summer style

following the birth of amari life picked up speed. i find myself needing to get back to blogging and sharing more pictures, ideas and what's going on in general...summer style.

african tent event
ginghamsburg is currently hosting 12 african pastors to help them learn everything we know about effective communication. our ginghamsburg host families and these pastors gathered for dinner in our summer event tent last sunday evening. we used plants, small metal fence pieces and a casual grilled meal to help the pastors feel right at home.











avenue paint project
during the last month the makeover team servants have joined the movement to paint the avenue classrooms. i chose a new color scheme that is working well - all colors from lowe's: blue ironwork, salmon shade, olive 4 and vintage grey. with large walls and limited design budget we used paint to frame out windows and paint accents where possible. we're almost done with all the classrooms and when finances get freed up we'll do the large gym area using the same basic color scheme.













atlanta design fun
we are now in atlanta, ga. visiting our kids and helping our son benj design and furnish the now-being-built office space for his design company (eyespeak.com)
the space has an open loft kind of feel - warm wood ceiling, exposed lighting and ductwork - with a stained cement floor and some brick accent walls. benj loves wall climbing and is going to feature an authentic climbing wall in the entryway. his clients are attracted to the young, talented staff and we feel the climbing wall will create a distinctive environment that well-describes the staff within.