Outside the Pigeon Holes

 My good friend recently lost her sweet dog, Tucker (pictured, along with his best friend Simba). As losses like these usually do, it reminded me how important it is to share the stories of our animal companions and celebrate the blessings that they are to our lives. Therefore, in honor of Tucker and all of my own fuzzies (the ones still with us and the ones who have gone on) and in conjunction with LightByGrace Photogtraphy I am offering a forum for you to share the stories of your beloved animal companions and an opportunity for someone in the Greater Cincinnati Area* to win a free portrait session for your fuzzy! Here's how it works: 1) Submit a photo and a few paragraphs (500 word limit) about your animal companion to lightbygracephoto@gmail.com. You can share anything - a funny story, how they came to be with you, how they touch your life, etc. 2) Beginning on Valentine's Day, each story will be featured on the LightByGrace Photography Blog . 3) On Mar...

New name, a few new colors and hopefully more posts this year! This year on the blog, I hope you will find: - Deep thoughts about living unabashedly as a red-letter, incarnational , evangelical, post-protestant/liberal/conservative, mystical, biblical, charismatic/contemplative, methodist, vineyardite, environmentally conscious, animal-loving, frustrated-yet-hopeful, unfinished Christian (Thanks to Brian McLaren for the original post that inspired that title). -Book reviews for the Speakeasy blogging network -Linkage to all things LightByGrace Photography (that’s me!) and my friends in the Greater Cincinnati Fellowship of The Lens.  -Great discussions. If there is anything else all of you, my (perhaps two?) faithful readers, would like to see here, please let me know!