Bonding huzzah!

So Janet and I talked briefly about this. But I would love to see our Sims Street family bond more. I think we've all been so swept up with everything we've forgotten several of us didn't know one another before even moving into the house! 

I think if we are truly going to grow and achieve anything with this house we have to have a solid foundation. While we have a rock-solid foundation of God, I think our next level is the relationships we have with each other at home. 

Meetings can be tedious, and while they are can be awesomely productive and we achieve a lot ... I'm not sure how much bonding is going on there. :)

And I'm talking about fun things! Lets think of exciting things for people to do together in the house. We're just going to have to suck it up and realize that everybody isn't going to be able to attend everything or we'd never do anything. 

But even if half us could do something together regularly, I feel it would be so positive for us. I dono, this is just me talking, so maybe you feel differently or think we are all already close :) and I'm just crazy - which is a complete possibility at this point in time ha. 

So, if you think this is a good idea. Awesome let's start making a list of things like, soccer (ok maybe just Mel and I will like that one) midnight picnics, game nights, I don't know haha I attempted to google ideas for about an hour at work and came up with like the lamest things :)

I don't know, you tell me. Maybe I'm just feeling a strong need to bond with people in the house :) 

Y'all

I see hopelessness everywhere. It makes me glad I have y'all as roommates; I don't know what I'd do without you. Life is just too hard to do it alone.

Thinking about y'all makes me happy! I can't wait to get back.

Good Lord I'm such an utter fool and a failure, and y'all make me feel happy about it. Life is good.

I love ya Melanie Tyler Cassie Chad Janet John Kenn. Or Metylechassiekejohnet. Can we change all of our last names to Kiniedler? You know, like Kiniry plus Schiedler? We could call our house the Kiniedler Family Home. We could have the Kiniedler Family Band.

love,
Dan

Just my thoughts...

So I wrote this to my friends trying to explain our house and whatnot ... Janet suggested I share it with you  guys :)

I've recently moved into a community here in Bryan. 

I'm constantly surrounded by a group of people actively seeking to follow Jesus, some, farther along in their walks than others, each serving love in a variety of ways. 

I prayed about it for a long time, moving in, and of course fully recognize there will be plenty of speed bumps. But I'm only a few weeks in and I think its one of the best decisions I've made. 

It has the potential to do a lot of great things, it also has the potential to do damage. But we have a household, a family now, that recognizes this. So we can fight off those demons in advance and hold our ground when they come. 

I think that humanity was created for community. God is a community, a Trinity, a plurality of oneness... and we are wonderfully and beautifully created in that image. Jesus modeled this community with His disciples, sending them out in pairs.

Ultimately, I think our mission is to love -- to love God and to love people. And instead of talking about homelessness over a fancy meal ... we eat with them and invite them over. 

I think we will be striving to live with only what we needs, not just wants.

And we haven't decided to take over our neighborhood with our beliefs and pressure them into thinking the way we do. We're just there to show people what real love from God looks like, I think. The way He meant it to be. 

Already there have been adventures, tears, laughter, bonding, dancing, singing and spiritual growth. New friends have been found, skills have been taught and we're learning someone about how to love in a different way every day. 

I'm so excited about what God is going to do through us through this commitment.

Long time, no post.

Our house meetings have been oh-so-productive. I don't know about you guys, but most of the decisions we make have been going in one ear and out the other. 

We've had some dutiful secretaries scribble through the meetings, would this be a good place to post some of the things we've decided? 

I'm not sure how many friendly house-mates check this thing?

Sayonara. 

Janet