Christmas this year

It's November. Stores are full of Christmas things. The point of this blog post is not to make you feel guilty. The point of this blog post is to let you know that YOU can help change the world that we live in. I can't help but think about the impact we could have if ALL of us did just a little something this Christmas.

In that spirit: here are some ideas for you

Gift catalog for Samaritan's Purse
A great way to give a gift to someone who already has everything. (or for those who already have all that you need)

Gather up some toys for a shoebox
This is a great pre-Thanksgiving event that really gets you "into the spirit" of giving. Gather up some small toys/hygiene items, put them in a box, pray over them and send them all over the world.

Buy someone some shoes.
Not as cool as TOMS, but still very cool. Read more at the link.

Buy someone some more shoes.
These are TOMS. Very cool all the way around.

Give to a cause.
What are you passionate about? Find it and give.

Sponsor an orphan.
Africa Renewal Ministries in Uganda has many opportunities for us to sponsor orphans in Uganda. There are other organizations like this as well.

Any other ideas? Leave me a comment. I'm very interested.

Pumpkin Carving Contest

I judged a pumpkin carving contest last week for some local cub scouts. I took this job very seriously.

Best Overall

Best Boy Scout Themed Pumpkin
Did you know that the Boy Scouts used to take lots and lots of trips to Africa for service projects?

One of the funniest

Best Animal

Honorable Mention because he brought some tasty pumpkin seeds

Best Carving Skills

Funniest (it's supposed to be an elephant.)

Sketch2Photo

This. is. cool.

Sketch2Photo: Internet Image Montage from Tao Chen on Vimeo.

Hotel Rwanda

Good movie.

"How can they not intervene when they witness such atrocities?"
"I think if people see this footage they'll say, "oh my God that's horrible," and then go on eating their dinners."

Cheese or font?

I get to draw on chalkboards at work. Fun stuff. Another shout out to Jason Hagerup Photography. Book him now.

This one got me.

Excited to see some old friends tonight. (old=one year)

Interesting movie poster blog entry.

bricks

BrickArtist.com

Hand drawn block letters

So I'm not the only one who has noticed a trend...

I can't decide if it is okay to do this or if it's overdone. I do love handmade stuff.