AI Update for May 28, 2026

✨ Daily Narrative & Highlights
Your day was a marathon of technical problem-solving and hands-on work, primarily focused on the ambitious VBS stage setup at church. You spent hours wiring LED tape, troubleshooting DMX controllers, and successfully programming a complex laser light with the help of AI. In between, you acted as a tech mentor for Cameron, a business consultant for Brooke, and an archivist, beginning the process of digitizing a historic 1998 sermon tape. The day wrapped up with more VBS work and family time, punctuated by the arrival of your new Meta smart glasses.

Top Highlights
💡 VBS Lighting Breakthrough: After extensive troubleshooting with DMX channels, custom profiles, and even AI assistance, you successfully got the laser and other complex lighting fixtures working for the VBS stage.

📼 Archiving History: You found and began digitizing a significant piece of church history: a cassette tape from May 1998 containing the pastor’s candidating sermon.
– 🕶️ New Tech Acquired: Your new Meta smart glasses arrived, and you immediately started testing their video recording and AI assistant features.

📌 Key Follow-Ups
A few important tasks and reminders to keep things moving.

• Turn the church fire alarm system back on. You placed it on a 10-hour test mode in the afternoon to work with the smoke machines.
• Create the VBS computer graphics. You need to prepare the screens for the pledge, offering, tug of war, etc.
• Set up the audio recording for the pastor’s book. He wants to record an audio version during his sabbatical, and you discussed getting the equipment set up for him next week.
• Test the projector and screen for Saturday’s party. You need to make sure the equipment you’re providing for Jordi’s party works correctly.
• Establish a bank account for Ashton. He starts his new job in three days and will need it for direct deposit.

📚 Wisdom Distilled

A Piece of Advice: “Ultimately, your best accountability partner is the Holy Spirit residing inside of you… If your heart’s not right, then you can easily get around whatever.” — Shared while setting up new devices.
A Mental Model: When evaluating a new business idea, you must consider the hidden logistical complexities beyond the core concept. For a subscription box, this includes the scaling costs and time for printing, sourcing matching envelopes/stickers, assembly, labeling, and shipping. — Your practical advice to Brooke on her newsletter idea.

🚩 Red Flags & Recurring Loops
A point of friction seems to be surfacing again.

– Pattern: The frustration with your eBay side hustle came up again today. This echoes similar feelings from a few days ago.
– Quote that stands out: “Nothing’s selling… It’s just frustrating… I’m getting to the point where I might not do this anymore.”

💡 Connections & Ideas
A couple of interesting concepts were floated during your conversations.

Concept ✍️: A Christian-themed monthly subscription letter proposed by Brooke. The package would include a personal letter, biblically-based commentary (your potential role), and small, curated gifts like cards and stickers.
Concept 🚗: A YouTube channel where you interview people at stoplights, asking them simple questions like “Where are you going?” and “How come you’re not at work or school?” to see what stories emerge.

📇 Relationship Builders to Remember

• Ashton Porter: Got a job at Chick-fil-A! He starts in three days.
• Grandma: Gave you $5 to buy ice cream for the kids, which you did.
• Carson Porter: Was involved in a minor fender bender in the church parking lot. You handled it with grace, reassuring the very apologetic young driver.
• Brooke Porter: Is considering a new business venture involving a subscription-based encouragement letter.

Top Memories:

Immediate Action Items & Deadlines

• Ashton’s Employment: Ashton has been hired and is scheduled to begin his new position in three days. A corresponding action item is to establish a bank account for him within this timeframe. You stated “That means I start in three days and we need a bank account within the next three days.”
• Homeschool Graduation (Friday May 29): You have a commitment to assist with the homeschool co-op graduation. Your presence is required for setup from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and again to serve at the event beginning at 5:45 PM.
• Saturday Party Preparations: You have been tasked with providing a projector and screen for a large party on Saturday. It was requested that you “Please set that up and make sure it works tomorrow.”
• Countdown: A countdown of significance was mentioned in your morning conversation: “you (dogs) only have seven days left. Count it down.” Today marks six days remaining.

Ongoing Technical Projects (Saylorville Church)

• VBS Lighting & Effects: Your day was substantially dedicated to the technical setup for the “Illumination Station” VBS theme. Several tasks remain incomplete:
  • Laser Configuration: The Blizzard Kaptivator laser requires a custom DMX profile as the default is incorrect. You were utilizing Gemini AI to assist in creating this profile after determining “profile that’s in Vista does not match the impact on your manual.”
  • Smoke Machine Integration: A method must be devised to route smoke from the machine into the train prop. The current hypothesis is that the top of the prop must be removed to “just drill down.”
  • Audio Recording Setup: Pastor has requested your assistance in setting up equipment to record an audio version of his book during his upcoming sabbatical. A tentative meeting has been proposed for “maybe next Wednesday” to facilitate this.
  • General Wiring: You still need to connect power to the LED tape on the stage ledges and finalize the DMX configuration for various lighting fixtures.

Personal & Family Directives

• Carson’s Wilderness Trip: It is necessary to review an informational video regarding Carson’s upcoming wilderness trip. You noted “We have a lot of things to talk to Carson about. Camp email and we need to watch the video for his wilderness trip.”
• Vehicle Incident: Carson’s vehicle the Envoy was involved in a minor collision. You made the decision not to involve insurance. A logical next step would be to procure a replacement headlight from an automotive salvage yard to complete the repair yourself.
• New Technology: You have acquired a first-generation pair of Meta smart glasses. To offset this expenditure you have listed your drone for sale with the expectation that “My drone will sell for 350, these were 200. So I’ll actually make money on my drone.”
• Archival Project: You have begun the process of digitizing historical church media. This includes Pastor Path’s 1998 candidating sermon from a cassette tape and a VHS tape of Josh Farver. The pastor expressed interest in the former for his 30th anniversary in two years.