Paul Prins

I’ve been long since skeptical of the catholic church and their desire to see authentic, real, and genuine Christianity spurred across the world in light of the pending return of Christ. While I am still skeptical, I was very much excited by the recent words of Pope Benedict. My only fear is that the Christian bubble which the pope rests has blinded him from so much reality and heartbreak. Europe is lost from Christ. While he describes Europe moderately well in saying that “many Christian things occur, but there is also a great fatigue, and we are so concerned with structural questions that the zest and the joy of faith are missing.” (D’emillio, AP).
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For the past summer our house has been a place for these tree frogs to catch their nights delight. It’s suspicious because for the past 18-19 years we’ve lived here they haven’t shown themselves, and then all of a sudden this summer there are between five and seven of them. Most of the time on the screen leading to our deck, however this guy is behind one of the front lanterns on our house.

Today at half past noon in St. Cloud, Minnesota my high school friend, Carissa Goertz became Carissa Kay Allen. It was so surreal and great at the same time. I had never met her husband, Jeff, until today and so was a bit concerned. After hearing his family and friends talk of him there is no doubt in my mind. He’s a solid man of God that Carissa deserves and needs in her life. It was as if she was in a dream and the reality that she would wake up next to Jeff hadn’t completely set in. SO exciting for her and him! May your love and zeal for Christ spill over unto one another until you are with Him.
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Took this a couple days ago at the Eau Claire Dells in Wisconsin, loved how it turned out with a slight level change and no-cropping. Out of all the shots I think this one captured the day the best.

It’s been a week since I picked Jordan up from the airport. I had it all planned out, I would fly to Chicago for a daytrip I needed to have (my passport was at the French consulate there) and could then meet here coming out of her gate in Minneapolis. Great idea except that her first flight was delayed, she missed her second, and didn’t get in until seven plus hours after she was going to. I went home, came back and picked her up at 1am.
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It seems like it has been so long since she had hear him say it, but every time they got on his bike it was there. “Hold on, I don’t want to loose you.” It was the first date when he said that and she felt like it meant so much more than to not fall off the bike. That was the night she understood why women love motorcycles. Their fun, fast, and exciting but above all that, he doesn’t want to loose you while you’re with him.
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