Sometimes it's okay to spend your last $25 on glamor shots...

... I equate it to that classic story of the businessman or inventor who spent their whole life savings because he had a dream burning inside him that he had to make happen. Like Johannes Gutenberg who borrowed money from several different people to fund an idea that would lead to the invention of the printing press, which allowed mass production of the written word, leading to the first printed Bible (until then, approx. 1450s, Bibles were all transcribed by hand), which eventually led Europe out of the Dark Ages!

Anyhoo, I'm telling you this because I decided to "go for broke" and do something slightly weird toward my own dreams. I signed myself up to get family Christmas photos at church. I know you're thinking "but you don't have a family." And I'm thinking that I could definitely be spending my money a little more contructively (like Christmas shopping or groceries). But I started thinking, "What if I did that for myself? I could get some nice photos taken to have on-hand in case I get invited to speak at a conference or to have for the back of the book jacket on my first book." Sounds crazy, but if I'm praying for opportunities to teach & speak & write, why not do something that takes a step toward that?

Here's the thing: I've been in this hanging-out-in-the-airport-waiting-for-my-long-delayed-flight-to-take-off season, and while I'm waiting I figure I could do some things to get ready for the next place I'm going (this does not necessarily mean I'm physically leaving, just expecting a move into a different job/ministry). Why not take advantage of the layover & do something nice for myself toward my future. I mean, gee, just because you're stuck in the airport doesn't mean you can't shop around, get something to eat, enjoy the view...

So I have some pictures all ready to go for the conference brochure, or the book jacket, or maybe just the Christmas letter for this year (or even the youth group blog site). I feel pretty proud of myself. I did something, which is better than nothing. The next step is to do like my dad & make a business card.


P.S. I don't have any of the pix in yet, 'til then, how 'bout this one...

P.S.2. I keep trying to fix the font to be uniform & it won't stay...