a happy life, 1. Something to do, 2. someone to love, and, 3. something to look forward to.” I think that about sums it up, as long as the someone to love is our Savior.
Today I want to focus on something to look forward to. The image above and below are from the first His Light Workshop in Savannah, two years ago. It was a great workshop with Scott Kelby and I, and it was the beginning of a lot of life long friendships. The group that came together there
was a really special group of people that have now gathered again for two more workshops. In October it will be the fourth reunion for many of us.

His Light Ministries was formed so that photographers could get together and share, learn, and grow both photographically, as well as spiritually. The time together has been and incredible
experiences and has led to many great things in all of our lives. God does not want us to try and face the world alone. That is exactly why Jesus sent out his disciples in pairs. In His wisdom he knew that they would need each other. I know our group that is gathering in New England in a little over a month, are all excited, none more than myself. We’ve seen people get to be much better photographers, but more importantly, many have deepened their walk with Him.

A lot of very hard work has gone into making preparation for this gathering, no one has worked harder than John “the Snake” Barrett. Don’t be put off by his nickname, it’s a good thing. He was named the “Snake” after the late, great, Frank Miller, who proudly wore that crown for many years. I first met Frank at shooting trip in North Carolina, everywhere I went to make a shot
he was leaving, having already gotten it. I said, “Frank, you snaked us again.” Meaning he
slithered in and got the great shot first. It was a compliment. When Frank went on to be with the Lord, his title died with him, or so I thought. John turned out to be the next person in my life that
was always at the right place first! I loved John from the start, a really nice man, who was also a very good shooter and giving and kind to the bone. I asked him to wear that crown, and he has gladly followed in Frank’s footsteps.

John has scouted our trip through New England in a marvelous way, going so far as to have the longitude and latitude coordinates for every shooting location….. The Snake has scouted the area three times in preparation for our trip. I know we will have great fellowship, that’s a given, and thanks to Snake we will be very well prepared. So I have a lot of people to love, plenty to do, and a lot to look forward to. Blessed indeed…… Hey guys and gals, can’t wait……

the pilgrim

*Photo Note: D3, 70-300 AF-S VR, 1 Second at F8, Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0 – Glamour Glow.