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If you close your eyes, you can almost smell the funnel cakes

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

Not there anymore. R.I.P. Pavilion
Last week we travelled out to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for a week of being useless while sitting on the beach. For the most part, it was your pretty typical family vacation. We swam around the pool. I played some golf. We ate way too much. [...]

The Raging Of The Moon

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

thank God the world’s been saved
Marx is in his grave
the hammer and sickle lie broken on the ground
if we’re through with history
then why this misery?
all the world was thrilling to the sound
when the wall came crashing down
so tell me why i can’t explain
this howling deep within my veins
is it the pulling of some secret tide?
it’s [...]

Songs for the Day After Christmas

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

I love the buildup to Christmas. I love the anticipation during the month of December. I love all of the music, TV specials, and Advent services at church before Christmas. I’m finding, though, that one of my favorite times during Christmas is the day and days after Christmas.
This year we [...]

The Darkest Night of The Year… With Kids

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

Ten years ago today I was in the process of deconstructing myself down to the foundation. I had to figure out what I wanted and what God wanted to do with me. I really had no idea about either of those two things, so I spent a lot of time alone. I [...]

Lots of coffee and West Coast football

Saturday, October 13th, 2007

I promised I wouldn’t inundate you with lots of baby talk and baby pictures on this blog. However, if that is your thing, you can find plenty of some of the most adorable girls we know here.
A month into being a new parent and so far we are surviving. Finding sleep with two [...]