I finally thought up a topic for a weekly thread. It's so simple, it might just work.
So some of you may have noticed I've been a tad scarce lately. A 15-month old child who still doesn't sleep through the night will have that effect. Anyway, I had a rare opportunity to get online for a chunk of time last night (thus the surprise upgrades to the forums and TeamSpeak server) and I found I really enjoyed catching up on what was going on in other community members' lives. I found most of the updates on Facebook, but I was also greatly encouraged to read the news that @Kahiel received a job offer (congrats again!).
I started thinking that I'd like a place to post my own updates so those interested can read at least the highlights of what's going on in my life. I admit I cringe even as I type that because I can't help but shake the notion that it sounds a tad vain, but I hope you all read my intent. I tend to keep to myself for many reasons, including the fact that I don't think my life makes for particularly exciting reading.
At first I considered bumping and continuing my "From the mind of Tek" thread, but then I thought of an alternative: A weekly thread where we can all come together, post a short snippet about what happened in our lives this week, and catch up with each other.
I thought of the verse in 1 Thessalonians where Paul writes,
Members of our community are in different seasons of life, live in different cities and countries, hold varying political views, and like different foods. It's our faith that unites us. That faith expresses itself in so many ways throughout the week and I think it would be helpful, encouraging, and a lot of fun to catch up at the end of the week.
So that was a really long-winded way of saying: Tell us about your week!
EDIT: You are, of course, welcome to talk about game-related activities, but I figured most of that discussion will take place in the Wednesday thread. My intent for this thread was more along the lines of, "Kids started kindergarten," "finished finals," "bought a house," "flew to Hawaii for a dream vacation," stuff like that.
...Man, I'd love to fly to Hawaii for a dream vacation.
So some of you may have noticed I've been a tad scarce lately. A 15-month old child who still doesn't sleep through the night will have that effect. Anyway, I had a rare opportunity to get online for a chunk of time last night (thus the surprise upgrades to the forums and TeamSpeak server) and I found I really enjoyed catching up on what was going on in other community members' lives. I found most of the updates on Facebook, but I was also greatly encouraged to read the news that @Kahiel received a job offer (congrats again!).
I started thinking that I'd like a place to post my own updates so those interested can read at least the highlights of what's going on in my life. I admit I cringe even as I type that because I can't help but shake the notion that it sounds a tad vain, but I hope you all read my intent. I tend to keep to myself for many reasons, including the fact that I don't think my life makes for particularly exciting reading.
At first I considered bumping and continuing my "From the mind of Tek" thread, but then I thought of an alternative: A weekly thread where we can all come together, post a short snippet about what happened in our lives this week, and catch up with each other.
I thought of the verse in 1 Thessalonians where Paul writes,
We cared so much for you that we were pleased to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.
Members of our community are in different seasons of life, live in different cities and countries, hold varying political views, and like different foods. It's our faith that unites us. That faith expresses itself in so many ways throughout the week and I think it would be helpful, encouraging, and a lot of fun to catch up at the end of the week.
So that was a really long-winded way of saying: Tell us about your week!
EDIT: You are, of course, welcome to talk about game-related activities, but I figured most of that discussion will take place in the Wednesday thread. My intent for this thread was more along the lines of, "Kids started kindergarten," "finished finals," "bought a house," "flew to Hawaii for a dream vacation," stuff like that.
...Man, I'd love to fly to Hawaii for a dream vacation.
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