Lance Hill

I have been trying to get out and shoot photos with my new xsi when I am not at work or doing school related things. Being on spring break, I was able to take a couple days and head back to my hometown for a little R&R and “thinking time”. During my mini-vacation, I stopped over to the Stained Glass Cabinet Company in Acme. The store is owned by my Uncle Scott and they do awesome art glass and truly unique pieces. If you are ever in the area stop in and check them out and tell ‘em Lance sent you.

The glass etching is done on a stone wheel that has been around for over a century. Co-owner Richard Bruening handles the etching and cranks out some beautiful art. Here’s a couple shots of Rich in action.

pas⋅sion [pash-uhn]: a strong or extravagant fondness, enthusiasm, or desire for anything: a passion for music.

I have realized that I am really horrible at keeping a consistant blog schedule. I have quite a few posts I would like to put together and I plan to really begin to hone my writing skills and continually post them over the course of the year. Let’s see if this really happens or not.

So, welcome to 2010! A new year, a new decade, and a year of change ahead. 2010 holds graduation, career hunting, and a wedding to my beautiful wife-to-be. I cannot wait to see how this upcoming year unfolds.

I do not believe in New Year’s resolutions. To make changes, real life changes are required, not just “resolutions for the year”. I do have some goals that I am working towards over the next semester. Here’s my list for life changes I am working towards in my life:

• Strengthening my relationship with God
• Eating healthier (cooking more at home) and starting an exercise routine
• Reading more
• Spending less money on superfluous things
• Spend more time with my Wife-to-Be
• Find my passion
• Get organized and reduce clutter
• Work on my personal portfolio

The list may seem like a lot, but I am already making significant steps on a couple of these life changes. I’m hoping to use this blog as part of my personal portfolio and work on my writing skills to strengthen myself in this area.

So let’s pour a glass of wine and toast to the new year. To health, happiness, and friends, here’s to 2010.

A sight to be seen

Originally uploaded by lance.hill

This is a picture Chelsea took of me while we were hiking out in the Badlands of South Dakota. The Badlands were one of our favorite places we hiked on our month long voyage. Definitely a sight to be seen. We traveled through the Badlands, into the Black Hills, over to Yellowstone, down through the Grand Tetons, Across the Rockies, and finally across the plains.

Photographs can’t do it justice. I wished I would have had a DSLR with a telephoto so I could have gotten some even better pictures over the course of our travels, but even then, it’s nothing like seeing it in person.

These sights put a lot into perspective for me. Seeing the beauty of nature and the mountains, to me it strengthened my faith. To me, the mountains symbolize God pushing the earth towards the heavens and the sheer beauty of His creation. The difficulty of reaching the summit symbolizes the struggle we have aligning our vision for our lives with the vision God has for us.

So many times, we shield our eyes from the beauty that surrounds us. If we took just a minute to stop and look around, we might see the world in a completely different light. Next time you are feeling the stresses of the world pushing in on you, stop and look. It may just save you.