That Burning Smell is Me Thinking…

This is an outtake from a photo session I did a few years ago. I had Aracaly and her husband Tim stand together beacuse I wanted a picture of them together just for me. Now you can see it! Cute, huh?

I like the way these ink knives were lined up on the cart. This is at Belly Acres where I work.

This is the world famous JPUSA Laundry Room!!

Actually, it is just the dryers, but the washers are just as impressive.

This is the coordinators office:

This is where the men’s coordinators coordinate. The men’s coordinators also handle some general community coordinating stuff. There is a women’s office (next to the big fish tank), but this office is the most visible and therefore represents the coordinators for many people.

What does a coordinator do? Well, they make sure the work rotation slots slots are filled, gas money and CTA passes are handed out, welcome new people and assign work duties, and pray with and counsel some who are struggling. There are many things I am leaving off, but I hope that gives you an idea.

Very few people want to be a coordinator, but many want to tell them how to do their job. Needless to say it is a thankless chore. So if any coordinators are reading this, I just want to say “THANK YOU” for your hard work and putting up with us.

As you walk up the basement stairs, turn to the right and you will see a very large fish tank.

The picture above is of one of the Oscars thet used to reside in the tank. Both of them died from the hole in the head disease. It was sad because they were like little puppy dogs and many people loved them.

Now we have two turtles in the tank, along with the other big fish. If you put your finger on the glass, the turtles will swim to it, if you move your finger around, they will follow. Hours of entertainment! It is better than television!

In the picture below, Jay and Tessa are demonstrating proper fishtank observation.

I live in an intentional community, you could call it a commune also. We live in a 10 storey hotel that was built in the 1920s. There are some beautiful architectual details that haven’t been lost yet and there are many people here that have found healing and a new life. Our house is a place of second chances. Many people were practically destroyed before they came here, and our house was almost destroyed before we moved in.

I could start this series off by posting a picture of the facade in all its glory, but that’s too predictable. I like this picture better because it shows a treasure that many people don’t notice, our lobby ceiling.