diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 64da075..0714e25 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <meta charset="UTF-8">
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
     <title>Christ IT | Practical Technology for Kingdom Work</title>
-    <meta name="description" content="Christ IT builds and maintains practical technology projects that serve churches, ministries, outreach work, and Christ-centered software efforts.">
+    <meta name="description" content="Christ IT builds and maintains practical technology projects, websites, software, and infrastructure for Kingdom work.">
 
     <link rel="icon" href="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 64 64'%3E%3Crect width='64' height='64' rx='12' fill='%23111827'/%3E%3Crect x='29' y='10' width='8' height='44' rx='3' fill='%23f8fafc'/%3E%3Crect x='16' y='25' width='34' height='8' rx='3' fill='%23f97316'/%3E%3C/svg%3E" type="image/svg+xml">
     <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
@@ -16,18 +16,17 @@
         :root {
             --bg: #fbfaf7;
             --surface: #ffffff;
-            --surface-soft: #f2f6f7;
-            --ink: #172033;
-            --body: #536070;
-            --muted: #7d8792;
-            --line: #dfe5e8;
+            --surface-soft: #f1f6f5;
+            --ink: #151d2f;
+            --body: #526071;
+            --muted: #7b8794;
+            --line: #dce4e7;
             --nav: rgba(251, 250, 247, 0.94);
-            --blue: #0f63b6;
+            --blue: #1265b3;
             --green: #1e7a5f;
             --orange: #d66b1f;
-            --red: #a43838;
-            --shadow: 0 14px 40px rgba(23, 32, 51, 0.10);
-            --logo: #172033;
+            --red: #a43e3e;
+            --shadow: 0 14px 38px rgba(21, 29, 47, 0.10);
         }
 
         [data-theme="dark"] {
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@
             --orange: #ffad66;
             --red: #ef8f8f;
             --shadow: 0 16px 42px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.34);
-            --logo: #f5f7fb;
         }
 
         * { box-sizing: border-box; }
@@ -71,14 +69,43 @@
         }
 
         .nav-inner {
-            min-height: 76px;
+            min-height: 74px;
             display: flex;
             align-items: center;
             justify-content: space-between;
             gap: 24px;
         }
 
-        .brand-logo svg { width: 210px; height: auto; display: block; }
+        .brand-logo {
+            display: inline-flex;
+            align-items: center;
+            gap: 10px;
+            color: var(--ink);
+            font-family: "Oswald", Impact, sans-serif;
+            font-size: 2.1rem;
+            font-weight: 700;
+            line-height: 1;
+            text-transform: uppercase;
+        }
+
+        .brand-cross {
+            position: relative;
+            width: 26px;
+            height: 32px;
+            flex: 0 0 auto;
+        }
+
+        .brand-cross::before,
+        .brand-cross::after {
+            content: "";
+            position: absolute;
+            border-radius: 4px;
+            background: var(--blue);
+        }
+
+        .brand-cross::before { width: 10px; height: 32px; left: 8px; top: 0; }
+        .brand-cross::after { width: 26px; height: 10px; left: 0; top: 10px; }
+
         .nav-actions { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 18px; }
         .nav-links { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 18px; font-size: 0.94rem; font-weight: 700; color: var(--body); }
         .nav-links a:hover { color: var(--blue); }
@@ -108,16 +135,16 @@
         [data-theme="dark"] .theme-toggle::after { transform: translateX(20px); background: var(--blue); }
 
         .hero {
-            padding: 74px 0 42px;
+            padding: 68px 0 50px;
             border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
             background:
-                linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(15, 99, 182, 0.09), transparent 36%),
-                linear-gradient(315deg, rgba(30, 122, 95, 0.12), transparent 34%);
+                linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(18, 101, 179, 0.08), transparent 36%),
+                linear-gradient(315deg, rgba(30, 122, 95, 0.11), transparent 34%);
         }
 
         .hero-grid {
             display: grid;
-            grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.12fr) minmax(280px, 0.88fr);
+            grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.1fr) minmax(280px, 0.9fr);
             gap: 54px;
             align-items: center;
         }
@@ -134,30 +161,29 @@
         }
 
         h1, h2, h3 {
+            margin: 0;
             color: var(--ink);
             font-family: "Oswald", Impact, sans-serif;
             line-height: 1.05;
             text-transform: uppercase;
-            margin: 0;
         }
 
         h1 {
-            font-size: clamp(3.1rem, 8vw, 6.4rem);
-            max-width: 780px;
+            max-width: 760px;
             margin-top: 18px;
-            letter-spacing: 0;
+            font-size: clamp(3rem, 7.8vw, 6.1rem);
         }
 
         .hero-copy {
-            max-width: 720px;
+            max-width: 710px;
             margin: 24px 0 0;
-            font-size: clamp(1.06rem, 2vw, 1.28rem);
-            color: var(--body);
-            border-left: 5px solid var(--orange);
             padding-left: 22px;
+            border-left: 5px solid var(--orange);
+            color: var(--body);
+            font-size: clamp(1.06rem, 2vw, 1.25rem);
         }
 
-        .button-row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; margin-top: 30px; }
+        .button-row, .contact-strip { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; margin-top: 28px; }
         .button {
             display: inline-flex;
             align-items: center;
@@ -196,12 +222,7 @@
             object-position: center 35%;
         }
 
-        .portrait-caption {
-            padding: 18px 20px 20px;
-            display: grid;
-            gap: 5px;
-        }
-
+        .portrait-caption { padding: 18px 20px 20px; display: grid; gap: 5px; }
         .portrait-caption strong { color: var(--ink); font-size: 1.05rem; }
         .portrait-caption span { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.92rem; }
 
@@ -217,26 +238,19 @@
         .section-header h2 { font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 5vw, 3.6rem); }
         .section-header p { max-width: 520px; margin: 0; color: var(--body); }
 
-        .project-grid {
+        .project-list { display: grid; gap: 10px; }
+        .project-row {
             display: grid;
-            grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
-            gap: 16px;
-        }
-
-        .project-card {
-            min-height: 236px;
-            padding: 24px;
+            grid-template-columns: 54px 1fr auto;
+            gap: 18px;
+            align-items: center;
+            padding: 20px;
             border: 1px solid var(--line);
             border-radius: 8px;
             background: var(--surface);
-            display: flex;
-            flex-direction: column;
-            justify-content: space-between;
-            box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(23, 32, 51, 0.04);
         }
 
-        .project-card:hover { border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--blue) 50%, var(--line)); box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
-        .project-top { display: grid; gap: 13px; }
+        .project-row:hover { border-color: var(--blue); box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
         .project-icon {
             width: 46px;
             height: 46px;
@@ -248,80 +262,55 @@
             font-size: 1.18rem;
         }
 
-        .project-card:nth-child(2) .project-icon { background: var(--green); }
-        .project-card:nth-child(3) .project-icon { background: var(--orange); }
-        .project-card:nth-child(4) .project-icon { background: var(--red); }
+        .project-row:nth-child(2) .project-icon { background: var(--green); }
+        .project-row:nth-child(3) .project-icon { background: var(--orange); }
+        .project-row:nth-child(4) .project-icon { background: var(--red); }
+        .project-row:nth-child(5) .project-icon { background: var(--blue); }
+        .project-row:nth-child(6) .project-icon { background: var(--green); }
 
-        .project-card h3 { font-size: 1.55rem; }
-        .project-card p { margin: 0; color: var(--body); }
+        .project-row h3 { margin-bottom: 6px; font-size: 1.45rem; }
+        .project-row p { margin: 0; color: var(--body); }
         .project-link {
-            margin-top: 22px;
             display: inline-flex;
             align-items: center;
             gap: 8px;
             color: var(--blue);
             font-weight: 800;
+            white-space: nowrap;
         }
 
-        .sites-band {
-            background: var(--surface-soft);
-            border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
-        }
-
-        .site-list {
-            display: grid;
-            grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
-            gap: 12px;
-        }
-
-        .site-link {
-            min-height: 96px;
-            padding: 18px;
-            border: 1px solid var(--line);
-            border-radius: 8px;
-            background: var(--surface);
-            display: flex;
-            flex-direction: column;
-            justify-content: center;
-            gap: 5px;
-        }
-
-        .site-link strong { color: var(--ink); }
-        .site-link span { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.92rem; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
-        .site-link:hover { border-color: var(--orange); transform: translateY(-1px); }
-
         .mission {
             display: grid;
-            grid-template-columns: 0.9fr 1.1fr;
+            grid-template-columns: 0.85fr 1.15fr;
             gap: 38px;
             align-items: center;
         }
 
-        .mission-mark {
-            min-height: 290px;
-            border-radius: 8px;
+        .mission-panel {
+            padding: 28px;
             border: 1px solid var(--line);
-            background:
-                linear-gradient(rgba(23, 32, 51, 0.18), rgba(23, 32, 51, 0.18)),
-                url("jason2026.jpg") center 42% / cover;
-            display: flex;
-            align-items: end;
-            padding: 24px;
-            color: #fff;
-            box-shadow: var(--shadow);
+            border-radius: 8px;
+            background: var(--surface-soft);
         }
 
-        .mission-mark span {
-            display: inline-flex;
-            align-items: center;
+        .mission-panel h3 { margin-bottom: 14px; font-size: 1.55rem; }
+        .mission-panel ul {
+            margin: 0;
+            padding: 0;
+            list-style: none;
+            display: grid;
+            gap: 12px;
+        }
+
+        .mission-panel li {
+            display: grid;
+            grid-template-columns: 20px 1fr;
             gap: 10px;
-            padding: 10px 12px;
-            border-radius: 6px;
-            background: rgba(16, 20, 28, 0.72);
-            font-weight: 800;
+            color: var(--body);
         }
 
-        .mission-copy h2 { font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5vw, 3.8rem); margin-bottom: 18px; }
+        .mission-panel i { color: var(--green); padding-top: 4px; }
+        .mission-copy h2 { margin-bottom: 18px; font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5vw, 3.8rem); }
         .mission-copy p { margin: 0 0 16px; font-size: 1.06rem; }
 
         footer {
@@ -342,7 +331,6 @@
             font-family: "Oswald", Impact, sans-serif;
             font-size: 2rem;
             font-weight: 700;
-            letter-spacing: 0;
         }
 
         .contact-list {
@@ -372,36 +360,24 @@
         }
 
         @media (max-width: 880px) {
-            .hero-grid,
-            .mission,
-            .footer-grid {
-                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
-            }
-
-            .section-header {
-                align-items: start;
-                flex-direction: column;
-            }
-
-            .project-grid,
-            .site-list {
-                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
-            }
-
-            .footer-grid,
-            .contact-list {
-                justify-content: start;
-            }
+            .hero-grid, .mission, .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
+            .section-header { align-items: start; flex-direction: column; }
+            .project-row { grid-template-columns: 46px 1fr; }
+            .project-link { grid-column: 2; }
+            .footer-grid, .contact-list { justify-content: start; }
         }
 
         @media (max-width: 640px) {
             .container { width: min(100% - 28px, 1120px); }
             .nav-inner { min-height: 66px; }
-            .brand-logo svg { width: 168px; }
+            .brand-logo { font-size: 1.72rem; }
+            .brand-cross { width: 22px; height: 28px; }
+            .brand-cross::before { width: 9px; height: 28px; left: 7px; }
+            .brand-cross::after { width: 22px; height: 9px; top: 9px; }
             .nav-links { display: none; }
             .hero { padding-top: 48px; }
             .portrait-panel img { aspect-ratio: 16 / 10; }
-            .project-card { min-height: auto; }
+            .project-row { padding: 16px; gap: 13px; }
             .button { width: 100%; }
         }
     </style>
@@ -410,21 +386,12 @@
     <nav>
         <div class="container nav-inner">
             <a href="#" class="brand-logo" aria-label="Christ IT home">
-                <svg viewBox="0 0 258 80" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" role="img" aria-labelledby="christ-it-logo-title">
-                    <title id="christ-it-logo-title">Christ IT</title>
-                    <text x="0" y="62" font-family="Oswald, Arial, sans-serif" font-weight="900" font-size="48" fill="var(--logo)">CHRIST</text>
-                    <g transform="translate(140, 0)">
-                        <rect x="0" y="32" width="14" height="30" rx="4" fill="var(--logo)"/>
-                        <circle cx="7" cy="18" r="7" fill="#d66b1f"/>
-                        <rect x="35" y="0" width="18" height="62" rx="4" fill="#0f63b6"/>
-                        <rect x="22" y="15" width="44" height="16" rx="4" fill="#0f63b6"/>
-                    </g>
-                </svg>
+                <span>Christ IT</span>
+                <span class="brand-cross" aria-hidden="true"></span>
             </a>
             <div class="nav-actions">
                 <div class="nav-links" aria-label="Primary navigation">
                     <a href="#projects">Projects</a>
-                    <a href="#sites">Sites</a>
                     <a href="#mission">Mission</a>
                 </div>
                 <button class="theme-toggle" id="theme-toggle" type="button" aria-label="Toggle dark mode"></button>
@@ -438,10 +405,10 @@
                 <span class="eyebrow"><i class="fa-solid fa-cross"></i> Technology in service to Christ</span>
                 <h1>Practical tools for Kingdom work.</h1>
                 <p class="hero-copy">
-                    Christ IT is the umbrella for the software, websites, infrastructure, and service projects I am building to support churches, ministries, outreach work, and people who need useful technology without needless weight.
+                    Christ IT is the umbrella for software, websites, infrastructure, and service projects built to support churches, ministries, outreach work, and people who need useful technology without needless weight.
                 </p>
                 <div class="button-row">
-                    <a class="button" href="#projects"><i class="fa-solid fa-diagram-project"></i> Current Projects</a>
+                    <a class="button" href="#projects"><i class="fa-solid fa-diagram-project"></i> Project Directory</a>
                     <a class="button secondary" href="connections.html"><i class="fa-solid fa-headset"></i> Client Support</a>
                 </div>
             </div>
@@ -459,79 +426,57 @@
         <section class="section" id="projects">
             <div class="container">
                 <div class="section-header">
-                    <h2>Current Work</h2>
-                    <p>These are the active public-facing efforts under the Christ IT umbrella right now. Internal backend destinations stay off the public list.</p>
+                    <h2>Project Directory</h2>
+                    <p>One public map for the active Christ IT work. Internal backend destinations stay off this list.</p>
                 </div>
-                <div class="project-grid">
-                    <a class="project-card" href="https://christit.com/tse/">
-                        <div class="project-top">
-                            <div class="project-icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-handshake-angle"></i></div>
+                <div class="project-list">
+                    <a class="project-row" href="https://christit.com/tse/">
+                        <div class="project-icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-handshake-angle"></i></div>
+                        <div>
                             <h3>Technical Services Exchange</h3>
-                            <p>A marketplace-style project for connecting technical service needs with qualified help, built separately from GracePress and managed through its own release path.</p>
+                            <p>Technical service marketplace project. Public path: christit.com/tse.</p>
                         </div>
                         <span class="project-link">Open TSE <i class="fa-solid fa-arrow-right"></i></span>
                     </a>
-
-                    <a class="project-card" href="https://git.christit.com/gracepress">
-                        <div class="project-top">
-                            <div class="project-icon"><i class="fa-brands fa-wordpress-simple"></i></div>
+                    <a class="project-row" href="https://git.christit.com/gracepress">
+                        <div class="project-icon"><i class="fa-brands fa-wordpress-simple"></i></div>
+                        <div>
                             <h3>GracePress</h3>
-                            <p>A WordPress theme and plugin stack for Christ-centered publishing, media workflows, operational tools, and long-term ministry site stewardship.</p>
+                            <p>WordPress theme, plugin stack, publishing tools, and ministry site infrastructure.</p>
                         </div>
-                        <span class="project-link">View GracePress repos <i class="fa-solid fa-arrow-right"></i></span>
+                        <span class="project-link">View repos <i class="fa-solid fa-arrow-right"></i></span>
                     </a>
-
-                    <a class="project-card" href="https://git.christit.com">
-                        <div class="project-top">
-                            <div class="project-icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-code-branch"></i></div>
+                    <a class="project-row" href="https://git.christit.com">
+                        <div class="project-icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-code-branch"></i></div>
+                        <div>
                             <h3>Christ IT Git</h3>
-                            <p>Our self-hosted Git platform for managing release trees, website source, software projects, and the public code we choose to expose.</p>
+                            <p>Self-hosted Git for source, release trees, website history, and public code.</p>
                         </div>
-                        <span class="project-link">Open Git platform <i class="fa-solid fa-arrow-right"></i></span>
+                        <span class="project-link">Open Git <i class="fa-solid fa-arrow-right"></i></span>
                     </a>
-
-                    <a class="project-card" href="https://christp2p.com">
-                        <div class="project-top">
-                            <div class="project-icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-globe"></i></div>
+                    <a class="project-row" href="https://christp2p.com">
+                        <div class="project-icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-globe"></i></div>
+                        <div>
                             <h3>ChristP2P</h3>
-                            <p>The public ministry and publishing site where GracePress, media, and future peer-to-peer distribution ideas are being proven in real use.</p>
+                            <p>Public ministry and publishing site where GracePress is proven in real use.</p>
                         </div>
-                        <span class="project-link">Visit ChristP2P <i class="fa-solid fa-arrow-right"></i></span>
+                        <span class="project-link">Visit site <i class="fa-solid fa-arrow-right"></i></span>
                     </a>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </section>
-
-        <section class="section sites-band" id="sites">
-            <div class="container">
-                <div class="section-header">
-                    <h2>Public Destinations</h2>
-                    <p>The current public map is intentionally small: core project sites, the Git platform, and Jason's resume site.</p>
-                </div>
-                <div class="site-list">
-                    <a class="site-link" href="https://christit.com">
-                        <strong>Christ IT</strong>
-                        <span>christit.com</span>
+                    <a class="project-row" href="https://jasoneugenegarrison.com">
+                        <div class="project-icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-id-card"></i></div>
+                        <div>
+                            <h3>Jason Eugene Garrison</h3>
+                            <p>Resume and professional background site. Public path: jasoneugenegarrison.com.</p>
+                        </div>
+                        <span class="project-link">View resume <i class="fa-solid fa-arrow-right"></i></span>
                     </a>
-                    <a class="site-link" href="https://christit.com/tse/">
-                        <strong>Technical Services Exchange</strong>
-                        <span>christit.com/tse</span>
-                    </a>
-                    <a class="site-link" href="https://git.christit.com">
-                        <strong>Public Git</strong>
-                        <span>git.christit.com</span>
-                    </a>
-                    <a class="site-link" href="https://christp2p.com">
-                        <strong>ChristP2P</strong>
-                        <span>christp2p.com</span>
-                    </a>
-                    <a class="site-link" href="https://jasoneugenegarrison.com">
-                        <strong>Resume</strong>
-                        <span>jasoneugenegarrison.com</span>
-                    </a>
-                    <a class="site-link" href="connections.html">
-                        <strong>Client Support</strong>
-                        <span>christit.com/connections.html</span>
+                    <a class="project-row" href="connections.html">
+                        <div class="project-icon"><i class="fa-solid fa-headset"></i></div>
+                        <div>
+                            <h3>Client Support</h3>
+                            <p>Remote support entry point for active Christ IT work. Public path: christit.com/connections.html.</p>
+                        </div>
+                        <span class="project-link">Open support <i class="fa-solid fa-arrow-right"></i></span>
                     </a>
                 </div>
             </div>
@@ -539,8 +484,13 @@
 
         <section class="section" id="mission">
             <div class="container mission">
-                <div class="mission-mark">
-                    <span><i class="fa-solid fa-location-dot"></i> Clarksville, Tennessee</span>
+                <div class="mission-panel">
+                    <h3>What belongs here</h3>
+                    <ul>
+                        <li><i class="fa-solid fa-check"></i><span>Public projects that someone can visit, inspect, or use.</span></li>
+                        <li><i class="fa-solid fa-check"></i><span>Software and websites actively maintained under Christ IT.</span></li>
+                        <li><i class="fa-solid fa-check"></i><span>Simple explanations instead of marketing clutter.</span></li>
+                    </ul>
                 </div>
                 <div class="mission-copy">
                     <span class="eyebrow"><i class="fa-solid fa-seedling"></i> Why this exists</span>
@@ -551,7 +501,7 @@
                     <p>
                         The goal is not to make every project bigger. The goal is to build what is useful, keep it maintainable, and avoid burdening good work with unnecessary complexity.
                     </p>
-                    <div class="button-row">
+                    <div class="contact-strip">
                         <button class="button secure-contact-btn" data-type="email" type="button"><i class="fa-solid fa-envelope"></i> Email Christ IT</button>
                         <a class="button secondary" href="https://jasoneugenegarrison.com"><i class="fa-solid fa-id-card"></i> Jason's Resume</a>
                     </div>