Christmas Eve

So Christmas Eve is a stressful time for people who work in the church. I'm sure I have lots of friends on Facebook that can sympathize. One of the most refreshing things that a church worker can do, on occasion, is find a congregation within which they disappear. After spending Christmas Eve struggling to help make our worship services meaningful for others, I realized that the night was almost over and I hadn't attended worship myself. Let me tell you this isn't abnormal, but this Christmas was one where I really felt the need to experience the miracle. So, after an exhausting day I headed out at 11pm with a friend to experience 'Nine Lessons and Carols' at an Episcopal church in Scottsdale. We arrived just as the service was kicking off and I was able to lose myself in anonymous worship.I...

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Sleepy Sarah

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Spaghetti dinner

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Silly Sarah

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My girls starting to walk!

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Uhhhhhh...what?

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Go Gators!

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Crawlapotomus Wickershamasauros

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Chuck-e cheese

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Crazy babies

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Morning love

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Dbacks game!

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Sarah's new outfit

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Crazy sisters

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So glad to be home!

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Claremont

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Just like her aunt Jessie

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Mommy teaching the girls how to shop

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Silly Sarah

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Livy is a wild one!

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Weirdest day ever

Well, yesterday was a crazy day. Not crazy bad but crazy interesting. So to start things off I met Emily Floyd (that still sounds weird to me), her husband Ben and little Gwen at our church and then had lunch at Chilis's afterwards (of course). It was so nice to see/meet them, I really like Ben a lot! Well, I had to meet them late for lunch because I had to do some intern duties after service. That's right, I'm officially an intard! We do this ministry at church called Family Promise which is amazing. Basically one week out of every quarter different churches set up apartments for otherwise homeless families to live in. My job Sunday was to help move the beds on to the next church since our week was complete. Really interesting idea and one of the really inspiring ministries at Trinity....

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Really?

The post office is open from 9 to 5? Seriously? How in the heck are you supposed to mail a package? I wonder why they're having such a hard time making money?Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mob...

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Wowzers

So we had an interesting class last night. Our Ethics prof made the trip over from Claremont (we usually have a(n awesome) TA who teaches at Grand Canyon but it IS a rare treat to actually have a back an forth dialogue with our profs. They are all incredibly smart (duh). I have a bad habit of monopolizing the conversation as well, and I'm the nerd that sits in the chair right next to the teacher, but I just love having a conversation with guys like Drs Amesbury and Clayton. Sadly, I don't know what I will do for school next fall - Claremont is shutting the doors on the Phoenix campus and I'm not yet in a position to just quit working and go back to school full time. Man, if you're young and debating whether to go to grad school or wait a few years - you should know it is hard as hell...

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Nerd Alert

OK, if you aren't incredibly geeky this may come across as way over the top. You have been warned.So I have been trading like a madman on Craigslist, getting rid of some older hardware and doo-dads and picking up some neat new things to play with. One my happiest trades was an old G4 mac setup that I traded to a guy for a Core 2 Duo Dell. He wanted to try the mac and he had this extra computer laying around that he didn't need anymore. So, we traded, and I promptly brought it home and set it up. The first thing I did was wipe Vista off of it and install Leopard. Heh, this was cool in a very ironic sort of way because I had checked out the specs of the machine online and it turns out it is a great candidate for a 'hackintosh'. So I got drivers loaded and everything set up and it runs...

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Foster Parenting

Today is Ave's 4th birthday! Fun times, she is so excited. We are going to have a little party for her tonight. You know what's funny about being a foster parent? When people find out they either think you are a saint or a nut job. It's interesting because I am sure as heck not a saint and I don't think I'm nuts. I dunno, maybe I'm nuts. I think the truth is somewhere in the middle. I'll tell you what though, it sucks when you realize that you're the best parent your kids are gonna get. Too bad OUR foster kids got us, heh, it's like getting the short straw :)Anyways, happy birthday Ave! Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mob...

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Wow

So I got caught up editing my first hd video from the new camera and realized my bus would be at the stop in 8 minutes! Whoa! So I ran all the way to the bus stop, a little over 1/4 mile, and thought I was gonna die when I got there. Holy schnikes, I am way out of shape. I also do not wear very nice shoes for running. But I made it, and I'm now on the bus. Yikes, that would've sucked. So...look for a new video later this evening on the baby blog :)Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mob...

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A one photo essay

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Sigh

So, my adventures with the doctor continue. I feel like over the last year I have gotten so old. I normally avoid the doctor, due to my long standing belief that they never help you feel any better. Well, I got over this (mainly due to the fact that I now know several doctors that I respect and trust) and got myself a primary care physician. I got myself tested at a fertility doctor. I went to the dentist (I know, that shouldn't count). I went and got new glasses (Can you believe I went 4 years with 1 pair of glasses?). I won't comment on the fact that the fertility doctor told us there was no chance we would have babies, needless to say I'm trying to be open minded. So I like my primary care physician. Let me say take a second here to say that I found all of my doctors (except the...

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Man oh man

What a change my life has taken! So the twins are home, it's been crazy! On top of that school started last night. Ethics and Theology, I'm really excited! It was a great class and very interesting, I'm really excited about this semester. In other news, mom is still here. It's been so fantastic having here here, I don't know what I'll do when she leaves. It is amazing having family here. Sigh. In other news, it's cold again in Phoenix. This is a crazy time of year. I don't have much to say, I just figured I should post something!Woo hoo, I'm a dad...

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Well

It's been quite an adventure so far. I'm at the hospital right now, feels like I have been here an awfuly long time. The truth is, I guess, that time is just passing so slowly. I am trying to keep the updates about the babies going on the other blog but it's hard to talk about my feelings without bringing them up. This morning I spoke to Aimee first thing and she told me that Olivia needed to go to the doctor and get checked out for jaundice. Not a pleasant turn of events. She also told me that Sarah has developed a bit of pneumonia (can you have a little pneumonia?) But her breathing had slowed a bit. Ugh. I feel like I am being tortured. It's so hard to know why this is happening, it just seems so random. It was nice being with my other girls yesterday. I was secretly dreading...

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