Broke!
Ah, the wonderful mind of a two-year old! Noah’s vocabulary is growing by the day, and we’re never quite sure how he’s going to use his new found powers of speech. Consider these two short examples of how he’s using his favorite new word, broke:
Example A: The Nose
Amy has been fighting a nasty head cold for the past few weeks (so much for Spring, eh?), and the other day she moved into the “blowing the nose” phase of things. She made the off-hand comment that her nose was “broken” and that got Nojo’s wheel’s turning: his eyes became serious and he looked hard at her nose. He leaned left, then right, and then lifted her head up to look into her nose. Then, with great concern, he said earnestly “Nose broke? Nose broke?” 
Example B: The T-Shirt
Despite the extended cold season, it is starting to feel like Spring around West Michigan. And with an expected high of 73 degrees today, it’s officially t-shirt weather. The only problem with that is Noah doesn’t remember warm weather, let alone t-shirts. When Amy pulled a T over Noah’s head this morning, he looked at each bare arm ,and then said, with great concern, “broke? broke?” Amy decided that some battles aren’t worth fighting, and changed it out for a long-sleeve shirt.
5 Questions
The big changes keep on rolling along here at the Tol house. Last week I (Brian) accepted a position at 5Q Communications, a small firm specializing in website development and optimization. I (Brian) will be leaving Gospel Communications at the end of the month. My new title is “Software Developer” which is only slightly less opaque than my current title, “Manager of Property Development.” At least, I don’t think the International Facilities Management Association will be hitting me up for membership anymore. Ahem.
First, a bit the move in general: It was an incredibly hard decision to leave <a href=”http://www.gospelcommunications.orgGospel Communications. It’s a great ministry with a great group of people doing some incredible things. However, after four years it was clear God was leading me to be more in the development side of things.
Secondly, a bit about 5Q: The name comes from 5 questions about website development:
- Who’s your audience?
- What primary action do you want visitors to take?
- Does your design and text communicate effectively?
- Are your systems integrated and compliant?
- How do you measure success?
(This is basic web strategy 101, but it’s amazing how many companies don’t bother to ask them.)
Besides an effective name, here’s some other facts about 5Q:
- They’re completely virtual. I’ll be working from home, dramatically reducing my “commute” to a walk up the steps. I’ll probably see my coworkers once or twice a year face-to-face. What a world, eh?
- They do a lot of work with ministries like The Listeners Bible, First Fruits, Inc. and Kids in Focus. So I’ll get to apply a lot of the ministry knowledge I’ve acquired over the past four years to some new challenges.
- They’re always looking for great new clients, so if you need some help with your website, give us a call.