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Photo Contest Winner!

Evan Forester —  May 19, 2012

We’ve had a really fun week thanks to our first photo contest! Thanks to all 179 of you who voted!

It was a very close race, with the winner out gaining second place by just a few votes. And that winner is…

Cartwheel on the Beach

The Cartwheel on the beach! Thanks to Wendy for submitting this great picture. It is a great representation of the full life. Send us an e-mail with your t-shirt size and address, and we will get you your prize as soon as possible! You will also notice this photo prominently on our facebook page for a while.

A shout out goes to Loftin and Kevin, who rounded out the top 3. Thanks to everyone who submitted photos, voted, and visited our site this week. You guys are an amazing community!

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#Story: Kawan Moore

Evan Forester —  May 17, 2012

*Don’t forget, you can still vote for your favorite photo in this week’s photo contest!

Today we want to introduce you to Kawan Moore. He is a founding member of Counter Culture, one of the geniuses behind Brookwood Where You At, and will graduate from high school next week.

In this interview, you will hear the story behind Brookwood Where You At, Kawan’s perspective on the Counter Culture event he and his friends hosted, and his plans for the future in college and beyond. Kawan is a great leader and is using his gifts to glorify God in incredible ways. He is a great example of living fully, and his story is worth hearing:

We love sharing these kind of stories here at #LiveFully, so send us an e-mail if you have a story of your own!

What is your favorite song these days?

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#PhotoContest Finalists

Evan Forester —  May 14, 2012

Hey everyone! Thanks to all those who participated in our first annual photo contest! As we’ve said before, we hope to make this a recurring event, so if you’re a photographer be on the look out for good photos.

I would like to introduce you to our finalists. Take a look at each of them, and at the end you will get to choose your favorite one. Whichever picture receives the most votes will win!

If you believe a certain photo deserves the win, then share this page with your friends through facebook, e-mail, twitter, or whatever else you can think of. You can only vote once, but you can get as many other people to vote as you want.

Remember, the goal of this contest was to present a photo that demonstrates the idea behind #LiveFully, and here we go:

Photo 1 – Stephanie: “Being 20 years old and still finding pleasure in the beauty of childhood, the power of a swingset, is what it means to live fully.”
Click to see the other finalists

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#PhotoContest Reminder

Evan Forester —  May 12, 2012

Our photo contest is still going on! Pictures are due by tomorrow, May 13, at 11:59pm. If you have not yet submitted, what are you waiting for?!!?

In case you need a reminder, here are the details… Continue Reading…

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Josh Hamilton: Baseball, Drugs, Alcohol, and then finding the Full Life

Evan Forester —  May 11, 2012

We’ve shared about a few athletes here at #LiveFully, but this guy is definitely worth a shout out. His name is Josh Hamilton, and he plays baseball for the Texas Rangers. He has won the MVP, won the Home Run Derby, and recently hit 4 home runs in 1 game. The dude is super talented, one of the top players in the game.

He is also very vocal about his faith in God, but has had a very dark history with drugs and alcohol. In the following interview, you will hear the following: Continue Reading…

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#LiveFully #PhotoContest

Evan Forester —  May 4, 2012

Get excited people. Your photos are about to be shared with the world! We are hosting our first annual #LiveFully #PhotoContest. We hope to do it every year and are pumped to see the incredible work you all submit.

What We Want: You are allowed to submit up to three photos. We want these photos to be your visual definition of what it means to #LiveFully. So whether your vision of the full life is incredible nature scenes, people laughing, fun activities, time with family, or anything else, we want to see it! Continue Reading…

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Are you a fish trying to climb trees?

Evan Forester —  April 30, 2012

Today we’re keeping it simple because we want your thoughts more than our own.

This quote really says it well:

Do you agree/disagree with Mr. Einstein?

What do you believe you, specifically you, were created to do?

Are you a fish trying to climb a tree and you need to embrace your ability to swim? Why or why not?

Answering these questions honestly is essential to living the full life. We look forward to your response in the comments!

Image source: here

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#Culture: 4 Impressive Videos

Evan Forester —  April 27, 2012

We’ve got 4 great videos from around the web today. Some of them have been tweeted, but we wanted to share them here and add a couple of quick thoughts for each one.

1) Old Man in Nursing Home reacts to music: Music is certainly part of the full life. If you’ve ever wondered why people sing during church, this video explains it perfectly. And it was not even trying to…

2) “Bullseye”: We often talk about the importance of doing things with “Christian” themes well. It drives us crazy when someone makes a film or song, adds a Christian theme, and then thinks something to this effect: “other Christians will watch this because of the message. Therefore I don’t have to make it as high quality.” Continue Reading…

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#Stories: Paige Knudsen

Evan Forester —  April 25, 2012

Today we would like you to meet Paige Knudsen. I first heard her story 2.5 years ago, and the wisdom and faith and hope in the Lord she demonstrated astounded me.

As we’ve said before, to #LiveFully does not mean everything goes perfect in your life. But it does mean that God is with us, both through the trials and the triumphs. There is peace that comes from His presence that transcends all understanding.

I don’t want to give away too much, but when Paige was pregnant with her third child, her husband was diagnosed with very aggressive cancer that took his life 9 months later. Through everything, she clung to God’s promises. Over the years, she has seen God’s provision in incredible ways and the story has a “happy ending,” but you would rather here the whole thing from her. Watch this:

My favorite line? Easy: “The same God that was with me and rejoiced with me on the day when I was a bride to Dan, was that exact same God that was with me and beside me when I was a widow at Greg’s graveside.”

So awesome. #LiveFully.

Paige has an excellent blog that you need to check out right here. It’s full of wisdom, great pictures, and “simple thoughts” that are surprisingly deep.

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#Stories: Bryan Allain

Evan Forester —  April 18, 2012

Today we introduce you to Bryan Allain. The man is a blogging genius. First off, he has a hilarious humor blog that involves living with the Amish and great series like “Proof of my own idiocy” and the best “Caption Please” posts you’ve ever seen. Secondly, he has a blog writers training and community site called My Killer Tribes. There he helps people find their voice and build a “killer tribe” so that they can make a deeper difference in the world. Lastly, he wrote the funniest guide to blogging ever and you should read it.

Here is the audio from our interview, and you should definitely listen to it. But if you hate audio, you can read the highlights of what he said below:

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Here at #LiveFully we talk about how important community is for making a difference. What is a “tribe” and how why is it so important? Continue Reading…

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