The Abandoned Journal: Ghost House

I decided to begin sharing a tiny morsel of my obsession with abandoned places and things by using my blog to post some of my adventures amongst them, for all of my fellow explorers out there and those on the internet hungry for a good discovery or history lesson.

Place: Abandoned house

Location: Enid-ish, OK

Approx. year built: Unknown

Approx. year abandoned: Unknown

History: "The history of this home is unknown to me; however, in one of the rooms was a large collection of shoes that appeared to be from what I would guess would be the 50s-ish era. That doesn't spell out to us the origin of the home, of course, but it is likely it was abandoned around then." 

Do I dare go in?

Yes, yes I do!

Kitchen

I forgot to photograph the room with all of the shoes as explained above, but I had a good time moving them around the house to my liking for the sake of a few creepy pictures

An escape out the back door

42 Reasons Why 2013 Was Great:

1. God healed my scoliosis

2. Began learning how to cook

3. A customer from work bought me an amp

4. Got to be pictured in a fun magazine with my friends

5. Went through and completed yet another round of physical therapy, but for the FIRST TIME through without struggling with depression

6. Finally had a classy, vintage-inspired bathing suit custom made for me

7. Got to mentor a pregnant 17-year-old from a youth shelter

8. Went to Colorado

9.  Stood in the snowfall on top of Pike's Peak

10. Explored the Garden Of the Gods

11. Didn't die by the May tornadoes whilst driving through the eye of the storms

12. Sam came home from England

13. Reached year 9 of surviving brain trauma

14. Got the privilege of being a bridesmaid in my dear friends' gorgeous wedding

15. Was the first band to ever play at the Blue Whale national landmark, which apparently opened the door to regular music events now happening there

16. Played my first out of state show

17. Saw MuteMath live

18. Eliza got engaged

19. Cliff jumped and floated down the Illinois River again

20. Got to be a part of the Make a Wish program for a day

21. Spent more time with Jes

22. Rode in a hot air balloon

23. Crash landed in a hot air balloon

24. Found my kitten, Shyamalan

25. Finally released my first and long-time-worked-on album

26. Turned 21

27. Rode an elephant

28. Got back with being involved in feeding the homeless with Mission Tulsa

29. Went to the fair with friends and rode some hilarious rides

30. Rode a horse through the woods

31. Went zip-lining for the first time AND with old ladies

32. Got licked by a giraffe

33. Played with lion cubs

34. Held hands with a monkey

35. Wore the world's greatest costume for Halloween

36. Began taking my self-defense classes

37. Played a show with The Rocketboys

38. Started sponsoring Sylvia

39. Brother Rabbit was featured in 2 newspapers and an online radio station, had albums for sale in 4 stores, and sold roughly under 100 records

40. Got to hold 8 worship services in the Tulsa County Jail

41. Had a lot of much needed bonding time with my beloved band mates

42. Experienced a heck of a lot of emotional healing and also dove in even further into this extraordinary adventure with my Creator

 

Because you can't just be thankful for one thing

A list I compiled of random things in my life as of lately that I am grateful for:


1. Having dinner with my family

2. Eating pancakes at James' with my band mates

3. When Jes makes me tea

4. The moments when Eliza and I are laughing so hard we fear death could even be on the horizon

5. Thursdays

6. Reading my Bible and coming across highlighted text, underlines, and notes I had written in that I forgot about, offering me insight of things I had been learning at the time

7. Parties at Jake and Taylor's house (whilst also listening to vinyl)

8. Huddles with my band before sets

9. The opportunity to portray emotion and people's stories through my photographs

10. Coming home to find a bunch of people at my house (especially when Jeff and Lindsay are in there somewhere)

11. Having deep Jesus conversations with my grandpa

12. Meeting interesting people every day at work

13. Helping/seeing young girls come to know their worth

14. Getting massages

15. When it's close to payday

16. Days when Eliza and I hang out just the two of us

17. The way Gabe tells stories

18. When my co-workers compliment my hair, dress, or lipstick

19. Playing hide and seek in the dark with my brothers

20. Having long, deep conversations with Tye

21. Sleeping at Olivia's house

22. theCrossing

23. How crazy my dad is of my mum

24. The fact that I get to see my chiropractor twice a week for free

25. Praying for strangers

26. Caleb's many laughs

27. Buying people Christmas presents

28. Going to Muskogee with Eliza for the weekend to see Keifton

29. Mentoring kids who need help or an older sibling in their life

30. Colby Roof

31. Meeting other pilgrims in any various,  random setting

32. Mom and Susie days

33. Spending time with Hannah, even if it's sometimes just eating lunch together

34. Movie nights with Sam and Micah

35. Having deep, philosophical conversations with James

36. Helping the "unlovely" realize their incredible value

37. The ability to create

(Photo by Ann Street Studio Photography)

"...And let your living spill over into thanksgiving." - Colossians 2:7