I felt like the blog was looking a bit dated. The old banner had some pics of people no longer attending CR. Plus it just seemed too busy with the mosaic look. I don't know that the mugshot above is any better. But I like it. This is from a photo from our recent Michigan vacation and I know I was enjoying the company of good friends at the time.
I also changed the button on the top right hand column that sends people to the official Church Requel website. I had been using a miniature photo of the website's front page. That got old about the 5th time I changed it. Plus I'm not sure that everyone got the idea that if they clicked it, they went somewhere else. Hopefully the concept of a button with our logo on it will be a bit more intuitive.
Third, I doubled the number of Twitter posts that show up in the right hand column. And I gave it a splash of color as well. I know there are more than a few folks who come to this page just to see what I've posted on Twitter. And since I post 4-6 times a day usually, this new widget should include at least a whole day's worth.
Finally, I've deleted the photo albums from the right hand column. They were definitely dated. Plus, I have a new idea for Church Requel photos. Soon we'll include photo albums on the main Church website. Watch for this new development coming soon.
I spent way too much time of my day of messing with this, but at least I don't feel guilty that I used church business time for updating the blog. Let me know what you think. I'd love to hear your feedback.
