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The Best Video I’ve Made all Week.

by Ben on June 17, 2010 · 0 comments

in family

First step: notice that elmo has been “eating” the yogurt.
Second step: find something with which to record the process.
Third step: upload video to YouTube.

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Gratuitous video for the sake of the grandparents.

June 1, 2010

I suppose others can watch it, too. (I uploaded a few more today to our YouTube Channel)

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The time when I most want to punch another human.

May 25, 2010

Here’s a tip: If a missionary calls you on the phone, and name-drops a friend of yours in trying to set up an appointment to meet and share more about their ministry, it’s really best to not treat that missionary like a telemarketer in a cubicle somewhere south of Jakarta. Heck, it’s not even ok [...]

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Terrific Twos: An Adventure in Parenthood.

May 24, 2010

Yeah, he’s got a terrible streak. He’s impossible to discipline. He will frequently “go boneless” in a parking lot to avoid being put in his car seat. But there are times like Saturday that make it all worth it. We went to “Monkey Joe’s” — which in the original Greek translates more closely to “How [...]

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Perspective check, 1…2…3?

May 20, 2010

I got three emails yesterday. 2 of them were people letting us know they are no longer able to partner with us financially–to the tune of -$125 per month. The other was from Piter. I was too busy wallowing in poor-me-land (or more accurately, trying to evaluate the situation to help to avoid wallowing there, [...]

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Potty Training in a Public Restroom.

May 17, 2010

When I first saw that positive pregnancy test roughly 2 years and 9 months ago, a lot of thoughts filled my head. Throwing ball in a park with my son. Teaching him how to ride a bike. Tender moments before bed praying to Elmo. Here’s a bit that didn’t make the mental brochure: Trying to [...]

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Gideon was a bit of a Taunter.

May 13, 2010

I just read Judges 7:1, and was pretty floored by the nickname that Gideon apparently embraces. The previous chapter translates the name Jerubbaal as “Let Baal contend with him.” Gideon had just destroyed a pagan altar to the god Baal. The modern day equivalent might be burning down a mosque and a whorehouse next door [...]

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Mother’s Daze.

May 9, 2010

My wife is incredible. She’s a great mom, and even in the midst of this crazy stage of life with a move and quasi-bedrest and an unwieldy (almost) tw0-year-old, she’s shone far brighter than the jewelry she got for mother’s day (yep, that’s a shout-out to me. Thanks for noticing, move along). She’s not an [...]

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I used to be a Rapper.

May 2, 2010

No really. I wrote a rap (well, all but the first line or two, which I totally stole from my friend Steve) in high school. I added a second verse in college for a poetry class (and got an A). Finally, I added a 3rd verse a few years after I came on staff. And [...]

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My Son is Militantly Courteous.

April 28, 2010

I’ve written before about how much I love being a dad. But since we’ve moved to Holly Springs, I have a new dadlight. That’s a dad-highlight. Our old neighborhood in Asheville, bless it’s heart, had some homes that were brought in on a truck, and

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