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Proofreading is more than spelling. Snapshots why context & coherence matter…

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

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“Coherence is aligning what we deliver with what we say we deliver.” –Coherence by Rick Bailey I snapped these photos recently. Great reminders that everyone needs a second set of eyes to see our own blind spots. Committed to quality…except when it comes to the font size (check out the ‘y.’) Massage, facials, body treatment, [...]

Creative, visual and inspiring…numbers?

Friday, May 20, 2011

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To continue my rant encouragement about “up-ing our game” and doing the work to paint a picture and tell stories with numbers, I thought I’d share another example.  We worked with teams at Pursuant Group and RSI to keep people in our church up to date during our recent campaign. The pledge totals and testimonials were constantly updating–real [...]

Why stop at calculate when you can actually motivate?

Friday, April 22, 2011

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There’s a lot of joking that happens about me around the topic of budgets and numbers. All the good-natured digs circulate around this general theme: “Kem hates numbers and spreadsheets…she only likes pretty pictures.” Well, it’s about time I went on record to set the story straight. I don’t hate numbers or spreadsheets. I hate [...]

Challenging each other to ruin lazy communications…

Monday, September 20, 2010

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Last week I spent two intense days with a group of creative leaders and practitioners representing ten different churches from New York to California. We came from indie art, gritty cowboy, low income urban, exclusive suburb, bluegrass, hip hop, big city and small town communities. We’re an eclectic expression of methodologies, experience, philosophies, practices and [...]

Justification

Thursday, September 10, 2009

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I found these pictures on my camera. For some strange reason … I thought these were worth capturing on film on a day trip to the Shipshewana flea market. Who knows why these things in particular capture my attention. It’s a mystery snapshot into my flawed soul.      

Helpful advice my mom just sent me…

Saturday, April 26, 2008

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IF YOU’RE CHOKING ON AN ICE CUBE, SIMPLY POUR A CUP OF BOILING WATER DOWN YOUR THROAT. PRESTO! THE BLOCKAGE WILL INSTANTLY REMOVE ITSELF. AVOID CUTTING YOURSELF WHEN SLICING VEGETABLES BY GETTING SOMEONE ELSE TO HOLD THE VEGETABLES WHILE YOU CHOP. (Men) AVOID ARGUMENTS WITH THE FEMALES ABOUT LIFTING THE TOILET SEAT BY USING THE [...]

Simple is Godly genius

Thursday, April 10, 2008

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“God always takes the simplest way.” – Albert Einstein

Quotes that got me today

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

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“I guess I got confused between what was right for the team and what was right.” — Matt Saracen, Friday Night Lights “There are times when parenthood seems nothing but feeding the mouth that bites you.” — Peter De Vries “Insane people are always sure that they are fine. It is only the sane people [...]

Happenings

Sunday, February 24, 2008

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My daily Tweet Roll (kinda like doing the Toostie Roll, except different)… 07:35 I’ve been kidnapped. Lindsay, will you save me? 09:06 Easton’s bball team is playing against a bunch of kids who have parents that look like they’re in the mafia. 09:59 I am being motivated out of a physical health slump by my [...]

It’s a new year and I’m still into simple…it matters

Friday, January 4, 2008

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“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.” -Hans Hofmann

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