August 10, 2008
LT 2008 photo
I had a great summer with these people, and I just wanted to post this great photo of them. I'll write/post more about it soon...
July 26, 2008
Billy's haircut
I always enjoy it if I can take some candid photos of my friends, to catch them in a genuine moment rather than just a pose (though I think posing in a cheesy or zany way is just fine too...).
My friend and colleague Billy recently cut his hair quite short, shorter than anybody's seen it in the last 8 or 9 years. He has Shawnee Indian heritage (he actually used to be chief in his tribe, or rather, his band of his tribe), so in his early adulthood, he grew his hair out long, and it's always been one of his trademarks. Here's a shot of him from last year, looking very Native:
Last summer, Billy's mom went home to be with Jesus, and he cut his hair about mid-length in a Shawnee tradition of mourning. It definitely took all of us a while to get used to, but it could still be considered long hair, and he still looked like the Billy we had known for years. This year, for reasons not fully known to me, he decided to cut it even further, and made the full transition from a 'long-hair' to a true 'short-hair.' I'm almost used to it by now, but it really is a striking difference.
Well, I had gotten to see him over iChat with the new 'do, and then I saw him a little when he came back to Wilmington (where I am this summer) to rejoin us at the Leadership Training (LT) program. My and his good friends Jamie and Jenna, who are down here in the program with us, hadn't yet seen Billy but had only heard about his hair. Last Saturday, we and some friends who were visiting from WV went out to eat at the Little Dipper (Sarah's favorite restaurant - a great fondue place in historic downtown Wilmington), and Billy met us there. I had forgotten that the girls hadn't seen him yet, so when he passed us outside (we were already seated, and beside a window), Jamie and Jenna about flipped out. So I got my camera out, knowing I could catch some good sincere reactions, and when he came to our table I took these:
Anyway, I love sincere moments like these. It really is odd to see Billy this way, but of course I know he's the same old friend. (He says it's interesting to see some differences in how people who don't know him as well act around him as opposed to how they might have if he still had long hair...)
Here's the new Billy (I like think he looks more like his dad now - in a good way!):
My friend and colleague Billy recently cut his hair quite short, shorter than anybody's seen it in the last 8 or 9 years. He has Shawnee Indian heritage (he actually used to be chief in his tribe, or rather, his band of his tribe), so in his early adulthood, he grew his hair out long, and it's always been one of his trademarks. Here's a shot of him from last year, looking very Native:
Last summer, Billy's mom went home to be with Jesus, and he cut his hair about mid-length in a Shawnee tradition of mourning. It definitely took all of us a while to get used to, but it could still be considered long hair, and he still looked like the Billy we had known for years. This year, for reasons not fully known to me, he decided to cut it even further, and made the full transition from a 'long-hair' to a true 'short-hair.' I'm almost used to it by now, but it really is a striking difference.Well, I had gotten to see him over iChat with the new 'do, and then I saw him a little when he came back to Wilmington (where I am this summer) to rejoin us at the Leadership Training (LT) program. My and his good friends Jamie and Jenna, who are down here in the program with us, hadn't yet seen Billy but had only heard about his hair. Last Saturday, we and some friends who were visiting from WV went out to eat at the Little Dipper (Sarah's favorite restaurant - a great fondue place in historic downtown Wilmington), and Billy met us there. I had forgotten that the girls hadn't seen him yet, so when he passed us outside (we were already seated, and beside a window), Jamie and Jenna about flipped out. So I got my camera out, knowing I could catch some good sincere reactions, and when he came to our table I took these:
Anyway, I love sincere moments like these. It really is odd to see Billy this way, but of course I know he's the same old friend. (He says it's interesting to see some differences in how people who don't know him as well act around him as opposed to how they might have if he still had long hair...)Here's the new Billy (I like think he looks more like his dad now - in a good way!):
July 23, 2008
Sarah
My beautiful wife (also from Nags Head '06). Look how red her hair looks!I guess I'm feeling nostalgic today.
Colleen
This is probably one of my favorite pictures of my sister, Colleen. It was taken in the summer of '06 at a beach house the fam was staying at in Nags Head, NC. There's something hilarious here I can't quite put my finger on. It's quite good when you click it and view it larger.I just imported tons of photos from my old camera into iPhoto. It was so cool because it was like almost 800 photos from the last three or four years of my life, and they all flashed on the screen as they were importing, creating the illusion of motion occasionally. It was actually quite a poignant experience.
July 8, 2008
Donald Miller is riding his bike for Africa
I just heard about this RIDE:WELL tour on Donald Miller's website, and I thought I'd help spread a little awareness. This guy is one of the most down-to-earth authors who's a Christian (note the difference from 'Christian author') I've read. We'd love to have him come for our event on the campus of WVU in February '09, 'Another World Is Possible,' so stay tuned to see if we can get him...
June 23, 2008
MINISTRY UPDATE JUNE.2008
Here's my ministry update letter to supporters for June. Click on the picture below it view it!
June 4, 2008
florida visit
The family's visiting family in Florida this week.My beloved Aunt Betty and Uncle Kermit (my dad's sister and her husband) live in Brooksville, FL and we all hadn't seen her for a few years and her health's been a little worse in the last couple years, so we decided to come stay near the amazing natural attraction Weeki Wachee Springs (we're right on the Weeki Wachee River with a little dock behind our house and canoe; there are manatee in the water [I touched one!]), which is close to Brooksville, and we've been going over every couple days and seeing them. There are also lots of cousins and newer second (and third!) cousins we've been getting to see. (I'm pictured above with Eric, Aunt Betty's youngest son and my cousin, at the Rising Sun Café, a really neat little coffeehouse in downtown Brooksville; you can see the original tin ceiling and the brick wall behind us).
My mom's dad ('Papa') and her sister Claudia also live in Orlando, a couple hours away, so we're going to see them today too. It's been a great trip so far and it's awesome to be with the whole family.
Here's Aunt Betty and me in our element.
Sarah and I will be getting back to Wilmington, NC on Friday night, where we'll be till August 3rd for the Leadership Training (LT) program we're helping to staff. More on that in my upcoming ministry update letter!
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