{"id":6483,"date":"2019-08-14T07:26:30","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T12:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.halmoran.com\/?p=6483"},"modified":"2019-08-14T07:26:39","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T12:26:39","slug":"standing-by-the-backstory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.halmoran.com\/?p=6483","title":{"rendered":"Standing by &#8211; the backstory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This image was made at the corner of highways 364 and 94 near our home. Tens of thousands of cars travel there every day. While walking on a nearby trail I noticed this composition and was intrigued by it. Taken during late fall some color was still on the trees, the tall prairie grass had gone dormant, and the evergreens added a bit of pop and contrast to the dominant barren tree arching above. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why<em> Standing by?<\/em> There is a deeper meaning or metaphor than just an intimate landscape on the side of the road. Recently having gone through a season of transition, it would have been easy for my wife and I, and probably wrong, to just figure stuff out on our own. But, that equation leaves God out of the picture. Henry Blackaby once said, \u201cGod invites us to become involved with Him in His work, not the other way around.\u201d God is always on mission and always has been. He is active in His creation. He\u2019s not on the sidelines \u201cstanding by.\u201d<br \/><br \/>If you enjoy reading my backstories (many more to come) and would like for your group or organization to see and hear them first hand, please give me a shout. I\u2019m available for presentations, speaking engagements, and other meet the artist type of events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"6072\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.halmoran.com\/?attachment_id=6072\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.halmoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/HMoran-13970-standing-by.jpg?fit=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Hal Moran&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1543510690&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;copyright by Hal Moran&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;78&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HMoran-13970 standing by\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.halmoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/HMoran-13970-standing-by.jpg?fit=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.halmoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/HMoran-13970-standing-by.jpg?resize=400%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.halmoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/HMoran-13970-standing-by.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.halmoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/HMoran-13970-standing-by.jpg?resize=300%2C450&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption>Standing by<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Standing by &#8211; 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