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March 31, 2020

Donna Moodie, Marjorie Restaurant Seattle

Stepping into Marjorie Restaurant is kind of like going home for Sunday dinner. And that’s exactly the kind of culture Donna Moodie likes to create for her guests.

Tucked away in a neighborhood on Capitol Hill, Marjorie is an unexpected place. In a good way.

The food is incredible, and the environment instantly relaxing. But the best part is the welcome you receive from a group of people who are really glad that you’re there.

I can’t wait to return and sit in a room full of happy guests again soon.

Watch the video for a little taste of what an evening at the restaurant is like:

March 31, 2020

Bellewood Distillery

When the Whatcom County Sheriff’s department needs help in a hurry, there’s one man they call.

Brandon Egbert is the Master Distiller at Bellewood Distillery and knows how to make really strong alcohol really well.

When you operate the only jail in Whatcom County and the entire planet is in the midst of a coronavirus epidemic, you need really strong alcohol. For sanitizing of course.

And when there’s no sanitizer left, and the government has run out, you go looking for the nearest distillery.

Thankfully, Bellewood Distillery makes alcohol. A few tweaks, and suddenly you’re using it to kill germs on your hands and clean surfaces rather than drinking it. Although both uses make you feel pretty good about life.

Bellewood is giving away hand sanitizer today and continuing to produce it in volume for local businesses to purchase.

They’re part of a growing number of distilleries that have stepped up during a massive shortage, to produce alcohol for sanitizing rather than for cocktails.

Eric Abel and his family purchased the farm and distillery a couple of years ago, and are hard at work giving us exactly what we need.

And sometimes what we need is a little bit of alcohol for our hands.

You can contact them about buying sanitizer wholesale at: info@bellewoodfarms.com. If I were you, I’d buy a bottle of Apple Brandy while you’re at it. It’ll make you feel a little better.

March 13, 2020

Brett Rosson: Engedi Refuge

Brett Rosson fights sex trafficking with a boat and a fishing pole.

Brett’s a manly kind of guy. You quickly get the impression that he can take care of himself. He was a pilot in the Navy and flies planes for FedEx. He also owns a fishing charter business. His favorite place in the world is on his boat, surrounded by trees, mountains, ocean, and all the color green.

After 40 years of taking care of himself, Brett heard the words, “I’m here. I’ve got you” and it changed his life. Weeping in a lonely hotel room, Brett knew he only wanted Jesus.

His understanding of what it meant to be a man was changed, that a man’s meaning is found in the word “responsibility”. If you see evil, you’re responsible to do something.
When he was introduced to the evil of sex trafficking, he had no choice but to step in and do something. To become responsible. To take care of those who can’t take care of themselves.

When you stand in the back of Brett’s boat, overwhelmed by trees and mountains and ocean and all the color green, you start to realize that Brett can take care of himself, and he’s also going to take care of the people around him. Because he’s a man, and that’s what a man does.

You can watch Brett’s story below. To find out more about fishing with Brett, or Engedi Refuge:

https://www.highlinercharters.com/
https://www.engedirefuge.com/

March 11, 2020

Nose-tongue

Suddenly I realized I have a tongue for a nose.

There are times when at first glance, everything is going great. Hair styled? Check. Arms? Both on. Feet? On the ground where they belong.
But then I notice something’s off. Crap, that’s not my nose, it’s a tongue. And my mustache went on OVER my tongue-nose. My day gets completely derailed by the details.

And soon, if I’m not careful, my entire week is ruined.
If you’re reading this, all I have to say is, your tongue-nose is unique and actually pretty cool. If we were all put together the same way, the world would be kind of boring. And more importantly, if you were put together the same way I’m put together, you’d have nothing interesting to say to me and I’d have nothing interesting to say to you. We’d have already told ourselves it.

I’m glad you’re you. Be glad that you’re you too because you’re the only one. That’s the wonderful thing about you.

Even if you have a tongue-nose today.

(Mr. Potato Head just happened to be randomly on set, but graciously offered to step in for the light test during this product photography photoshoot.)