5 years.

So Bethany and I got married this day five years ago. It was an amazing day, that was a little unorthodox and not ideal for most couples.. but for us it was perfect!. Bethany looked amazing and a lot of our close were there to witness the moment and pray with us …

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Positive Reading.

I hardly ever read the news or watch it, because it is most likely bad news.. Well I found this blog the other day that shares a lot of good things that are happening in the world. It shows me that there are good things that are happening all over the world and we can …

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To Write Love On Her Arms.

Jamie Talks Woodie Awards from To Write Love on Her Arms. on Vimeo.

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To Write Love On Her Arms.

The founder of To Write Love On Her Arms was nominated for a woodie!. If he wins it will help the twloha.com movement spread even further and reach more people which will enable more people to be rescued. Please click and vote.

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Life.. Group?

Ok. So last night at life group we talked about a lot of things, but one thing that we really discussed is this idea that God wants us to work together to accomplish His goal. Christian talked a bit about the tower of babel in his blog a little bit ago.. In this story …

our trip to Ohio.

So as some of you know, we took a trip to Ohio last week and spent some time with my family.. It was cold and wet, but it was a lot of fun.. I took a lot of pictures.. I like to tell a story with pictures rather than words..

The first leg of our trip was to the the …

board games.

My favorite board game right now is, yep you guessed it.. Settlers of Catan. Yeah this game has changed my life. I had heard about it a while ago and that people had been playing it, but I was not really interested.. All I have to say it that you really need to play it …

game night.

So it has been a while since I have written anything on here, well I am about to remedy that with like 3 or 4 posts in a row.. So here we go.

Well I bought a new lens and a flash for my camera a while back and so I have been taking a lot of pictures [which can be seen on …

the Stirring.

Like I said I have some catching up to do here.. This group of photos is just me playing with my camera trying to get the lighting right.

I love my church family. I love what God is doing at the Stirring and I am glad that I am here.. Here are some photos of one of the …

his first scarf, his second Christmas..

So it is that time of year again, time for the home projects and decorations.. Well, we don't really do those things around here.. I have, however, been able to learn how to crochet a little bit.. So here is it, Josiah's first scarf..

He loves it.. He has always loved my …

working..

So the last few weeks have been a bit crazy.. but finally things are sort of slowing down. I have been pushing myself to get things down for so long that I forgot what it is like to go at a slower pace.. I want to get used to this.

The other day I was hanging out with my …

four years ago.

Four years ago I said I do.. It was a small ceremony, but it was a huge step of faith.. God has been so good to us.. I can't even begin to unpack the many many things that we have been through and the things that God has done in these last four years.. We are so …

Randy Miller.

So of you may already know, but for those who don't, watch this video.. Afterward go to this site and then give whatever you can, prayer, money, encouragement.. Thanks.

i need to blog more.

Wow, I have been hearing this a lot as of late.. Well, there is a new series coming up called "Simple".. I am ready for it.. Things in my life need to be more simple. Today was a great example of the way things have been going lately. It starts out by me having a few …

scarves and sweaters.

Yep. It is that time or year again.. Time to break out the winter wear, the sweaters, the scarves, the beanies, the blazers with the zip-up hoodies underneath.. You know what I am talking about.

I love this time of the year, in fact, Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday …

Voting..

I found this make your own poster and thought that it would be a good picture for this post..

So this weekend at the Stirring we are going to be talking about the political elephant.. This topic is really hard for me.. I have never really been into politics, like at all. …

worship.

So I got a chance to lead worship tonight for the first time in about a year. It felt good to be back doing it again.. I have always loved the idea and the practice of worship.

My set:

o Your Love is Everything
o Sing My Love
o From the Inside Out
o Beautiful
o …

Rhythm..

So lately I have sort of created a weekly rhythm.. It looks a little like this.

Monday: "Family day/Sabbath" - run errands, hang with family, hang with God, play guitar, life group.

Tuesday: "Staff day" - Start with time with God, then a work meeting at YAKS on …

Design 101..

I have had so many people ask me how to do certain things that I do, like.. How to create a web page, or how to find and or create photoshop brushes, or where to get fonts, or how to edit photos.. Well I think that soon I am going to have a blog on my web page where I …

my life.. busy..

I have been really busy lately, but I am really excited about the new work that I have been doing.. Over the next few months I will have some updates along the way.

Here are some of the things that I just finished..

This is a club card flier that I did for an amazing …