Thursday, December 31, 2009
New Years Revolution
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Help a Brotha' out
If you read back several posts, you will remember that my computer and the floor got together on an awesome collaboration called "Hey Dummy, you forgot to zip your backpack". I was a huge "bomb" that is going to end up costing me, the "producer" a boat load of money to fix. In fact, it would make more sense financially to "can" the messed up computer, and purchase another refurb, or "remixed" computer. Here is where you come in. I need some "co-producers" to help throw some "auto-tune" on the tracks and to help "pump up the jams" so that we can make sure that the only "number one hit" you will hear is the sweet sounds of fingers gliding across the "ivories/letters".
Translation: If you can afford to help my out in replacing my computer, I would appreciate it. I would't be doing this, except for the fact that its the machine that I do 90% of my work on, and I really don't have anyway to replace it otherwise. Plus, you can help out an awesome organization along the way.
Whatever monies are donated to my fund to replace my computer, I will in turn donate 30% of that to Love146(http://www.love146.org) to help end child sex slavery and exploitation.
If you can help, click the link in the Chip-In box below to donate. If not, no worries. Thanks for hearing me out.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Help Portrait
If you follow Ashley or me closely on Facebook or Twitter, you know that this coming Saturday, Dec 12th, is Help Portrait. (You can find more info @ http://www.help-portrait.com) We have locations set-up in Locust Grove at Studio 42 and in Austell at Ewing Road Baptist Church. The events are taking place between 9am and 5pm on Saturday. For appointments, you can have people call (678) 453-8217. I won't go into a great deal of detail except to say that we need your help. Here is what we need:
Friday, November 27, 2009
Christmas Decorations
That is not our house.....
But in preparing to decorate for Christmas today, we remembered that a whole large plastic container of our Christmas decorations was stolen out of our driveway last year. So, if any of you have any extra decorations that you aren't using, we would love to borrow them for the holidays! You can send me an email @ wes@rockthecross.net if you do!
Merry Christmas everyone!
W
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Holiday Traditions
So, after a little bit of excitement tonight, the girls and I are settled in watching ELF, preparing to trim the tree and start decorating the house tomorrow afternoon. Over the past few years we have tried to make a conscious effort to start our own holiday traditions, including:
Waffle House and It's A Wonderful Life on Christmas Eve
Walking Nativity at a local church
and our favorite new tradition, The Brawner Family Congloma-feast (everyone picks a food item, no matter what it is, and we eat)
So, what are some of your family traditions?
Holiday Traditions
So, after a little bit of excitement tonight, the girls and I are settled in watching ELF, preparing to trim the tree and start decorating the house tomorrow afternoon. Over the past few years we have tried to make a conscious effort to start our own holiday traditions, including:
Waffle House and It's A Wonderful Life on Christmas Eve
Walking Nativity at a local church
and our favorite new tradition, The Brawner Family Congloma-feast (everyone picks a food item, no matter what it is, and we eat)
So, what are some of your family traditions?
Friday, November 20, 2009
Follow Friday 2.0 #ff
I've noticed that Follow Friday has become a way for some people to shove as many twitter names into 140 characters as possible. I personally like the route some of my friends, like @dmosley have taken, actually giving a reason to follow someone. So, this is my first attempt at a little deeper follow friday.
1. @dmosley:for suggesting the new follow friday. Great guy, with a big heart for God
2. @chownage:his simple plan helped me clean up my inbox and de-stress my digital life. Also, doing some awesome work with Help Portrait
3. @ashleybrawner: shes my wife, shes hot, and shes a totally rad photog....
Thats all for now!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Do we really need....
Do we really need a way to isolate ourselves from the world even more? ChristianChirp.com opened earlier this week, to much controversy. And after watching his "podcast" (http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2489665) and hearing James Paris, the founder of CC, compare himself to John Rambo... I'm convinced that we don't need it...
What about you?
Perspective
(Inspired by Carlos Whittaker's post of the same name http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2009/09/perspective/ )
If you follow me on Twitter or are a friend on Facebook, you know that the last few days have been pretty difficult for myself and my family. Some of it culminated on Sunday night, and the result is shown above. After picking up Kaeleigh from class at church, my Macbook fell out of my backpack, which I had neglected to zip up....
But see, I think it was to teach me a lesson....
You see, earlier in the evening, I was concentrating on all of the wrong things in Small Group (books-a-million ordered the wrong book, should i get my fan fixed tomorrow, how much I needed to work that night, etc.) and not on the fact that I was there to learn, listen, and set an example for others. So, in my distraction I caused 1200 in damage. And after careful consideration, I won't be fixing it right now for obvious reasons. It serves as a reminder...
My computer can break, be stolen, stop working... Is that more important than Christ?
My work may be overwhelming sometimes to the point of exhaustion... But am I spending time with my family?
People may make mistakes... but should that change my mindset when I worship?
That dent serves as a reminder to me that Christ is in control. Through all of the good times and the bad ones. And through that, Christ has helped me find a new focus in life, and put me on a new path, for a new journey.
I'm ready for the journey... are you?
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Kaeleigh's New Hair Do
Saturday, October 3, 2009
140 Characters
Don't get me wrong. I'm just as guilty of nonsense posts. But I try to take the relationships that I've formed through these tools, and put work into them. Have you? Is there substance to your life or are you living life in 140 characters?
www.rockthecross.net
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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She was telling me about how "not everyone has lights in their car".
www.rockthecross.net
What do you think?
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
My Top 5 Mac Apps
After 7 months, I am by no means a Mac professional, but I have found some applications that have really made a huge impact on the way that I work. Check out my top 5, and feel free to add your own.
| "Distraction Free Writing" at its best. There are many imitators, but none of them do it as well as Writeroom does. And at only $24.95, its well worth the price. Best Features: Great "lights down" effect, low price, highly customizable Worst Features: Haven't found any. Get it here: Writeroom |
| "Text editor + file transfer + svn + CSS + Terminal + Books + More = Whoah. Welcome to Coda. Grow beautiful code." Their description pretty much nails it down. Coda is quite possibly the best web development program that I have used. Maybe even better than Dreamweaver.And at a fraction of the cost($99). Simple, yet powerful, Coda is a must have. Best features: Great Live Preview feature, Powerful plugins. Worst features: Price Find it here: Coda |
| With the popularity of social networks Facebook and Twitter, as well as Google reader and the social bookmarking services, you often find yourself bogged down in a number of open web tabs and desktop apps for twitter and your Google feeds. Eventbox solves that. All of your info is in one place. $20 ($15 while its still in beta) is a meager price to pay for this excellent program Find it here: Eventbox |
| Coconut Battery does one thing. And it does it very well. It monitors the charge, load cycles and battery life. A definite must for all Macbook owners. Find it here: Coconut Battery |
| Need to track your time on a task? Working on a project? Maybe you just want to know how long you've been on the computer. Regardless of the reason, Lumina will help you keep track of it. Its easy to use and very compact. Another must have, especially for those needing to clock time on projects. Find it here: Lumina |
So that's my list.... Whats yours?
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Guilty Pleasure Songs....
I don't care if anyone knows this.... I am a big fan of Party In The USA by Miley Cyrus. Its one of my guilty pleasure songs. Its just so catchy and I really can't help but dance along when its on.
What are your guilty pleasure songs?
Sunday, September 20, 2009
What's Your Following Policy?
So..... What's Your Policy?
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
This smells like...
Today, as we were bringing in a phone that we got at my grandparents house, my middle daughter tells me that "this phone smells like Mema and Grandpa's house". I already knew this, because everything that comes from their house smells good. It got me thinking about what some of my favorite smells are.....
1)My grandparents house
2)Michael's (the craft store)
What about you guys? No deep spiritual meaning here... just curious
Friday, June 19, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
It is a sad day when.....
After seeing that 4 year old child, and having children myself, I realize that I am not doing my part to show Christ's love to these people that need to be loved just like anyone else. So, here is what I propose. I want a group of us to get together, make sandwiches, snacks, get blankets, anything that might help the "disappearing people" and go to them. Not to the shelters, the soup kitchens, but directly to them where they are, on the streets of Atlanta. I suggest a group of people because you never know what to expect, but I also know that God will have us in his hand. Please, if you are interested, let me know. I'm going to try and organize something once I get back from Honduras, so be in prayer until then.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
No Matter How You Look At It......
Now, don't get me wrong, I downloaded my fair share of music in the heyday of Napster, and Audiogalaxy Satellite. In fact, I had several GB of downloaded music. But, one day, after a lot of thinking, it stopped. I decided it was morally and ethically wrong. Not only could I not do it as a person, but as a christian, I couldn't steal from the pockets of the artists that I loved and that were helping spread the gospel.
I'm sure you are wondering what brought all of this on..... well, I was having a conversation today with someone and he was asking what kind of music that I listen to. I told him a lot of Rock, etc. but that I really dislike country. He said "Well, thats all I've got. I get my music off Limewire.". I explained my reasons for not downloading any more and he said "Yeah, I only get on for like 20 minutes or so, and I only get a couple of songs.". His response led me to formulate this question as I was thinking about the exchange later in the day.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
A Change May Be Coming....
Friday, June 5, 2009
Please......
1)That I am able to raise the support that I need for my trip to Honduras. And that my passport will come through in time.
2)That I will be able to find a job expeditiously that I can begin earning income at.
3)That God will continue to bless Ashley's photography business, now that she can walk again.
That's really all I have time to say right now.......
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Late Night Tonight
I'll be honest, its really hard being a dad, husband, writer/editor/etc of my own website, graphic and web designer, chauffeur, cook, etc. But then I remember that God equips me for the things that he has called me to.
17 Days til Honduras... and I need your help
The following text is from my support letter for my upcoming mission trip to Honduras. Please read it , and pray about giving. If you can't give financially, give through your prayers. If you need my address to send anything, please email me at the address below. Thanks!
In fact, its somewhat different. Over the past few years, God has really been working in my heart for short term missions, and this June I will have the opportunity to go on my first international mission trip. Leaving June 19th, and returning June 26th, myself and a team from my church at Eagles Landing First Baptist will travel to Tegucigalpa, Honduras to work with the local people there. I am nervous, yet excited for what God is going to do while we are there.
Now for the best part, the cost of is $1400. Asking for money isn't a strong suit of mine.... but any amount will help. If you can give a little, awesome. If you can give alot, thats awesome also. If you can't give financial support, I beg that you send your prayers, for the preparation, for the people of Honduras, and also for the members of the team. If you would like more information about the trip, please feel free to email me or call me, I'll include my information below. Don't forget that your financial donation is tax deductible.
Well, I'd give myself a solid B+ in letter writing this go around. Thank you in advance for your support!
Wes Brawner
678-524-6707
wes@rockthecross.net