Life accelerated...
It's been a pretty busy week so far. Fortunately, I finished my end of the video project for Sunday last night. Thanks to everyone who helped out as video subjects: Jared, Ryan, Eli, Emma, Kailyn, Stacey, Wendy, Heidi, Holly, Betty, Lara, Jordan, Michelle, Jack, Leah, Eric, Kerry, Pam, and a few others (mainly kids that I can't remember or spell their names...heh). Got all this filming done Sunday night (with Jonathan C.), Tuesday night, Wednesday night, Thursday, Thursday night... Now I never want to see a camcorder again...
After shooting the video at the Spooners Wednesday night, Stacey and I just hung out over there for a while talking about everything from Saturday Night Live to church. Good time. They share the 'open door' mindset that Stacey and I are used to having. When we lived in Birmingham, we had a mindset that was pretty much, "Our door is always open." For us, that was also a literal thing. Friends like Ben or Chad would just drop by unannounced all the time, and we were fine with that. Whether you 'literally' leave your door open or not isn't the point. The point is to share 'life' with others. I believe such a mindset is necessary for fostering community. It's hard to really share our lives in a real community if our doors are always 'closed,' (figuratively) meaning an Acts 2 community can't really happen unless we risk opening our lives and our homes and our activities to others. I still believe that. Sure, there are times when the door needs to be locked (private, personal time is still a must). I just fear too many people never unlock their lives...
In other news, we have to register today for the baby shower at the end of the month. At least this time, we're registering for a boy, so I get to savor selecting non-girly items this time around. Woohoo! I'm still a bit freaked out about the impending arrival of kid #2, but I was freaked out about Kailyn's arrival, too, so I'm sure I'll be fine when the time arrives. I probably won't be sleeping much, but I'll be fine anyway.
After shooting the video at the Spooners Wednesday night, Stacey and I just hung out over there for a while talking about everything from Saturday Night Live to church. Good time. They share the 'open door' mindset that Stacey and I are used to having. When we lived in Birmingham, we had a mindset that was pretty much, "Our door is always open." For us, that was also a literal thing. Friends like Ben or Chad would just drop by unannounced all the time, and we were fine with that. Whether you 'literally' leave your door open or not isn't the point. The point is to share 'life' with others. I believe such a mindset is necessary for fostering community. It's hard to really share our lives in a real community if our doors are always 'closed,' (figuratively) meaning an Acts 2 community can't really happen unless we risk opening our lives and our homes and our activities to others. I still believe that. Sure, there are times when the door needs to be locked (private, personal time is still a must). I just fear too many people never unlock their lives...
In other news, we have to register today for the baby shower at the end of the month. At least this time, we're registering for a boy, so I get to savor selecting non-girly items this time around. Woohoo! I'm still a bit freaked out about the impending arrival of kid #2, but I was freaked out about Kailyn's arrival, too, so I'm sure I'll be fine when the time arrives. I probably won't be sleeping much, but I'll be fine anyway.
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