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There was a funny routine in interactions with my father-in-law. It is funny to me now because of how consistent it was. It happened after most visits where we had a sit-down lunch or dinner. First, we’d go into the living room and sit in front of the TV in the two blue recliners. Many [...]
So this is kind of old news. But I’ve been thinking about it for awhile. Because if you value marriage (your own, or in general) it’s important to think about why a 40 year marriage would end. I look at my wife and I know I want to be with her rockin’ on the front [...]
So this morning I drove my daughter and son to school for the last time. No, not the last time, of course, but definitely the last time in this particular way. For the last 6 years it’s been my daddy duty and joy to drive my kids to school. It started when it was just [...]
So this morning our pastor preached again on Ruth, and brought up the concept of a “DTR” between Ruth and Boaz. When he said this, my wife started nodding her head in recognition, which usually means that I’m completely clueless on whatever’s being preached on. In this case, this was absolutely true. DTR stands for [...]
Last night we had a line of thunderstorms with huge thunder and lightning. This morning I asked the kids what they thought: Me: “Did you hear the storms last night?” Daughter: “Yes, it was VERY bright….you could see it with your eyes closed and then the thunder came and it was either right away or [...]
Until 5th grade, my school years were spent in Iowa. Iowa has a much different angle on snow than they do here at Alabama. It had to be pretty bad to cancel school….either snow or temperature. They did it, but it was not very common. I do remember one time they canceled school due to [...]
I saw a blog post a couple months ago about money and happiness that has kind of stayed with me. We all have a constant undercurrent of things we’re processing and thinking of, and I believe this is God workin’ on us. This summer it has definitely been this. Without getting bogged down in details, [...]
My Daughter read half of Old Yeller last night. She’s begun a phase of devouring books. Partially because she has to (school has some high requirements) and partially because she loves to. My wife and I are making sure she has plenty of reading material, from the standards to the more edgy options such as [...]
Today I drove my son and my daughter to school for the last time this year. Driving my kids to school is one of my favorite things to do. In fact, it’s probably one of my favorite things of all time. Talking with them, singing with them, hearing them talk to each other…these are all [...]
Last year my wife Shelley was diagnosed with a condition called sjogren’s syndrome. Sjogrens is a happy fun immune disorder similar to lupus or rheumatoid arthritis. You can read all about it here. But in typical Shelley fashion it has it’s own set of special qwirks. In her case it’s a sensitivity and/or allergy to [...]
I have become somewhat of an Apple guy. From a cool perspective, both my CD’s were recorded on Mac’s. From a geek perspective, it had me a “terminal window”. So the last two large computer purchases have been Apple laptops. I even used an iMac as my main computer at work for a few months. [...]
“I think that hot chocolate deleted some of my tastebuds!”
With it’s dead bird, smooshed cranberries, and watered down bread, I know that Thanksgiving is more about caloric intake and overall family and thankfulness. It’s not exactly the most romantic of holidays. But it was very much so yesterday. While I was at my parent’s house, I found the little tin container that contained all [...]
In Mulan, I think she joins the army after this….. And here’s the one from last year:
Dad (me): see, you look good with short hair… Daughter: so you’re saying it looks bad now?! Wife: see? I didn’t teach her that! I know……I know…. Eve did.
We were at HSBC over the weekend to see Praise 150, which was a really great time. It was great to hear such well-executed music performed in demonstration of God’s glory. We got to catch up with many folks we haven’t talked to in awhile. They were wondering where we’ve been…so since I know some [...]
Here’s one of the most interesting things about the recent economic woes (for me, at least). My wife works in MLM/Network marketing, and one of the constant criticisms is that it’s a “pyramid scheme”. Where’s the pyramid now? It would seem that there have been far more pyramid-like characteristics in the collapse-a-day banking system we [...]
My wife suffers from this. We can watch a movie 3 years later, and it’s like she’s never seen it. This is because she actually thinks about important things whereas I wonder how Wonder Woman landed her invisible jet on the beach without trashing it in the sand. So no, this is not a disability. [...]
Our daughter got Baptized tonight! Turns out it was an interesting day for water. During lunch, the waitress spilled a glass of ice water on her. Then when we got to the church a water main had broken and none of the bathrooms or water fountains were working. Fortunately, the Baptistry was already full. I’m [...]
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