I have officially been selling some of my handmade, custom, wood-turned creations on Etsy for a couple of weeks now. I also joined Pinterest, but that’s another story completely. I once held the opinion that Etsy for ‘for the girls’, but have since entirely changed my self-made complex and am happy to be offering some of my creations for sale there!
If you’re interested in taking a look, here are some of the items I currently have for sale:
If none of these strike your fancy, I’d love for you to ‘follow’ me on Etsy to stay up-to-date on the items I list for sale there. You can follow me by visiting my actual Etsy shop here – https://www.etsy.com/shop/navets
I had a meeting up in Lewistown, PA today. On the way there and back I stopped a few times to take some pictures of what I’m calling, “PA Roadside Evangelism”:
Our Wesleyan denomination has a wonderful tradition of hosting what we call “Youth Conventions”. Since 1965, every four years the denomination hosts a “National Youth Convention” and the 2012 National Convention came to a close on December 31st. This year’s convention was called “Follow ’12” and was held in Louisville, KY on December 28-31.
I have been attending Wesleyan Youth Conventions since 1992 as a student, then as a youth pastor. This was the first convention I wasn’t able to attend (in person) in 20 years! With these conventions being a part of more-than half of my current life, it will come at no surprise that NOT being able to attend this year’s convention was met with a season of withdrawal and denial on my part. It wasn’t until the day before the convention began that I realized how I would be able to experience a small portion of the convention while not being able to be there in person through the social media avenues I use everyday.
Reading Tweets from youth leaders and students who were traveling by plane, train, and automobiles from their location in the US to the convention location in Louisville brought back some fond memories of those often excruciatingly difficult trips I took as both a student and leader. Memories of our chartered bus crashing into a light pole in the wee hours of the morning as well as memories of me having to pull over at a rest area and shut my eyes for an hour as a driver came flooding back to me as I read some of the following Tweets:
200 miles to Louisville.Finally we are close. #Follow12
And throughout the event, students and youth leaders continued to post messages of life change as hundreds responded to the Holy Spirit and allowed Him to do a transforming work in their hearts and lives:
Through Twitter and Facebook, I was able to see photos and even some video clips of some of the special guests at Follow ’12, too! Including Jamie Grace, Drew Worsham, and DJ Promote:
My buddy, Heath Mullikin was on-site at the convention getting some great interviews with students, leaders, and guests too! I’m thankful to have been able to see some of his interviews and other video content!
The Exhibit Booth Tour:
Interview with speaker, Keith Loy:
Interview with seminar speaker, Brian Head Welch:
Interview with speaker, John Vermilya:
I’m thankful for the Follow ’12 leadership team for not only putting on a terrific event, but also for encouraging participants to literally involve the world in what was taking place by using social media to update friends and family.
