I am an artist and designer to the very core of my being.  I love exploring new ideas and pushing my creativity to the limits.  It's who I am.  But there is a down side to having this gift and that's not ever being able to turn it off.  There are too many things that I want to do just from the creative and design side of my life.  It can be consuming almost to the point of causing unhappiness. There are certain goals I desire to achieve before God calls me home.  Maybe it's a guy thing but I have to try, and even if I fail, at least I have tried.

There is much to be said of a person who, in their vocation or trade, specializes and focuses on just one thing.  Experts in their field can be highly sought after and valued.  This is an optimal strategy for business and it is one I have been following for quite some time.  But there is more to James Dalman than being a church branding specialist and for the first time in a while things are becoming clear and I am discovering that I need to celebrate the way God has wired me, even if that means going against the grain or status quo.

What I have decided is that the future decisions for my family and myself comes down to a special calling, life goals and dreams.  We are meant to live a passionate, exuberant life!  That doesn't mean we will all be financially wealthy and have all the material possessions we want but I do believe that we can be excited to get up every day and honor God with what He has given us; in good times and bad.  This is where I am at and where I plan on heading.

Today, I am looking forward to living life in a new way that goes against conventional wisdom and what the world says.  Today I start breaking the rules and start living again...and seeing the flames be ignited which have been snuffed out because "that's not the way to do it."  Now is the time!

It starts with this new website.  One place for one guy who wears many hats and has different gifts: James Dalman - it's just who I am!