Mindablaze

Laughing & Learning – Making Brainy Babies

Mike Askew — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:41:41 +0000

Exposing kids to opportunities to learn never starts too early. A company named Brainy Baby has been committed providing these opportunities through video for over 10 years now. Brainy Baby‘s series of educational DVDs starts with material...

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Jesus, Meditation and Visual Aids – Part 1

Mike Askew — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:53:32 +0000

When I show up in the mornings to spend some time with God, many times I jump straight to what is important to me – petitioning for my needs. Recently at a training retreat, I was encouraged to change this up a bit. The suggestion was to enter...

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Sola Cheesia Pizza – A John Calvin Original

Mike Askew — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:45:37 +0000

While reading about the Five Solas of the Reformation, I began wondering what John Calvin might pursue if he got an entrepreneural itch in his mid 30′s. My guess was that he would open a pizzeria and name it Reformation Pizza. I think he...

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RGB Ants – Free IPhone Wallpaper

Mike Askew — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 03:48:04 +0000

This wallpaper project was an experiment in combining a couple of different filter techniques in PhotoShop Elements 6.0. The goal was to take a grayscale image of an ant and spice it up with some color and shine. I could have taken the boring route...

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iPhone Wallpaper – Exploring Ants

Mike Askew — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:36:52 +0000

This wallpaper is the fruits of some exploration of creating reflections in PhotoShop. I wanted to see if I could create the effect of ants walking on the reflective surface of the iPhone screen. The approach to this was very straightforward. ...

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iPhone Wallpaper – Cracked Screen

Mike Askew — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 03:16:15 +0000

About a month ago, I dropped my iPhone 3G while getting out of my car. You would know that this would happen the week that my protective case had broken and had not been replaced yet. And, of course, it landed screen down on asphalt. The result - a...

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iPhone Wallpaper – Peanut Butter and Jelly

Mike Askew — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:33:43 +0000

I get a loads of comfort from eating a PB&J Sandwich when I am tired and stressed. Just looking at creamy Peanut Butter and shiny purple jelly globbed together on white bread cheers me up. So, I made a quick wallpaper of a PB&J sandwich to...

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Five Ways to Help Kids Explore Their Creativity – Part 2

Mike Askew — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:32:45 +0000

In Five Ways To Help Kids Explore Their Creativity – Part 1 I shared five items to which I have exposed my sons to help them bring out their creative nature. Below are five more activities that have helped them reach further into creative...

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Five Ways To Help Kids Explore Their Creativity – Part 1

Mike Askew — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 05:21:44 +0000

I have been assigned a great job in life – navigating three sons to adulthood. These wild, smelly rascals are now 14, 12 and 9 years old. Part of preparing them to go out into the world is teaching them how to explore the inventor in them....

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Super Paper Poppers – Startle a Buddy, Be More Creative

Mike Askew — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:45:27 +0000

It is proven science that laughing lights up almost every circuits in the human brain. So, those who laugh have their brain pathways lit up and ready to go. If your brain is lit up and glowing, then you are primed for some creative thought. My...

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