Unbelievable cool today. Awesome!

Still burning DVDs for the promo project. If all goes well I’ll finish burning them all this evening.

In fact, one just popped out then. Had to load up another one.

Had a good talk with my partner Olga this morning. I’m walking her through the process of getting established with the North American Mission Board.

Went for a 3.55 mile bike ride and ran 3.37 miles. Always something interesting to see!

Tiny mushrooms.

Dirty money I found.

Lightning strike.

VIC.

I hope this guy doesn’t use his shotgun on real people.

I found this disturbing too.

Worked at the mission with Jesse. Sure has been busy, especially for the first week!

Admin duties now.

Enjoyed watching Suits and Royal Pains with Kathy.

I liked this quote from an article I read in Wired magazine.

Had fun recording a new podcast this morning! That’s the first Verbal Surgery I’ve put out in nearly two months. My voice is just shot during the Summer. Leave it on the field, baby!

I like this edition called “Bells and Labels.” How to get things done. Just click on “Bells and Labels!”

I enjoyed this quote. It reminds me why I do things.

The mushrooms are fruiting at my house!

Talked at length with two partners this afternoon. Good to hear from them! Paul and Matt are two of my favorites!

Enjoyed working with the kids at the mission.

Ashley got some more school supplies. Way to go Team Ashley!

Admin duties now.

Enjoyed watching Defiance with Kathy. Pretty good scifi.

I don’t often see my chipmunks climb trees.

Over 2″ of rain this weekend. Wow!

Started early this morning burning DVDs of our promotional video that Ashley and I did last year. Thankfully, the content is still current!

We’ll be going to a youth pastors conference in Jonesboro in a couple of weeks. We’re getting 75 packets together for each of the leaders.

It’s not hard burning the disks, but it takes a lot of babysitting. Every five minutes, I have to click a few buttons and load a fresh dvd.


Posted some creative writing to my twitter feed.

Downloaded a new book on Audible.

Went for a 5.05 mile run. I didn’t expect to go nearly that far since my foot is still hurt. Weirdly, it was more comfortable to run than to walk. Different pressure on the balls of my feet. Beautiful outside. Not too hot.






I liked what they did to protect the river from eroding the land.

Enjoyed seeing the kids at the mission this afternoon! Ashley did a ID project with them. She’s always so creative!

Had a group from Global Frontiers come by to visit with me today. Fun to meet others interested in the International population.

Ate supper with Jesse. Always good!

Came home to work on admin duties.

Enjoyed watching American Ninja Warrior with K. Never too much K!

Back to working on burning dvds.

I saw this beetle this afternoon. It was as long as my index finger. Haven’t seen a beetle this big since living in Kenya.

Kathy and I had a restful weekend after our trip to Madison this week.

I’m trying to let my voice recuperate from the Summer and my foot still hurts. I can walk pretty normally now, but every so often I’ll bump it or step on it wrong and WOW! It can really get my attention. Looking forward to recording and to running. BOTH I’m not able to do right now.

Did the shopping on Saturday. Always something interesting to see.

Sunday, Kathy and I went to FBC Mountain Park. What a great service! Music and and Pastor Paul were both terrific.

Hung out at the house and rested.

Getting ready to start a big promo project for a conference later this month. I’m burning 75 dvds. That’ll take some time.

I wear this around during the day, just to slow me down.

Right before our TK weekend, had a car repair. Ouch. Brakes and an oxygen sensor.

Kathy and I enjoyed a fun week in Madison, GA!

It’s always fun to go to a new place.

Many beautiful historic homes.

Hard to believe all this detail was done by hand. No power tools.


I read the bricks for First Baptist Church were made by slaves. Yow!

We liked the cemetery there.

Hardest to read gravestone EVER.

Lots of cool antiques.

Great food. Especially the Chop House and Blue Willow Inn.

Beautiful architecture at the Blue Willow Inn.

Later I was regaled with stories of how the upper part of the house is haunted. Interesting.

Look at the original size picture of the upper room. See if you see a face in the mirror!

I had the best strawberry ice cream cone EVER at Scoops!


A few weeks ago Jack Black was making the new movie Goosebumps there. They said he came in twice for ice creamQ

We rode a lot on the bike. Over 20 miles in three days.

I did some geometric chalk drawings.


And bubbles!

My toe is getting better.

Glad to be home.

Terrific thunderstorm blew through about an hour ago. Here are the raindrops with a flash.

I thought these roots were cool.

I liked this.

Dog wash at the car wash!


I found .85 cents in change there.

Got the DVDs to the churches in the mail.

K and I went to Clarkston International Bible Church this morning.

Pastor Phil preached on the conversion of Saul to Paul. Always an interesting subject. As my friend in Zimbabwe, Baba Midian once said, “It was a complete turn about.”

Ate at Picadilly with K. We saw the Mayfield family while we were there. They’re some of our favorites from FBC Mtn Park.

Came home to rest.

Admin duties now.

Edited the two videos of the teams from last week. Started on the job on Friday.

Did some creative writing and posted to Twitter. Over 80,000 followers.

Cut my hair.

Cleaned the fish tank.

Cleaned and filled the hummingbird feeders.

After lunch, Jesse, Kathy and I went to see Guardians of the Galaxy. What a great movie.

Ate Firehouse subs for supper.

Saturday morning I continued editing video. Got both uploaded and burned discs for both teams and got the packages ready to go.

This evening, K and I watched the Hunger Games–Catching Fire and The Impossible movies. Both were pretty good.

Admin duties now.

I liked the clouds.

Ashley and I had a wonderful time briefing our team. Today was our final day for the Summer 2014 Teams!

We had a great commitment service. The kids pass the baton and say, “It’s up to ME!” Then they sign the Landing Pad.

Then to Plaza Fiesta! Woot!

This was weird to me.

Checked on them at the missions and shot video/photos.




Then distributed the school supplies. We were able to give backpacks and supplies to 40 kids. Hopefully, I’ll be able to get some more.

Came home to relax.

Still have to finish up admin duties and edit the videos/burn dvds. That’s a tomorrow job.

Really looking forward to seeing Guardians of the Galaxy.

Ashley and I had fun briefing our teams on Hinduism and Islam this morning!

Then on to Al Madina.

And Global Mall.

Ashley went to Athens to check on Anna and her horse Jimmy. It’s been a really big deal having Jimmy nearly die. I’m SO glad he’s ok now and Ashley got to visit him in the hospital!

Went to the missions to check on the teams!





Said my good byes to my team from Sharon BC.

Ate supper with Jesse. Always entertaining.

Then home to work on admin duties.

Ashley and I enjoyed giving our final set of briefings for Summer 2014. Never too much Ashley.

After our “Kazi ya Mungu” time where we studied Buddhism, we took them on safari to Asian Square.

Ate lunch at Penang Malasian food.

Then to the missions!

Ashley and I also took care of some banking.

Home to work on admin duties.

Enjoyed flying my AR Drone 2.0 this evening.