Jason Reynolds Life and Times

Video on Doing More with Less

// July 31st, 2010 // No Comments » // Community, Cooking, Design, Entertainment, Environment, Family, Health, Television, Travel

During this career transition over the last six months, we’ve had to be super careful and even scale back in some areas. It has always been my opinion though that we Westerners don’t know how great we have it. I live in a 1,500 Sq Ft apartment with four girls, and some people would pity me for that. When I was in Mexico and later in India, I really got a sense for how spoiled we are, so my perspective is that I live in a mansion. Ran across this video a couple of weeks back and I can’t stop thinking about it. It reminds me that creativity and a healthy mindset go along way toward helping us be content in any living situation.

Psalms 23 House

// January 8th, 2010 // No Comments » // Christianity, Community, Environment, Family, Family Values, Government

I wasn’t involved with the Psalms 23 House myself, but my church was one of the collaborators in the project indirectly through Urban Youth Impact. Watch this video to see a homegrown “Extreme Home Makeover”. Much of what is interesting is toward the end, so check it out.

I Wish I Was God

// August 27th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Christianity, Environment, Family Values, Relationships, Theology

Just had a fun exchange with my daughter after wrestling one on one for strength. A great daddy-daughter moment.

Lily: Are you strong or what?

Me: Yep, I am strong.

Lily: But your not as strong as God! Daddy, how strong is God?

Me: He’s the strongest! He is so strong he made everything. You know how the earth spins…well, it is like he is spinning it on his finger… that is how strong and how big God is.

Hurricane Ike’s Path – Track It

// September 12th, 2008 // No Comments » // Community, Design, Environment, Health, News, Outdoors, Personal

Check out this wickedly cool view of the hurricane. Track it’s progress by clicking the image and leaving the web page up in a tab of your browser like I am. Also, please pray for my beloved Texans and the adopted sons/daughters of Texas.

Dead Gator

// September 10th, 2008 // 2 Comments » // Environment, Hunting, Outdoors

My first dead gator. Team of three took this 10.5 footer down tonight on a flat boat. I was the one pulling him up from the bottom. Will post a little movie later if I can.