“I don’t trust words. I trust pictures.”
— Gilles Peress

“Either you run the day or the day runs you.”
Jim Rohn

Between history and me, glass

“When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”
-Paulo Coelho

"Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays."
 - Soren Kierkegaard

“Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.”
Dalai Lama

"Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength."
— Corrie ten Boom

"Don’t quit, and don’t give up. The reward is just around the corner. And in times of doubt or times of joy, listen for that still, small voice.

We just can't stop people from being homeless if that's their choice. 

The world of the homeless is a tough and interesting world.     

"Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?"
 - Corrie ten Boom

"The reality is, my prayers don't change God.  But, I am convinced prayer changes me.  Praying boldly boots me out of that stale place of religious habit into authentic connection with God Himself."
 - Lysa TerKeurst

“If the photographer is interested in the people in front of his lens, and if he is compassionate, it’s already a lot. The instrument is not the camera but the photographer.”
— Eve Arnold

“A tear contains an ocean. A photographer is aware of the tiny moments in a persons life that reveal greater truths.”
— Anonymous

"The prayer offered to God in the morning during your quiet time is the key that unlocks the door of the day. Any athlete knows that it is the start that ensures a good finish."
- Adrian Rogers

“You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction.”
George Lorimer

Friends never say “goodbye”. They simply say “see you again”.

"Prayer should not be regarded as a duty which must be performed, but rather as a privilege to be enjoyed, a rare delight that is always revealing some new beauty." - E.M. Bounds

When the past and future is crossing over

Long way to home 

“A portrait is not made in the camera but on either side of it.”
- Edward Steichen

“If you see something that moves you, and then snap it, you keep a moment.”
— Linda McCartney

“A thing that you see in my pictures is that I was not afraid to fall in love with these people.”
— Annie Leibovitz

“Photograph: a picture painted by the sun without instruction in art.”
— Ambrose Bierce

“Forgiveness is the economy of the heart.…forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits.”
― Hannah More​​​​​​​

"To get nations back on their feet, we must first get down on our knees."
- Billy Graham

“When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.”
— Ansel Adams

"God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening is the beginning of prayer." 

worlds windows 

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.

"Prayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at His disposition, and listening to His voice in the depth of our hearts." 

 Mother Teresa

"Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden."
 Corrie Ten Boom

you can go anywhere, as long as you are a human 

"God is looking for people to use, and if you can get usable, he will wear you out. The most dangerous prayer you can pray is this: 'Use me.'" 

 Rick Warren

“Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom.” – Oprah Winfrey.

"The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, 'O God, forgive me.'"

Billy Graham

To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing."

Martin Luther