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 19. Oct, 2008 | 2 Comments
At some point between the ages 2 and 4 our kids realize that sometimes they should take matters into their own hands, and sometimes they need to ask us for permission. When one of our kids rightly asks us for permission to do something, my wife and I thank them for asking. It’s a small [...]
Posted by dewde in General on 12. Oct, 2008 | 6 Comments
Today I want to talk to my daughters about grace.
I almost don’t like the term grace because its many definitions render it a poor communication tool. In Christian theological circles, grace is considered unearned favor in the proverbial eyes of God. But that’s not the kind of grace I’m concerned with here, although it is [...]
Posted by dewde in Parenting on 04. Oct, 2008 | 5 Comments
My wife and I try our best to parent with purpose. It’s sort of a hobby we have together. We read parenting related blogs, science journals, books, etc. We’ve also been fortunate enough to stumble upon parenting methods ourselves. One of these is The Walk Away Technique. It applies mostly to toddlers, but we still [...]
Posted by dewde in General on 25. Sep, 2008 | 2 Comments
I am one of those people that loves his country.
I am one of those people that writes his representatives in Washington.
I am one of those people that occasionally sends emails and makes phone calls to friends and family to encourage them towards writing their representatives, or even voting a certain way.
I am one of those [...]
Posted by dewde in General on 24. Sep, 2008 | 4 Comments
I have something to say to any politician that may want my vote.
I care much less about where our money as a nation gets spent than I do about how much of it gets spent. If we, and by “we” I mean the government of the United States of America, spend more than we bring [...]
Posted by dewde in General on 19. Sep, 2008 | 15 Comments
I own both Apples and PCs, but my primary machine is the MacBook Pro. I wanted to edit video with Apple tools, but write software with Microsoft tools, and this machine fit the bill.
The first thing I noticed when I purchased it was that people started treating me differently. Like, interrupting me at StarBucks and [...]
Posted by dewde in Parenting on 14. Sep, 2008 | 14 Comments
Have you ever seen a young 2-3 year old child go ballistic in a public place? I’m talking about a complete Chernobyl-quality meltdown?
I remember witnessing this once when, in lieu of Sydney’s regularly scheduled nap, we were out shopping as a family. I hope you didn’t miss that tricky bit of foreshadowing. While we circled [...]
Posted by dewde in Marriage on 24. Aug, 2008 | 38 Comments
My friend Alvin, the conservative vegetarian, says the Internet doesn’t need another blog that deprecates men. I’m going to do my best not to, however when I score an Olympic gold medal in the 100 Metre Jerkhole, I’m going to say so. Otherwise I’ll just end up doing it again.
The scene begins with me loading [...]
Posted by dewde in General on 18. Aug, 2008 | 9 Comments
Here are three short videos I created recently to document Savannah at 1 year old. She can’t walk just yet but she gets around. If only life was this fascinating to us as adults I think we’d have a lot more joy in the world.
Posted by dewde in Christianity, Marriage, Parenting on 16. Aug, 2008 | 2 Comments
This is something I wrote a year ago, shortly after Savannah was born. I didn’t really have a blog then so I am reposting it here.
August 10th, 2007
I am now a father. Again. Our newborn daughter is 3 weeks old today.
My wife and I were driving the other day and she made the comment, “Our [...]
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