September 2008
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“But I can’t get away from Rachie.
(Why?)
Because she’s so cute!”
– William, after being advised for the umpteenth time to leave his little sister alone while in her walker. (via jesa)
August 2008
24 posts
Cupcake Update (Cupdate?): The Polls Are Open!
jesa:
Wahoo!! Please click the logo below to vote for my Iron Cupcake Chili entry (listed under the Black Family Weblog)! There’s a voting section down the left side of the site when you get there. Voting is open until Thursday, Sept 4 at 1pm eastern.
Thanks for voting!!
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Our friend Vic from NJ who moved down south via email: “Oh yes, we’ve gotten rain. Some yesterday, and tons today. PTL! I was starting to wonder how the south ever grew any cotton.”
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weird funk
Both Jess and I have been experiencing a weird funk these last few days. I’m sure it is all the physical and emotional turbulance we have been going through since middle of last week. I think it is all just catching up to us. What would be nice right about now would be a vacation, or just to get away.
A praise report would be a couple from church really stepped in the other night and...
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more on Pop
this came as a comment from my brother on the Pop post. Thought I would share with everyone:
We were blessed to live with him for a few months leading up to this. He was awesome. He enjoyed us being there and made us feel that way. We felt really welcome there, and while Pop had his ups and downs health-wise, he always made us feel like he was happy we were there. Hugging Carrie. Holding...
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Pop's passing
Just wanted to alert you that my granddad, Pop, took his last breaths this morning at or around 6:30am. He was resting, but still laboring to breathe up until a few short hours before, and then became peaceful and his breath was more and more shallow.
Yet we rejoice.
In Christ Alone - words by: Townsend & Getty
No guilt in life, no fear in death, This is the power of Christ in me; From...
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thoughts from a rough day
Today was a painful day. We still appreciate your prayers. Some thoughts from today…
1 John 2:15-17 “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world-the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions-is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world...
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mighty mouse!
I placed an order this week for a mac mini for my uncle & aunt. They were in need of a new computer, and knowing that playing tech support for Microsoft Vista would be a pain, I talked them into going with Apple. The most they use a computer for would be email, surfing and occassionally printing something.
Today the package came in the mail, and opening the first container in the box...
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Hop on Pop
[Jessica posted this in the comments of the Pop entry.]
The one I always think of as the quintessential Pop story is the one he would tell me over and over about how some cat was getting into the outside trash all the time and making a mess so he found a way to wire up some board with nails and electrical wire and put it on top of the trash can. So the next time the cat jumped on it it shocked it...
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now he's a problem
I look at the “professional” news guys over at ESPN and laugh. Particularly your friendly neighborhood BoSox homer, JayJay Stark, and his comments about Manny found here.
Come on Stark, he’s just Manny being Manny…get over it.
our dilemma
My grandfather is ready to leave this earth. He told me so this morning. While he didn’t communicate it directly, his words were of the sort - “I don’t know why I am still here.” And just looking into his eyes I know that it pains him a great deal just to be in a bed, and not able to look after himself.
My grandfather was part of a local church body, and my grandmother...
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Pop
These are the last days of my grandfather on this earth. He lived a full life, and the Lord blessed him with many talents that he used to glorify Him. I have many good memories of Pop over the years. Most of those come from when he would come over to our home to eat, he would sit and watch whatever was on the TV, while my mom and grandmother would pour over the last minute preparations for our...
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“Well, at least on one level it means that worship takes work. For the priest to...”
– From James Grant at Between Two Worlds
I can honestly say that I don’t respond sometimes to worship - too distracted by my son (weak), and sometimes it feels a little too redundant (again weak).
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Limiting Free speech? →
Actually I welcome this novel use of technology. Why are our public representatives so apprehensive of embracing this? Do they or do they not know who they serve? Some folks might tell you that they serve the lobby or in some cases each other. In some cases I tend to agree. It will be interesting to see how this plays out in the coming days (ed note: the house is on vacation for 5 weeks, so...