wildlights:

I believe names are significant.

I can't imagine being a parent and having the privilege and responsibility of naming a little one. My goodness, that must be a hard decision. While I don't at all consider this site our child, naming it felt like a huge feat. Like a good tattoo or graduation speech or Chipotle order, we wanted it to have meaning.

We went round and round with title options for a while, settling at one point on the name "working title number three," which I kind of still like. While driving in Colorado we were talking about this trip and life and we came to these two words. Wild and Light.

Wild.

The second week that Daniel and I were dating he drove down to Georgia, where I was living, to see me.

I think this is the weekend that I fell in love with him.

All of a sudden, we had been given a very unexpected, precious new gift. We felt like two kids who had just received the very best.

Something fresh and growing and green and wild.

At the end of that first visit we hiked down to the lake by my house and I took the picture of that small plant that is the banner of this blog. Since then, our relationship has grown more and more. Stronger, deeper, more wild and free.

Wild, real, authentic, honest, growing, free. We want to be people who are real. We want our words to be honest. We want this next season to be wild and free.

Light.

"The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." John 1:5

There is darkness in this world that desperately needs light.We have received light through the love of our Father and now have the mission of sharing the light we have with people. We have light because He is light. And light will always overcome the darkness.

When I was young I was given a word, a picture, for life. I was on a long path, unable to see the next step. I wanted a big flood light to show me the way to go; for everything to be clear and direct. But instead of an all revealing spotlight, the Lord gave me a flashlight. This is what I was to hold to show me just the very next step. All I need to do is take one step at a time. This picture has been very relevant in life, often coming to a crossroads, wanting to know where to go, what to do.

And it’s a pretty good picture for the season that we are entering. A new bend in our path that requires a lot of faith to take that next step. Good thing we have our light in hand.

Every person has a story to tell.

Our dream is to hear, appreciate and shine light on peoples’ stories. We want to reflect their wild and beautiful light, to share stories of hope. Through video, pictures, words, we hope to have the privilege to do that in the next few months and beyond.