Joe Greer

A spiritually uplifting and beautiful designed visual memoir by the hugely popular photographer on Instagram, Joe Greer, combining thoughtful essays and more than 100 gorgeous landscape photos--half fan favorites, and half never-before-seen. "Each photograph really does come down to a split second when you decide to freeze that moment in time. . . . You ask yourself what the story is that you want to tell, and let the rest unfold: Click."--from the introduction Joe Greer never imagined he would become a photographer. Raised in Florida by an aunt and uncle after his mother's death when he was four, Joe had a seemingly normal childhood, spending summers at church camp and dreaming of going to college. But nearly fifteen years later, the ground shifted beneath his feet when he discovered a family secret that would impact the rest of his life. Trying to make sense of that revelation and what it meant for his future, Greer set his sights on becoming a pastor at Spokane's Moody Bible Institute. There, he discovered Instagram--and a passion for photography. His pictures of the lush, wild beauty of the Pacific Northwest landscape attracted a large following that has grown to more than three quarters of a millions fans and continues to expand. The Lay of the Land is Joe's story in words and pictures. In this stunning compendium, he reflects on the trauma of his early life and what photography has taught him: how to find his light; how to slow down; how to appreciate the world around him, a reverence for the nature world that that both nurtures and amplifies his creativity and faith; how to love--his photography led him to his wife, Madison--and how to heal. For Joe, photography has been a way to find purpose, better understand his faith, and express himself. Though he began with landscapes, meeting his wife sparked a new love of portraiture, and he turned to making photos of street scenes that explored his complicated feelings about family. A love letter to the natural world, to faith, and to finding your calling in the most unexpected places, The Lay of the Land is a window into the beautiful mind and heart of one of the internet's favorite photographers. Moving and inspiring, it is a creative and spiritual journey that offers lessons on life and living. As Greer reminds us all, whatever it is you want, it's up to you to make the moment (and the photograph).

A Self-Taught Photographers Journey to Find Faith, Love, and Happiness

The Lay of the Land

The fifth book in the Portals of Yahweh series. Earth Union evolves both on Earth and out in the Galaxy. Humanity is stronger than ever and pushing back hard on the bullies while making alliances where it can. More species come to love or fear the Human Empire of old. Secrets of the origin of the conflicts are revealed and new mysteries appear. Silvia has a new changeup on her old tricks while partners hook up and break up. Nothing new to humans. Still lots of adventure and laughs along the way.

Wheel of Giants

A gritty Sci-fi story of action, adventure, high jinks, and steamy romances. Not a book for prudish old women or timid men! Modern characters courageously drive the story farther and farther into the black void. This positive space opera will explore the Galaxy and our own ancient history. Oliver and Jed Eversole develop a technology that will change the course of human history. The airplane carcasses of the Roswell boneyard give the Eversole crew the hardware needed to build a business empire in the Sol system. Babs, a sensuous nerd with a hard past, writes the code to make everything possible. She is the mother of the artificial intelligence Al, wife to no man, and lover to all. The arrogance of nations and greedy corporations eager to maintain their hegemony must be overcome. China is the most dangerous of all since they have decided it is their destiny to rule the world. They are the Nazis of the twenty-first century. Colonel Wu leads them in utterly ruthless attacks on Oliver’s crew to steal this disrupting technology. He dreams of a renewed Chinese Empire. Many of the world’s militaries still have people of honor who understand all too well the corruption of the power elite. They throw their lot in with the Eversole crew to make something better. When evidence of previous violent intrusions in our solar system is found next to a Portal to the galaxy, it is only a matter of time before there is a clash of civilizations on Earth as in the heavens. Mankind’s ancient history comes back to haunt us. Marco and Ariel who fought the Chinese in the South China Sea, now build a nascent military force for the coming storm. These will be starship troopers in the truest sense. Keywords; cyberpunk, galactic empire, space opera, sci-fi, Star Wars, Star Trek, Stargate, Starship, ancient astronauts, spaceship, alien abduction, Heinlein, David Weber, Nutall, Murison, polyamory, ebooks, South China Sea

Roswell Boneyard

A gritty Sci-fi story of action, adventure, and poly romances. Oliver and his crew have stumbled through a Portal giving them access to the rest of the Galaxy, something that has been hidden for 3000 years. Out there, humanity is treated as a bottom-tier species. Insects think of us as food and the rest just want our work. Once we had been the masters. The Galaxy spins and civilizations fall. But they can rise again too which has Oliver bound and determined to make happen. The crew has become an extended family and relationships are blurred. Bit by bit they are merging together while building a space business empire. Al, the artificial intelligence born from Babs's deep understanding of code and what it means to be free, is the glue and protector. The big challenge is to unite the Earth despite the Chinese continuing dreams of glory and be able to withstand the coming onslaught of predatory species. Now that we have access to the Fringe worlds of the old Galaxy, there is solid proof for the disbelievers of Earth. The secrets of Atlantis give us hope and strength. We are stronger than they think.

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