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Category Archives: Fatherhood
Jesus, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the Stormtrooper’s Daddy
For my birthday last week, Amy got me the special edition DVD of “Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.” Basically, the original Star Wars movie that started everything off, and my personal favorite (It’s the archetypal Hero’s quest, after … Continue reading
Posted in Fatherhood, Grady, Reflection
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Big Boy Bed
943929937936 Yesterday was one of those milestones in parenting that seems kind of silly when you talk about it, and yet means everything in the world when it happens. We’ve been talking to Grady about getting a “big boy bed” … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fatherhood, Grady, Pictures
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Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi…and a Few Good Books
We’re on the road again, headed to Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. It’s the last of the three Seminaries I’m applying to that we have yet to visit. I’m blogging from our hotel room in Jackson, Mississippi. As a … Continue reading
Posted in Fatherhood, Grady, Literature, Reflection, Travel
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Remembering My Dad
I’ve already posted about one of my favorite new websites, 43things. Today I ran across another “thing” (i.e. goal) that someone else had written, and I added it to my own list: Make my dad proud of me. When my … Continue reading
Posted in Autobiographical, Family, Fatherhood, Open Source, Technology
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Pink Alligators on the Ceiling
When Grady wakes up earlier than we’d like, we sometimes bring him back to our room to sleep with us for awhile. Of course, he’s never once gone back to sleep, so we generally take turns reading books to him … Continue reading
Posted in Alligators, Family, Fatherhood, Grady, Humor
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Obligatory Post-Holiday Post
877862888908 Two years ago as a high-school teacher, I was insanely busy and stressed throughout most of the year (including summer, despite incorrect assumptions on the part of non-educators–but that’s a different post). The two-week Christmas break, however, was always … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Family, Fatherhood, Grady, Life, Pictures, Steinbeck
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No, Daddy, I am NOT a contrarian!
[6:30am in Austin, Tx. over Thanksgiving holiday] Grady: [crying loudly from his makeshift room] Mommy!!! Daddy!!! Daddy: [stumbling half-awake into Grady’s room] It’s not time to wake up yet, Grady. Grady: Yes, it IS time to wake up! Daddy: Ugggh! … Continue reading
Posted in Fatherhood, Grady, Humor
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