Thursday, September 28, 2006

Hill Resources, Inc. - A "Life-Change"

I was honestly very excited that we picked this group to be our client and that they are eager to work with us. As we arrived at Hill Resources, I was surprised at the small yet professional building we were led into.

Larry Hill began to tell us of his dream to create a place like this and I was amazed at the faith he had that the Lord would provide, which of course He did. After getting to know more about their organization, we got to do my favorite part - explore the place and meet some residents.

Most of the people seemed excited to see visitors although you could tell that some had phobias of social situations. The ones that I did get to interact with though, even for the short time we were there, I really felt like I got a feel of what this place is about. It is a "life change" for them, as Larry described. Their smiles are huge. They feel important, and they are important. They have specific jobs, and they get to see the fruits of their labor. They make friends, but more than that, they are a family. One that loves and supports each other in their own special ways.

This organization I feel definitely could benefit from a site. I'm nervous with coming up with content for the site, but hopefully it will develop as things move on, and I want to have faith that the Lord will provide, just as Larry has. If I could have a choice, I'd just sit and talk with them and take pictures of them all day. I loved their joy. I hope joy is portrayed in the site we build.

Thursday, September 07, 2006

The end of the 2nd week...

Already?!? Well I guess most people have school on Friday but I don't. Maybe I should unpack tomorrow...and read, read, read from that Information architecture book. Glad I didn't do marching band this semester. Julia is out in her wool uniform sitting at Shotwell probably dying in the heat (sorry Jules). I usually do like band but I hurt too much this semester to do it. I can tell my narcotics kicked in...I'm getting a little loopy...