per·se·ver·ance: n. 1. steady persistaence in adhering to a course of action, a belief, or a purpose; steadfastness 2. persistent determination 3. contancy, dedication, endurance, purposfullness, stamina through almost every trial we persevere. we endured through five years of studio critiques and are dedicated to causes that promote life. we fight for health despite sickness and endure hardships knowing we will be made stronger. if we don't persevere in struggles, we feel as if we've given up. we didn't have what it takes...we couldn't rise above. i am not made to give up. i am a fighter. i would rather fight and be...
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this weekend, i went to kansas city. i went to see friends, buy furniture, to get away...but most of all, to drive. you see, in all of kansas, i have not found a better place to drive than between mile marker 104 and 119 on i-35. it's God's hidden treasure on the interstate between eldorado and emporia. have you ever tried to take a picture of a moment that is so much bigger than you? every time you look at it afterwards, it hints at what you saw, but it could never begin to contain what you felt. that's how...
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