Christmas this year was extra special because the entire Cudzilo family got to be together. When you have 5 boys, 3 wives, 3 different cities, babies, jobs and more it’s incredibly difficult to all be together. This is especially true when one of the brothers (the one I’m married to) works most holidays. But, not [...]
Archive for December 2011
Inspired by me.
(How’s that for a title? Ha! ; ) I still receive comments from the teaching series I did for MCP last summer (6 steps to go from a hobbyist to a professional photographer (which can be read here, if you’d like)). Just this morning I received another comment and I clicked over and read the [...]
The power of family:
I realized this week that family is the strongest unit in all the world. That none of us could be or do or even exist without family. That many of us make sacrifices every day to serve and love and simply be present for people we call family. That hours spent scrubbing dishes and cleaning [...]
Story 1: Weekends at Windy Gap
I’m not sure whose idea it was, but near the beginning of our freshmen year at the University of Tennessee a bunch of us decided to start volunteering during our free weekends at one of our favorite camps. It was a Young Life camp called Windy Gap, tucked just perfectly in the Blue Ridge Mountains [...]
The Stories That Define Me
I’ve been thinking recently about the chapters in my life that have really shaped me into the person I am today. All of the chapters of my life have shaped me into the person I am today, I suppose, but there are quite a few that really impacted me and those are the ones I’ve [...]
A new workshop announced:
Happy Friday to you all! This past week has looked quite different than normal. Charley has been in Knoxville with grandparents all week! She is coming home today and I cannot wait to get her back in my arms. I miss kissing her neck and smelling her hair. I miss sitting with her while she [...]