2019 – Year in Photos
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- Living in Greensboro means that we are closer to family and we get to see cousins a lot more. This year we got to celebrate Halloween with my sister Steffanie’s family.
- Went to Philadelphia a couple times this year, a highlight for me was being at a leadership conference.
- I have been listening to a lot of tech show and Apple podcasts, which is both nerdy and fun, but also having an impact on my efficiency and work. This is an image of my current office setup complete with a standing desk. (Podcasts: MacPower Users, Upgrade, Automators and Connected)
- Emily and I celebrated 18 years of marriage and 20 years of friendship and love this August.
- In October I turned 41.
- Made a bunch of new friends in Greensboro who are religious leadership during an Interfaith Clergy Trip this past year.
- Went to Indiana to celebrate the wedding of my good friend and fellow Fuller grad, Dr. Jamie Pitts.
- I got to meet Dr. Janette Coleman during Guilford’s commencement this year.
- My kids found a sign with my name of it! 😉 This was a sign set out in front of Scuppernong Books for my Book Release party for my book, Resisting Empire.
- I went to England to support one of my students who presented at a Quaker Studies Conference a great paper on her research she’s doing at Guilford. I also presented on some new research I am working on.
- Did I mention my new book, Resisting Empire, was released!
- Saw my uncle and other family who live in Arizona after 25 years!
- Co-taught a 3-week class on Food and Faith that was moving, and a lot of fun.
- Launched the Fireweed Coffee Cold Brew recipe to great fanfare this summer.
- I participate in an 8-month Executive Director Academy with the Center for Creative Leadership this past year that was an incredible opportunity, pushed me in my thinking around leadership, and helped me feel more confident in my work.
- Trip to the Smoky Mountains with cousins!
- In August, my buddy and I rode bikes up to the Blue Ridge Mountains, but we never made it. I watched him go down on his bike. Thankfully, he was okay, albeit badly bruised and banged up.
- Emily and I went to Louisville, KY to visit Bourbon Country and spend time with some good friends. This was seriously one of the best highlights of the year. My favorite of all the distilleries we toured was Rabbit Hole.
- We vacationed in Beaufort, NC this year and loved every moment of it. This is a photo of Emily on a boat headed out to the beach at Cape Lookout.
- Purchased a new roaster, the Aillio Bullet R1, for Fireweed Coffee Co.
- The kids all started their 4th school year in Greensboro. L is now in 6th, M is in 4th, and C is in 2nd. This is the photo we’ve been doing each year since we moved to Greensboro.
- I married my sister Catrina at the end of 2018 but L and M loved being flower girls and I wanted to share this!
- C at the Over The Rhine Nowhere Else festival in Ohio. We loved it and can’t wait to go back.
- That time Westboro Baptist came to protest the college you work at and you are responsible to coordinate the response.