A Voodoo Doll's Sacrifice

Is it weird that I'm moved by this?  No.  Because it's awesome.

Sebastian's Voodoo from Joaquin Baldwin on Vimeo.

The Lord's Prayer

No words.  Just watch.

Who is Jesus?

This is my favorite GCC media to date.  I sincerely wish I could have been a part of making this one happen - I helped take down a few of the light bulbs afterwards.  Does that count?  :)  Russ Nelson and Cody Baker: you make me work harder!

Who Is Jesus? from Granger Community on Vimeo.

Five Pictures I Love

I love this picture for three reasons.  1) I love this man, and I look like him.  2) I'm pretending I know what hand signals are cool, and I'm passing on my fake knowledge. 3) My daddy bought me a hat!

Meet Daniel.  Every girl should have a friend like Daniel in their lives - someone who treats them like they have value, isn't concerned with making a move, and watches out for them when dads aren't around.  In this photo, Daniel and I are playing air-instruments to Keane outside Giarodano's.

This pretty much sums up Kerri and I as kids.  Kerri's obnoxiously concerned with being awesome, and I'm obnoxiously concerned for my safety.

What's not to love about this?  Kerri being undeniably adorable.  

That's Kelly on the left, Tamara on the right, and Melissa's taking the picture.  We had just ushered for the Nutcracker and were caught in a snowstorm on our way back.  I was annoyed that my friends absolutely had to have a photo of us in the snow (me without a scarf, hat, or proper shoes), but alas!  It turned out to be one of my favorite photos from Moody.

I Love the Whole World!

I want to steal this idea and make it mine.  "The world is just awesome."  Well said, Discovery Channel.  Well said.

Rainbows are shining through!

I like today.  Good morning!

True Love

This was a song special during one of 8 identical services GCC offered this Easter weekend.  I thought it was awesome - all I could think was that God must have just basked in the glory given to Him from this.  What a celebration!

True Love from Granger Community on Vimeo.

Want to Clean My Room?

Today, my sister and I cleaned each others' rooms.  They were both in dire need of it, and we had been putting it off for far too long (weeks for me).  After a joke or two along the lines of "want to clean my room?" we decided that yes, we would actually like to clean the other's room.

We both started by doing the bare minimum: stashing clothes in drawers, flinging papers into piles in other drawers, pushing shoes into crammed closets, etc.  But, then we each saw little things that the other was doing that was a little bit better than what we had already done.

"You're folding my clothes?  Just stuff 'em in there, really!"

"You're vacuuming?!  Leave that out when you're done."

"Don't come in!"  Haha - it had turned into something more serious than we had intended.  It was over an hour later that we finally revealed our handiwork - Trading Spaces style.

"OoOOOoOoOo!!!  I can see my dresser!"

"You dusted?!"

"Look!  All of my DVD's are in one place!"

"You hid my printer - genius!"

I really enjoyed cleaning up my sister's crap.  Knowing that I was making her life less cluttered and more enjoyable made the task almost like a game.  I think maybe that's why sharing other types of loads with people we love can be so rewarding.  We didn't make the mess.  It's easier for us to deal with because the shame and guilt isn't tied to it - only the people we care about.  I've been reading Mark Waltz' book Lasting Impressions (a fantastic book written by a fantastic leader) and he talks a lot about being responsible to vs. being responsible for others.  This one point has been echoing in my head for days:

"When I'm responsible to people, I talk to God a lot on their behalf.  When I'm responsible for people, I talk to people a lot on God's behalf."

My sister wasn't responsible for my mess.  She didn't make it, and she certainly didn't like looking at it.  But, she stepped back and helped me fix it.  Thankfully, she does this in my life on many accounts.  I'm so thankful that she doesn't just clean my room, but she helps me clean up the messes I make in my life.  She's responsible to me, not for me.  And vice versa.  

Kerri, want to clean my car?

Tommy - serving Christ with his camera

One of my dearest friends from Moody was also my best ally in the video department.  He was the only person I completely trusted creatively, and we learned together while helping each other on our projects.  Tommy did his internship in Africa (!!! I know !!!) and took tons of photos while there.  This is a video he put together for the family who serves there filled with several of those moving images - well done, my friend!  I'm so proud of what you've done and your heart behind it.