When Asher was only 16 hours old, we were already having to contemplate the repercussions of such long hair on his young head.
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Listen to this

This is an Asher typical.  There’s a couple of top-of-the-lung screams near the end that can bring a grown man to his knees.

In honor of Kent a new good blogging friend and proud parent/grandparent of a tenant family currently at the campsite, I’m posting this 16+ minute video tour of the Riverside Campsite in Iringa, Tanzania. This is where we attended Swahili language school and I filmed this in early November last year.  You can even [...]

This is some video I caught of Dana, some snow, and our drive to the doctor for her 34th-week visit.  This was back in mid-January of this year.

This is video of water from the shower in our banda in Africa.  You’ll see me fill up a bucket in a dim-lit bathroom then carry it outside so you can see it better.                                 

Swahili school ran from 8am-1pm M-F. All this was of course challenging and made even harder by loud squawking guineafowl. They are so loud and persistent, they make excited roosters at the crack of dawn seem like introverts. Needless to say, that isn’t a conducive atmosphere for learning a new language.

So, I [...]

I discovered yesterday that I can worship to classical music. I mean I can really disconnect from the world and connect with God by listening to my good friend Johnny Bach. I also admire the gifts he has given people like musicians. The ability to create. I’m glad I discovered these particular creations.
 

There’s all the difference in the world between feeling guilty for something and feeling accountable to Someone.
- Andy Stanley
A big weak area in my life is my prayer. I feel I really don’t know how to pray and that’s why I’m hitting the reset button on how I approach it, how I do it, [...]

I had a little time to listen to I downloaded recently from Andy Stanley @ North Point Community Church just outside of Atlanta, GA. If you have never heard him speak, now’s the time because is a great message on how to pray. He breaks down the key passages in which [...]

Today was the day! Our Mama Blue (female Eastern Bluebird) finally laid an egg after a hard week of nest-building. We also saw Papa feed her in the box for the first time as well. Here’s the footage:

Papa feeding Mama in the box - 38 seconds long
Mama lays her egg - 7 [...]