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behold mcrae...

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- shooting project: revelation

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updates and happenings...

- thanksgiving is upon us...amy and i will be heading to philadelphia to spend the holiday with amy's good friend (and now my good friend) diana and her mom.  should be a fantastic time.

- before that though, the great ryan mcrae will be in town on his way to vermont for his family's thanksgiving festivities.  it will be great to see the best man and show him around the town a bit.

- our community group is starting to find it's stride now...for a brand new group i think we are doing really well and already it's so fun to see relationships forming and a bunch of people turn into an authentic community that knows each other and cares for each other.  also, i'm so proud of our group for the way we've stepped up to help out quincy street with thanksgiving baskets.  everyone has been extremely generous.

- i became officially barista certified this week!  way to go steve.

- i'll be helping some friends shoot a film this weekend.  as it happens, i will playing the main character, which is kind of funny and fun.  check out the project and what these guys have done previously here: sentinel films

i think that's it...have a great week and happy thanksgiving.  peace!

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- pics of the week:

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there are about a million ways that i am proud of my wife but today i feel especially proud of her.  when amy started going to reunion she immediately became involved with sojourn and their partner ministry at quincy street (about a mile from our house).  it's been great to hear, and now see, her become part of the team doing ministry there, build relationships with the kids in the neighborhood, and, over the last couple of weeks, start tutoring Destiny.

last year she also had the opportunity to connect some fellow physical therapy students from BU with quincy street.  they've had a play day and also a gift program last christmas.  today she was able to bring eight students down to the neighborhood for another play day.  it was so much fun watching everyone interact with the kids (16 today, which is a great turnout), and it was wonderful to see the kids having so much fun.  

i am so proud of amy for introducing her classmates (many of whom could go through the whole program without ever having to think about dorchester, let alone visit it) to this neighborhood.  and, i am grateful that these students have made the effort to come down on these occasions and really get into playing with the kids.  

way to go amy!

ps. i am not so proud of myself for bringing my camera with no batteries, which means no pictures...dang!!!

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shameless plug: if you vote on tuesday, go to Starbucks, tell them you voted and you can get a free tall cup of coffee...

and remember that even more important than voting on november 4th is acting justly, loving mercy, and walking humbly on 11/4/08, 11/05/08, 11/06/08, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc.