January 2012
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a few bits.
1. went to the gym today. they have vending machines now full of chips, candy and monster energy drinks. way to encourage the resolutioners gold’s gym!
2. didn’t get any REM sleep last night, sara either. this kid better shape up and fly right.
3. in november, when our re-elected republican governor is making his celebration speech, with our burning forests in the background,...
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Watchmidnight party baby parties all night long…
4 am.
sara: “i think you’re just going to have to get up and feed him.”
chad: “but he’s asleep babe.”
sara: “why did you wake me up to tell me he’s sleeping!”
chad: “but you…huh?”
nature channel.
nature channel: “dogs circle and scratch at bedtime because in the wild they would clear the leaves and brush to create a natural bed…”
me: really? because my dog circles and scratches for 47 minutes before she settles in. pretty sure an owl would have gotten her by then.
Watchi am surrounded by cuteness… #baby #wife #puppy
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instagram.
if you’re an instagramer (you should be), you can go here and print 12-inch by 12-inch canvas prints of your instagram photos. you’ll also save $30 with this link so go do it right. now. now. you can also click here and upload your own photos and get them printed - this is a limited time offer, they’re a start up trying to drum up business.
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December 2011
14 posts
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best music of 2011.
here’s my list of my favorite songs from my favorite records of 2011. as far as i know all of these were released in 2011. m83, wilco, and watch the throne were good i just didn’t actually have a copy of them and therefore never really listened to them. one through five are my bonafide top five favorite records of the year, the rest are in no particular order. i’m sure i...
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best day ever.
christmas eve was a great day. i woke up this morning with the news that nicole had delivered her baby and that we could go see soren, nicole and ian as soon as i could roust myself out of bed. then i spent the afternoon with sara and we watched die hard. classic. then i ran sound at church and the burmese kids choir sang. then sara and i watched blake and chase open their presents. then this...
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rant.
this has been building for a while so here’s the highlights… 1. i’m not voting for anyone, regardless of party, if they’re part of the richest 1% of america. the 1% have proven, time and again that they’re not actually representing us in washington and haven’t been for quite some time. according to this news article, 57 members of congress are in the 1%!...
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“Last week, virtually every Senate Republican voted against that tax cut. Now, I...”
– President Obama, in a statement today urging Republicans in Congress to extend the payroll tax cut (via barackobama)
November 2011
9 posts
Hey, you got glasses?: Everybody's so different, I... →
timglennofglendora:
“November 8, 2011: Republicans’ second super committee offer is $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction. It does include $300 billion in new tax revenue, but in exchange for extending the Bush tax cuts and lowering the top tax rate. The plan would ultimately cut taxes for the wealthy and…
preach it! the truth!
“But when a saga popular with pre-adolescent girls peaks romantically on a night...”
– NPR’s Linda Holmes reviews Twilight Breaking Dawn, Pt. 1 (via diandrabird)
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Bad Bibles?
utahgrace:
11.09.2011
Our good friend, Pastor Corey Hodges, Pastor of New Pilgrim Baptist Church in Kearns, Utah, and a regular columnist for the Salt Lake Tribune, penned his latest column on his agreement with the Southern Baptist Convention’s rejection of the updated New International Version of the Bible. Southern Baptist authorities claim the updated NIV goes too far with gender-neutral...
“Jesus himself said that when He is lifted up, He will draw all people to...”
– Leonard Sweet, Jesus Manifesto (via themount)
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“our faces made smacking sounds and i couldn’t understand why kissing was...”
– adam levin, the instructions…the inner monologue of a 10-year old boy during his first kiss.
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10-year old stefany: “how old are you?”
me: 34
stefany: “you should be in your twenties by now…”
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those were the days...
i was just reminiscing about when i was a youth pastor. i had just finished teaching a tough sermon on the romantic bible book song of solomon and this teenage boy said to me that i should have let him teach it because he would have done a better job. yeah i don’t miss that.
October 2011
11 posts
“what decisions have you been making lately and how are they a reflection of the...”
– henri nouwen, in the name of Jesus
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Watchthis is my church that i love and am proud to be a part of. anyone who wants to come is welcome. we meet at 6:45 pm on sunday nights.
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soccer solutions
a open letter to the commissioner of the major league soccer league of soccer… dear mr. garber: congratulations on your 2011 playoff format. it’s such an exciting time of year as there are so many teams with losing records fighting to be one of the ten teams that make it in. some detractors would mention that the league only has 18 teams and what’s the point of playoffs if over...
“Repentance is not an emotion. It is not feeling sorry for your sins. It is a...”
– Eugene Peterson, A Long Obedience in the Same Direction
Watchdedicated to all of us who won’t get to take a nap today and are likely stuck wearing pants instead of onesies with fuzzy booties…
Read this article on Occupy Wall Street. It's... →
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interaction.
my son’s first interaction with me: a few nights ago while laying on my lap he locked eyes with me for the first time, smiled and hitched his foot up onto my stomach. then he pushed into me as hard as he could, farted and went back to sleep.
September 2011
8 posts
“a Jesus-follower who has david in his bones, jeremiah in his bloodstream, paul...”
– eugene peterson, a long obedience in the same direction
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changes.
so my new son, liam, comes home from the hospital tomorrow. which means tonight, for all intents and purposes is my last night of freedom; doing whatever-i-want-ness and living generally like i have for the last ten years of my life. all i want to do though is go to bed like a kid on christmas eve so that tomorrow gets here as quickly as possible. guess i’m ready for fatherhood.
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neo-natal intensive care.
things i have done in the hospital that the nurses have not liked: - held my baby boy up over my head like in the movie lion king. - walked in, shirtless, and offered “skin on skin” to all the new babies. - passed out new daddy cigars to everyone and offered to light them. - swaddled myself in all the clean blankets. - tested all the thermometers in my mouth at the same time. -...