As summer ends, it is all just beginning.

Currently I am on tour with Josh and the band, today we are in NJ.

The last few months have flown by (speaking of flying, when I fly home tomorrow it will be my 12 flight this month).

I have taken a position at my church coordinating local outreaches and world wide missions.

If I could have written up my so called "dream job" it would have looked a lot if not exactly like this.

My first trip was to Peru with the youth last week, where we dug wells, build a house and treated over 1400

 children for parasites and lice. 

It was really incredible to do something so hands on and practical.

Back to tour- Josh is over half way through a 6 week summer tour and because of all that has gone on at home with my new job and life in general it has been hard to be without him.

But every time I get down and wonder-

why in the world are we doing this? 

I am reminded that the road less traveled. 

Although it is a tougher trail with signs or guide maps, it is the path worth taking. 

It is the adventure, it is the reckless abandon to everyday society. 

It is just as Jesus did. Give up everything that you may have life.

Spring & all things new

Again, apologies for the lapse.

I will at some point update this weekly.

Whats new?

Josh & the band recorded an album in Ocala, FL for most of February (which comes out May 12th) and also shot their first music video!

He is on tour right now and will be pretty busy through the summer with festivals and summer concerts. 

I flew out out last week and traveled through Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Kentucky & Michigan with them to celebrate our 2nd wedding anniversary.

I have had a few great things happen also; 

I now have my work on display and for sale at a design center in downtown Sarasota,

have launched an online store along with the website; 

www.kayflash.com/store 

But best of all have just landed my dream job!

Seriously- 

My church (Bayside Community Church) approached me about being the worldwide missions and outreach assistant! 

My job entails communicating with our missionaries, organizing trips, going on trips, shooting trips & helping with local outreaches. 

This was my first week & I LOVED IT.

I cannot wait to start traveling as my job. 

It blows my mind.

So needless to say, Josh and I are both in a season of dreams come true.

We both are grateful to God for bringing all these good things our way.

"Love life & it will love you back"

September's Status

Hello!

Sorry for the gap, I forgot all about the blog!

Update:

-In August Josh and I celebrated 7 years together  & went to Key West to scuba dive.

-As of right now, Josh is on the road out west with the band and I am just home from England where I spent 10 days with my family.

New News:

-Along with my photography I have started working for Adtech Design Inc. designing logos, brochures, etc.

- The band has: a new lead singer Kyle from Connecticut, a new bus, and had their tee-shirt picked up nation wide by the store Hot Topic!

&

-Josh has started making Video Tour Blogs, they are really funny you should check one out.

I have listed the link under the photo of Josh on the right side of the blog.

*The above photo is from Kendal's last show in Sarasota. 

The guys all surprised him with the " I heart Kendal" shirts. 

Kyle is in black on the far left .

A little rest, a lot of fun.

Courtesy of our dear friends the Schells, the band and wives spent a few glorious days at the Big Sandy Lake in Minnesota this week where we hung out, fished, canoed, and jumped off of bridges into muddy waters.

It was a classic American summer holiday I thought. 

Josh told me he could easily live there year round, but with only a gas station in sight for miles -I'll settle for short vacations. 

To view more pictures go to: My Facebook

Venice Beach, California

This week while in California I had a shoot with hip hop artist 3IZE, who is gearing up for his first live performance 

at The Verity Room in Topanga,CA.

For me it is always an exciting challenge to take on something new and different which pushes me to get out of my comfort zones or photo rituals. 

I have been in "senior portrait mode" and this was a welcomed chance to get a little bit edgier and moody with my work. 

Be it that this is a small step, I like to think that daily steps will lead to giant leaps.

~Krystle

"Don't fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions:

could have, might have, and should have."

The Beginning.....

"There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth... 

                not going all the way, and not starting." -G. Siddharta

 

I have been meaning to start an "official blog" for some while now, and have decided-

that time is and must be now. 

To get started: I am Krystle; daughter of Robert and Janet, wife of Joshua, and a woman wholly after adventure. Born in England in 1985 and brought to the US at age 9, I have lived amongst both worlds and never quite figured out which of these was mine or me or where I truly belonged.

That is where the rest of this world comes into the picture.

At 13 I traveled to Southern Africa and visited a foreign land that sparked such a familiar and homely feeling in me, I realized that home, was exploring.

Caskie Stinnett once said, "I travel a lot; I hate my life being disrupted by routine."

That has been my heart's song ever since. 

I have been to 25+ countries in the last 22 years and the thirst for culture, pilgrimage, and global understanding has only intensified each leg of the journey.

More than my love for new sights, sounds, cities, slums, trains, and seas, I  am surely a humanist to the core. Completely enamored by people; their diverse life stories and ethnic backgrounds, daily I am in search of truth and tale in each face I come across.

My husband Josh was born to Mike and Ruby in 1984 and was raised in Florida. 

Josh has been studying and playing music for over 10 years. Beginning with classical piano, he spent 4 years with a touring choir, and has since learned guitar and drums. 

His passion is to bring music with a positive message for kids and to be a role model to those who are considered unreachable.

He is currently signed to Rise Records and tours with his band, Burden of a Day.

Welcome to our world.