I enjoyed the briefing on Judaism, Christianity and Islam today.

We had our Red Thread Ceremony, when you tie a red thread to your wrist as a Prayer Trigger. It’s a Jewish custom going back hundreds of years.

Went on Safari to Global Mall.

Took them to Ashiana’s for lunch.

Shiv Mandir for a short talk on Hinduism.


This was new.

Then to Al Madina to see the Middle East and North African cultures.



To the mission!

Came home to work on admin duties. Enjoyed talking with Jesse. He’s been spending more time here at our house. There’s a team from the Atlanta Chinese Christian Church North living at Azalea now.

I had a good time briefing my team from Tennessee this morning on Hinduism and Buddhism.

Then took them on Safari to Asian Square and China Town.

We enjoyed lunch at Penang for Malaysian food.

Then to the missions.

I went by Walmart to pick up a few items for The Show.

Admin duties now.

I reckon.

I briefed my team from Huntingdon, TN this morning! Sure was missing my girls!

I shared with them what it’s like to be a refugee, how to round up and deal with the kids at the mission and how to approach people on our safaris.

Took them for lunch at the Buford Highway Farmers Market.

They did a great job at the missions! They’re working at Huntington Terraces and Cumberland Court apartments.

Went back to the church to set up for The Show in the morning. Today I just used a small meeting room next to my office. Tomorrow, I’ll roll out what the presentation is really designed to look like. Still, worked out fine. I used our projector and a smaller inflatable globe to give them a sense of what’s to come.

Admin duties now.

Friday evening about 10:18, I saw the International Space Station for the 17th time! It’s supposed to make another fly by Saturday night around 9:15pm. It’s usually brighter if it’s closer to sunset.

Went for a run this morning.

It’s Global 5K weekend on Runkeeper. I went 4.87 miles which is more than I thought I could do.

They are cutting down all the trees in preparation for a new neighborhood. Boo.

I hope they make something beautiful out of those trees.

Plenty of beauty!

Stopped a lot to pick up trash.

Home to clean up and work on admin duties.

Enjoyed lunch with Jesse at Crazy Ron’s BBQ.

My favorite BBQ in the WORLD. It was so good.

Came home to water plants and clean/refill my hummingbird feeders.

Looking forward to doing more VR this evening with Jesse. Uber groovy.

Finished up the newsletters.

Got them in the mail.

Dropped the financial report by our treasurer’s house.

Tried to get the oil changed in my car. They were too busy to work it in.

Someone had thrown a bag of garbage out and scattered stuff everywhere. I got a garbage bag and picked it all up. Can’t stand stuff like that in my neighborhood.

I found a nice level while I was picking up trash. That’ll preach.

Worked on fertilizing some of my plants, in particular the pink magnolias and the gardenia bushes.

Had lunch with Ash and Penelope. Always great!

P loved the pickle and wouldn’t give it up. Totally surprised me.

I had a water party for some of the girls. Most of the kids were at a graduation event for their school.

I liked these white paint drips.

K and I went to see the VR Meet up that Jesse was hosting.

He did a great job.

Don’t see these everywhere.

I liked the geometry.

Bush colors.

Sunset!

This evening I saw the International Space Station for the 17th time!

Fun morning: RECORDING!

I usually drive over to the lake and record there in the mobile studio, aka my car. But the place was PACKED with kids out from school.

I really enjoyed recording “Live Love.” It may be one of the most important episodes yet.

Uploaded to my server.

Linked to my Facebook account.

My Gardenia is really flowering. Love that.

My Pink Magnolia is as tall as I am now. Awesome.

Met up with Ashley and Penelope for lunch. Always good.

We took our friend Rob Martin out for lunch.

Great to catch up with friends.

Went to the post for stamps. Nice.

We got the labels on the newsletters.

I picked up the newsletters and folded and stuffed the newsletters.

Called Blue Cross Blue Shield about a payment on our health insurance.

Admin duties now.

I put up my new American Flag. I’m in flag mode these days.

I took Kathy out for Chinese food Tuesday evening. I liked the needle point.

Nice cool, beautiful morning for a RUN!

Ran 3.3 miles.

Sorry to see this. I hate it when they clear cut land.

I constantly heard chain saws while I was in the Amazon last year.

They are doing utility work at the end of our neighborhood. Looks like they’re upgrading the drainage.


I have a Ph balance scale. Today, I tested the acidity of the soil of some of my plants. I’m especially concerned for one of my gardenias and my jasmine plant. But I was curious about them all.

K and I met up with Ashley and Penelope for lunch! Love my girls!

I thought this dripped chocolate looked cool.

Came home for a rest.

Working on admin duties now.

Looked like an invading army.

All these died this spring. Not sure what happened.

Worked on my newsletter this morning. My theme was my sabbatical in Israel for two weeks. It’s great to live in a free nation. We need to remember the folks who helped keep it that way.

Sent the files to our friend Joel Harrison at the Atlanta Metro Baptist Association office.

Went to Ashley’s house. We took Penelope over to Kathmandu Grill. Always good.

Then to Dekalb Medical Center.

We worked with a financial counselor to help get some of the debt of Ashley’s stay at the hospital with Penelope reduced. Good news on that front, about a 35% reduction.

I parked on 2a.

Did the shopping at Walmart.

Came home and worked on stencils. I’d like to do some art with stencils and spray paint around my house.

Lots of little details to cut out.

Admin duties now.

Fun morning, RECORDING!

Yeah, baby! I enjoyed laying down the track for “I am not the Product.”

We are our memories, the collected thoughts of our past.

This is the view I have when I’m recording. Beauty.

Uploaded the file to my server.

Put the link on Facebook.

Fixed our vacuum cleaner. The bottom hose was completely jammed up.

Managed to get most of the stuff out of the hose.

It works!

While I was in Israel, I learned that the Guardians of the Galaxy 2 was being filmed in Atlanta. I decided to send Chris Pratt a few little gifts and ask him if he’d like to see the International Village. I think it’d be fun to meet him.

I talked to the staff at Pinewood Studios where they’re filming. She told me that I could mail a package and the production company would get it to them. Hope so.

Met up with Ashley, Penelope and our friend Jimmy Kim from Perimeter Church.


I let Penelope try some Korean potato salad. She wasn’t impressed.

We talked about the outreach for their Summer Rush conference. We enjoyed the tasty Korean food.

I went to see Avengers Civil War. Really liked it with lots of characters like Ant Man and Spider Man.

I saw this speedboat on a truck on 285.

I had a fun day today!

K and I went to Westside Baptist Church.

Great to be back in our church. Ashley dropped Penelope at our house to watch her for the day. Never too much sweet P!

It was Senior Appreciation day. I’m so stupid I thought he was going to say something nice about the old folks.

Pastor preached Jesus. Focus on the priorities.

We came home and Kathy walked to the park with Penelope. They swang in swings and played in the sand.

I took a nap during these festivities. A 2 hour nap! I’m still having some issues with jetlag. Went to sleep about 8:30pm. Actually, more like fell asleep. Jesse came over to see us last night. I kept nodding off. Woke up at 5:30am. I’m getting there.

I drove to the park to hang out with the girls and then bring them home. It’s about 1.3 miles to the park. That’s pretty far to push a stroller, especially with our hills!

Ashley and Miles had fun at the lake with one of their friends. It’s good for kids to get away and not have to worry about the baby. You pretty much have to just focus on P when you’re with her unless she’s asleep. She’s and incredibly active baby and getting more mobile literally every day. She has tremendous leg and arm strength.

Looking forward to watching shows with K. She’s resting now.

Admin duties.