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Month: May 2007

humility and the prodigal son

humility and the prodigal son

Originally published on September 27th, 2006 at Onward & Upward It was several weeks ago when I found out about the “arrangement”. In my line of work, you have to pay close attention to details in order to avoid mistakes. (That’s probably true for any line of work, but especially in graphic design.) A misspelled word on an ad that’s printed 150,000 copies isn’t a good thing! I am very detailed-oriented – that’s one of the gifts God has blessed…

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101 bug bites

101 bug bites

**UPDATE: Pictures on Facebook and also at my brother’s website** I am taking a break from scratching my hands, arms, legs, and feet to update y’all! This past Memorial Day weekend, Paul, Jera, and I drove down to Magnolia Springs to meet up with the rest of my family for a fun camping trip. The campground is a bit south of Augusta, and about 3 1/2 hours away from Atlanta. (Although, it took us 2 hours longer to get there…

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tackling projects

tackling projects

It’s been incredibly busy these days. I feel like I haven’t hardly had a moment to breathe! Of course, watching a movie every night for three nights in a row doesn’t help matters at all. :-) Also, this past week or so I’ve had various things to do during lunch so I haven’t had time to go home and relax like I normally do. Last weekend was nice – we were able to tackle several projects around the house. First,…

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but why is the rum gone?

but why is the rum gone?

Tonight: Tomorrow night: And the grand finale, on Thursday night: Oh yes, to say I’m excited is an understatement! Arrrr! What say ye give me a call should ye want to join in the festivities? (It will be fun… drinks all around!)

do you smell the smoke?

do you smell the smoke?

If you live in Atlanta, you probably do. I’m just going to copy what Paul wrote, because he said it very well: It seems like Atlanta will again wake up to smoke from fires drifting from southern Georgia. From Doraville to Downtown Atlanta it smells of wood smoke and the sky has a very hazy feel to it. It is amazing to see a city fully engulfed in smoke from fires hundreds of miles away.