it's been some kind of day

well, this was a day of filming. but before i got started, i had to wash my hair. i'd untwisted my hair and it had bee blowing in the wind for a couple of days and it was driving me crazy. so, i had to wash it, oil it, and angela twisted it - a good 2 hours. my head and hair felt better for it.
anyway, when we finally left to stroll the streets of santa fe, angela stopped a couple from colorado, moving to new mexico. we all agree, it was a divine appointment becaus the rest of the day was the same. whether talking with someone and journaling the experience, or filming, God was definitely present. it would be nice to say He's easy to find but that is not the case for everyone.
we've documented life experiences from people who have been hurt and don't engage well unless they feel safe. key word, safe.
so, you have to know that we are wanting to give people a voice they have never been allowed to use - and they are speaking.
today my life was imprinted by others who i would never have encountered in my comfort zone. but this journey is not about comfort.
hopefully you would have read angela's and laura's version. i have to process what i've seen and heard. since leaving west texas and entering new mexico, i am still distilling what i've seen and experienced.
today, i saw people walk by homeless people and not see them standing or sitting right in their sight or in their path. amazing how we don't want to see or acknowledge 'things ugly and dirty'. but we want to plant churches and make nice with people. shame.
so, i return to my hotel room and look at the video we've shot and wonder, what does grace look like and how do i live it out in my day.
i'm tired. it's late, and i must prepare for the next leg of our journey. i will continue to process and then write what i continue to see.

my first personal blog

good evening, good night, it's dark outside.
the time changed when we crossed the border into new mexico. i love this place. beautiful does not effectively describe what i'm seeing. it's been some kind of drive. i have to say that this is so out of my comfort zone. i'm not technically challenged, but there have been some responses to this site that i can't post from one spot to the other. so, angela's sent help shout out to boots (could not have done this without him).
tonight - no, tomorrow morning, we're going to work on uploading pictures and some video.
leaving texas was overwhelming. we have a few shots of very large water irrigation systems (photos to follow)
you've read about our tour of a dairy facility. the video of that will be fun to edit.
the film editing will take a few hours.
all that said, i am giddy and totally pumped. i've been laughing and laughing and laughing some more. a moment doesn't go by that i don't shout, "we're in new mexico!"
the stay in the hostel in albuqerque (i've got to learn to spell that name) was an adventure - a big house with chores required.
so, it's late, and i'm tired. we've decided that to continue we're going to have to stay in santa fe an extra day. the excitement can be draining. mountains and mountains and mountains - oh my!!!!!
for those of you responding know that boots is going to help us post them so we can all share in the excitement. we're also going to upload pictures before we leave this place. thanks for reading. grace has left me speechless.