With our family being sick with the flu over the last week or so there hasn’t been time for things like blogging. I have some great ideas for articles and have begun to work on some but they have been slower going as of late. So I though I would do a list of some things I have been up to over the last while:

1. Two friends and I are preparing for our next Church Easter Video. We are in the process of finishing the script and story-boarding the video (Lyca Reel).
2. I have been asked to speak to a bunch of social workers at a government function this week.
3. I am anticipating in our third Small Group Pastor’s DeConference next week. All our previous DeConferences have been great and this is looks like it will be no different.
4. I am going a bit crazy with Hebrew. I am taking a Biblical Hebrew class on Tuesday nights and it has been challenging and interesting. The Hebrew language is challenging in many ways including: lack of vowels, right to left, completely different characters than English, there are no spaces between words, etc..
5. Believe it or not, I had a planning meeting for Christmas last week…that was bizarre. It is always good to plan in advance, but to think of Christmas at the start of Spring is bizarre.
6. My kids are now into Pirates…so Nathanial (my oldest) was walking around the house saying “Rrrrrr….Scurvy….” It was rather hilarious!
7. I am reading “Free of Charge” but Miroslav Volf and it thrown my concept of “giving” for a bit of a loop (in a good way). It has challenged my thinking. It is always good to read a book that continues to come back to mind through out the regular routines of life. I will write something in greater detail once I am finished.
8. I have been listening to “The Fray” over the last couple weeks and they have fast become my favorite new band. If you haven’t checked them out, you should give them a listen.