Through the journal entries you read or music you listen to here, I believe God put this together so we can have our hearts stirred a bit . . . to be encouraged that we are far from alone on this journey. We have so many dreams and desires inside of our hearts that speak of who God made us to be and become. 

My prayer is that you, the adventurer and pilgrim of this Christian life would find pieces of your masculine heart that long to be connected with our Father.

He has shown me so much through the years through other men, young and old, who have poured into my heart and in turn, my life. Everything that is good in the man I am today would not be so without God fathering me and placing other men around me who have found a great adventure of their own alongside Him.

To think I could pour into your life even a small extent of what has been poured into mine would be the most fulfilling part of whatever God wants P&B to be. 

Whether you are staying current in reading the most recent article releases each week or wanting to explore the 16 Journals offered by topic, the purpose of P&B is to inspire, encourage, and stir your heart towards our Father.

What and where is the "journal" part of P&B?

--- The part of Ponds & Beavers that makes it a unique "journal" experience is found in the "Journals" page. This is the part of P&B where you the reader can navigate to the topic that is either most relevant to where you are right now in your journey of life or you are just simply drawn to the specific topic's picture. Each "topic" is a Journal which has accumalitve articles inside that speak on that specific topic.

Why all the pictures?

--- Pictures help to capture moments and they surpass time itself to a strong degree. I am using them to hopefully inspire or stir something ever so slightly in us to want more of what we cannot understand in the first place. Something happens when we see a picture which pushes a button deep inside of us to release a sort of urge to desire more from life, at least feel a little more connected with the adventure that is our lives living in the world around us.

How do the Article Releases work?

--- Basically I will write at least one article per week depending on what my own life's circumstances will allow me and they will go under "This Month" in the main page navigation.

Soon after they are written, the articles are archived into the "Journals" section of the P&B website where you will find them categorized to the topic they best fit. Every article written will be archived into the "Journals" section eventually.

At the end of each month, those articles will be taken down from "This Month" page to make room for the current article releases for this month.

I will also choose one article form the previous month to have available via link called "'Article of the Month' from [previous month]." That will be found in the "This Month" section as well.