My favorite photo website, Photojojo has some great ideas on games and party projects to play with your snappy digital camera.
There are some fun ideas here to get everyone involved and maybe make some new friends. Using Flickr afterwards to share the photos can be even more fun. I think I’m going to recommend these ideas for our community 2.0 leaders to use as ice breakers.
Check the link for five great ideas.
Category: reflections
Welcome to Casa de Blundell
Well Casa de Blundell has recently begun the relocation process for our brick and mortar location.
Along with the relocation, Casa de Blundell will officially merge with Casa de Turner on April 28 and both I and my beautiful wife-to-be Laurie figured it would be best if we followed tradition and relocated to the same place – together.
So despite the threat of rain and storms, we packed up her belongings in Forney, Texas and moved her things to our new place in Waxahachie.
I’d love to tell you the entire story behind this giant U-Haul Truck (but I don’t want to bad mouth anyone too bad) but we went from a 6×12 U-Haul trailer to a 22′ moving bus to load all of Laurie’s belongings…
We had help from Laurie’s brother Brian and her parents.
As soon as we shut the door on the truck the clouds opened and the biggest gully washer of them all came pouring down. I called my boss, Heath Sims, to see how the weather in Waxahachie was and he said Midlothian was getting 4″ of rain per hour. It was insane! It took us nearly an hour and a half to drive the 55 miles or so from Forney to Waxahachie.
And when we arrived we were soaking wet.
We waited the storm out and then woke up the next morning and went to work moving things into the new place.
Luckily Josh and Matt were more than willing to come help me unload the truck and bring everything inside while Laurie, Martha and Vicki arranged things inside.
We took a break later that evening for our first meal in the new place on our brand new plates and silverware. The Panda Expess dinners went great with a bottle of Pinot Noir. The spicy Chinese food and wine really made a great mix.
Sunday after church we went to lunch with Shari and Smiley and were pretty much pooped afterwards.
And after several other errands and a meeting for community 2.0 we came back and enjoyed a few quiet hours together without worrying about one of us driving an hour home.
I even finished installing the new cord for the dryer and finished a load of laundry I started earlier in the day.
So there you have it. Just a glimpse at our fun filled weekend.
Hope you enjoyed it. Give us a ring when you’re in the neighborhood and stop on by for a visit (just bring your own wine ;-)).
Laurie has her own thoughts on the weekend on her blog, as well as more pics on Flickr.
Re: The Washer is Dead
Less than 24 hours after my original post, a new washer and dryer sit in our laundry room.
I say new – I think they’re 15-20 years old – but they’re new for us and a great answer to prayer – especially to Matt.
Thanks to my dad for seeing the need and setting things up.
Rain, rain go away
Well we’re getting some great rain this week and it looks like we’re going to get a lot more tonight.
We have 25 roads or so closed around Pct. 3 today.
While I’m sure its needed around the county – if anyone who knows a good rain dance to keep the rain away tonight we’d appreciate the help.
Laurie and I will be moving her stuff from Forney to our new place in Waxahachie tonight and the drier things are, the better.
So rain, rain go away – come and rain another day.
Bono at the NAACP
Bono accepted the Chairman’s Award from the NAACP Image Awards recently. He gave a great speech. Watch it here:
Some highlights:
“From a group who taught the world about civil rights its time to teach them about human rights.”
“This is not about charity. This is about justice. Justice and equality.”
“True religion won’t let us fall asleep in the comfort of our freedom.”
“Love thy neighbor” is not a piece of advice, it’s a command. And that means that in the global village, we’re going to have to start loving a whole lot more people.
“His truth is marching on.”
“Where you live should not determine whether you live or whether you die.”
“And to those in the church who still sit in judgement on the AIDS emergency…
God has a special place for the poor. The poor are where God lives. God is in the slums, in the cardboard boxes where the poor play house. God is where the opportunity is lost and lives are shattered. God is with the mother who has infected her child with the virus that will take both their lives. God is under the rubble and the cries we hear during wartime. God, my friends, is with the poor, and God is with us if we are with them.”
“This is not a burden, this is an adventure. Don’t let anyone tell you it cannot be done. We can be the generation that ends extreme poverty.”
Another video from the awards show:: The Roots performing a tribute of Sunday Bloody Sunday/Pride/War (what is it good for?):
Via: Bian Bailey
I see this as a huge call to action in Africa, but what about Waxahachie, Ellis County, Dallas County, Texas and America?
These are cries that we as Christians should stand up behind. “God, my friends, is with the poor, and God is with us if we are with them.”
To Jerusalem, Judea, and the ends of the earth
Amy and Dollye in Paris and Germany
Dollye’s posted some old pictures from her trip to Germany with Amy and other folks from MBC.
I’m always thankful Amy got to experience that trip. Heart of Worship and all.
Check out the Dollye’s pics as well as some other older ones.