Thursday, January 24, 2013

Until Further Notice

After over six years of faithfully serving me, my MacBook Pro has finally called it quits (for specifics, go to the end). With it being down, a lot of what I do is put on hold. Support raising, designing material, video work, etc.... all on hold. Hopefully this won't last for long. 

With the Mac down, its given me more time for praying and reading Gods word. It will be interesting to see what God is teaching me through this. 

- Daryl J. Howard


SPECIFICS:
As for specifics, the graphics card on my Mac isn't working properly. Since this part failed, the whole logic board is in need of replacing. This is not a cheap fix, and with my Mac being six+ years old, the part is very hard to come by. Apple won't fix it due to its age, and a local private place said they won't either due to how much it would take to fix it (the price of a used Mac newer than mine). Still trying to figure out options.

Monday, January 21, 2013

Behind the Scenes of Legacy

Out of everything that God has allowed me to create during my time at Victory, there is one distinct project that stands out in my mind. This project still moves me as much as it did while in the creating process. The project was a video named Legacy.

The other week, I tried to do a post involving the video. But since starting a draft of that post, then retyping it about five times before giving up, the video has been replaying in my head (I’ve also replayed it multiple times on my Mac and iPad). The process, thoughts and ideas that came together to put together such a mammoth project have been filling my thoughts for the last few weeks. So, just like many DVDs and every Blu-rays have thoughts and behind the scenes material and commentary by the directors... here is my commentary on Legacy

It hard to pinpoint where to start. Just like any project of mine, it doesn’t begin with one clear idea. Instead, it is a culmination of a ideas that some how come together into a coherent project. It may not seem clear in the beginning, but somewhere in the process, the pieces started to become one unified project. This was the same with Legacy.  Now, I don’t want to make this like a choose your own adventure. But just like my mind, this will not stay on a clear train of thought. Instead, think of it like a roller coaster of thoughts. Hopefully you can follow.

Caught your interest?
...check the rest after the jump.

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Back for 2013

Well, I'm back from Georgia.

After trying to get work done while in Georgia, I decided to set it aside to spend time with family. It was a better choice, since I had a lot of catching up to do. The posts that I wanted to do are on hold and will be posted some time this month.

Since returning, I got a little under the weather. After a quick recovery from my bout with a bug, I have been busy trying to catch up on replying to contacts and supporters. There will be a new post tomorrow with some fun/helpful information. Also, I am trying to put a wrap on a post that I have been throwing around for over a month. Hope to have that posted soon as well.

2013 will be an interesting year. I have some lofty goals that I hope to see fulfilled during this year. Victory is eager to see me return... but in a full-time capacity. And I am eager to continue to serve Victory... but from Alaska. I'll write more on this later.

Check back again for more updates.

- Daryl J. Howard

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Happy New Year

Well, I have been diligently trying to get some posts up, but they haven't been sitting easy with me. But this morning I thought I would pass on some great devotionals that I used to start off my year. Though I have read through them before, I still learn a lot from them and the scriptures that they point me to. Enjoy.

(When you go to the devotionals, make sure you select January 1st to read what I did)
"Experiencing God Day By Day" by Henry & Richard Blackaby
"My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers

Happy New Year.
Grace & Peace,
- Daryl J. Howard