So the restaurant has been open 2 weeks. If you missed some of the previous posts; Atmosphere is a restaurant I helped design from concept to conception. Its an international restaurant serving a vague small town version of Greek, Italian, French, Asian, Mexican, and American. My job this summer included:
Designing the logo and proofing all of its uses. Consulting, advising, and buying every ‘look and feel’ decision of the dining room from paint colors and stain; to lighting, flooring, décor, and furnishing. All of the art work and framing, including two 6’x7’ murals I painted. Layout and Design and studied to make presentable and profitable.
Some areas I gave an opinion to but were decided otherwise, such is life in the art world. This was/is their baby. My heart was in the work that I did but -I’m glad that their vision and plans came through. They were happy with what we did.
If your local please go - and check it out. Tell me what you think. Haha, but remember the ‘look and feel’ was my deal, I may not be able to answer all your questions about the rest. It's on Route 8, just a mile from franklin, in the 'Big Lots' strip area.· · ·
So Matt is working at Liberty Electronics, and I am at the restaurant working as a front manager/hostess until March.
I blogged about this awhile ago but the purpose of this blog has been to keep people updated on what we are doing and where we are. So here is a quick run down with some answered questions.
We are in the midst of raising monthly supporters, paperwork, and soon visas. Call it humanitarian work, call it mission work, call traveling with a cause. Haha. Starting at the beginning of April we will be working with Youth With A Mission and hoping to stay in that feild until we are led to stop. The team we will be joining, training along side, and using media with, will have a goal to reach people groups that have not heard the gospel. For me this means bringing hope. If people are starving in India because they sacrifice such a large amount of food to their gods something is wrong. Matt and I want to join a cause to help people with these and other issues. I’m breaking this down because besides my friends at church, I know I’ve given this page address to younger people I work and interact with that I don’t want to assume or take their understanding for granted. But besides sharing the gospel I know that we will work in many other tangible opportunities. Usually in YWAM you are the resource, what you bring in who you are is what we have to use to help people. "I am YWAM"- or so tha ads say. From holding babies in orphanages, building houses after tsunamis, digging wells where there is no clean water. Playing/ teaching music or art to people to bridge the gap between races or bring attention to social injustice or create awareness. . .point to hope. DING-DING-DING!!
Thats me, that’s my husband.
He hasn’t had time to blog lately but let me just share with you about my observation of his heart. MY HUSBAND. . .
He practices regularly in the park with his guitar, a guitar might I add he felt the need/call to sell his x-box in order to buy last year. So he is on the usual bench in the park working on -more than likely- a song he was writing. Some junior high kids walked by. And he tells the story way better than I do, mind you. These kids approach him later somewhere else with that guitar strapped to his back. “Are you in a band?” with sparkles in their eyes gleaming with a distant adoration. For those of you don’t know almost every teenage boy thinks its cool to be 'in a band'. Matt got to talking with them and found himself in one of their houses, over in the Third-ward side of town; just a week later. They jammed a little, playing guitar and drums back and forth, sharing ideas and thoughts on music and life. ‘Nice’ house Matt told me. He also shared with me that the mom of the house pulled him aside and offered to pay him for the music lessons. Matt declined, for him he’s hanging out with new friends. Already I know, he has had opportunities to share with them about music, family, friends, goals, values. . . And just encourage them in music in their world and generation. “Rock n’ roll isn’t about sex, drugs and swearing-whenever-you-feel-like-it. Real musicians dont just 'play music' and get known for their ‘over the edge’ lifestyles- Real musicians are the ones that last, are respected and make a difference in the world with their talent.” Its just amazing to me how when you share an appreciation of something that brings you closer to God, . . . your sharing hope. Im sure at some point Matt will have an oppertuntity to share where his ultimate inspiration and hope comes from as he is led in this new relationship with these guys.
His go-with-the flow attitude and willingness to serve just inspires me.
Now to him (God) who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
Eph 3:20
