Posted by dewde in General on 04. Dec, 2009 | 51 Comments
Elliot Allen Ames arrived on Earth around 3:20am this past Monday morning. Due to the planet’s gravity, he registered 6 lbs 11 oz and he was 19.5 inches long. His 2 sisters Savannah and Sydney, who had arrived on the planet 2 and 5 years prior, were delighted to finally fulfill their dreams to hold him in their arms.
It’s no secret, Carlos Whitaker loves time lapse video. Last year he recorded his family decorating the tree using an awesome song from August Burns Red. This year, I decided to follow suit.
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Today we discovered the gender of our third child. Naturally, I made a video in Target.
While all the well-to-do rich folk are enjoying perfectly grilled filet mignon and salmon on the deck of the clubhouse, we’re lounging about on the back nine, sipping sweet tea and chewing on the Colonel’s extra crispy fried chicken, in our own private Eden.
I’m not advocating that people who do not use cuss words start using them in order to artificially impress others. Unless of course someone has a video camera rolling because as that scene plays out in my mind it is awkward and hilarious. What I am advocating, or at least questioning, is whether or not we should be judging Christians who already use cuss words as a natural part of their vocabulary.
Posted by dewde in Parenting on 25. Jan, 2009 | 21 Comments
I was thinking about our daughters tonight. Danielle from the blog 6yearmed, which I eagerly follow, told another touching and poignant story about young twin sisters, one of which is dying. She changes the names when she tells her stories and the names she chose caught me off guard and made me think about my [...]
Posted by dewde in General on 20. Jan, 2009 | 22 Comments
My formative middle and junior high school years were woven together against the backdrop of several USAF communities in the United Kingdom. Quite simply, I loved it there. I missed it after we left. And once, over ten years ago, I went back. I brought this girl with me, and I asked her to forgo [...]
Posted by dewde in General on 04. Dec, 2008 | 4 Comments
I recorded this yesterday. Been stuffy all week, but feel fine.
The Child Brothels of Svay Pak from dewde on Vimeo.
International Justice Mission
The new year is closing in with haste. Make it a point to do something already.
Posted by dewde in Christianity on 01. Dec, 2008 | 45 Comments
I used to be a rational, level-headed sort of chap before I became a Christian. All that is behind me now of course. Once the Christians get ahold of you, it’s not likely you’ll make a reverse turn, or even make a lateral one to another religion now that I think about it.
At least this [...]
Posted by dewde in General on 19. Nov, 2008 | No Comments
I aim to scam you out of a few bucks.
A friend of mine has a rare opportunity to visit his birth Mom for the first time in his life. But it ain’t cheap. That’s where you and PayPal come in handy. You can read the story here.
If this wasn’t coming about all of a [...]
Posted by dewde in Parenting on 18. Nov, 2008 | 3 Comments
We have a time-tested routine for discipline in our household. First we administer the consequences, this is typically a timeout, and then we follow this pattern:
1. We get down at eye level with our little one.
2. We ask her to explain what she thinks earned her a timeout.
3. We praise her when she gets it [...]
Posted by dewde in Parenting on 18. Nov, 2008 | 9 Comments
On Sunday, our younger daughter Savannah was thoroughly inconsolable. Now, I’d like to think that Dewdette and I are analytical people. I write software and she is a research associate for a bio-tech company. I do my best to eliminate virtual problems (bugs!). She does her best to eliminate physical problems (bugs!). Surely, SURELY between [...]
Posted by dewde in Parenting on 15. Nov, 2008 | 2 Comments
Kids are not like us adults. We adults like to be surprised. We love to be thrust into situations we don’t understand and can’t control with no warning or opportunity to prepare. But kids… they are different. Did I mention I am fluent in sarcasm? Well I am. I even joined the “I’m Fluent In [...]
Posted by dewde in General on 15. Nov, 2008 | 14 Comments
So I got this idea from my man Carlos at Ragamuffin Soul. He snatched it from a Flickr group. After I watched his I remembered seeing El Clinto’s a few weeks ago.
What can I say, I have low sales resistance when it comes to bandwagons.
Basically you video yourself throughout a typical day. In the end [...]
Posted by dewde in Christianity, Marriage, Parenting on 21. Oct, 2008 | 20 Comments
Before I had children I read a book by my pastor, Andy Stanley. In one chapter he challenged me to think about the goals I had for myself and my family. So I reflected on them momentarily before continuing about the usual enterprise of life.
Then we had our first daughter.
Fathering children has a way of [...]
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