Time stops for no one
Can't believe Ethan is already 8 months old.
Friday, September 09, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
2,693,000 seconds in the world
Ethan is one month old today.
Crazy!
It seems like he has been with us forever but at the same time only mere seconds. One month sounds so short but feels so long. Is this what people mean when time flies by? One month ago, right now, I had been a father for only 4 hours. Now a month has gone by. Almost 750 hours have past. Just a blink.
*Blink*
When will the next blink be? When he is crawling?
*Blink*
Walking?
*Blink*
Will it be when he gets his first boo-boo when trying to learn how to ride a bike?
*Blink*
Getting his drivers license?
*Blink*
The day he will leave his father and mother to cleave to his wife?
As I look into his eyes right now and I see need. Want. Desperation for comfort. To be held. Unaware of the world outside the arms of his mother and father. Unaware of the conflict in Egypt. Unconcerned about the housing slump. Oblivious to the stock market fluctuations. All he knows of is eat, poop, and sleep.
Sleep my child.
I will protect you from this world.
I will be here next to you when you cry.
Pinch your cheeks because they need it.
I will love you.
Even if you don't understand right now.
Sleep my child. Happy one month.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Monday, February 07, 2011
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Monday, July 12, 2010
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Saturday, January 02, 2010
Monday, December 28, 2009
Monday, December 07, 2009
Saturday, December 05, 2009
Saturday, December 08, 2007
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Coming home.
Jeff and I are heading to the airport. We are coming home. It's been an amazing trip and we have lots of stories to tell. See you all soon!
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Sunday, July 15, 2007
The saga continues...
Hello from Amman, Jordan! We just arrived today. It's been a quite unique and exciting trip to Jordan, and that's only with the border crossing! Jeff and I got to ride in an armor plated Suburban (windshields about 2 inches thick and a blast door for a trunk) from Jerusalem to the border of Jordan. We then got dumped off at customs, stood in line for more then an hour to travel literally 10 feet for a stamp in our passport, hopped onto a bus, got dropped off right before the Jordanian border (about 4km of no-man's land between Israel and Jordan), and was stopped and told we couldn't cross because we didn't have visas. Luckily we had some amazing connections (Jackie's cousins) who had got the chief of the border customs to call the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get us OK'd to go into Jordan without visas. We waited a long time as calls were made and finally we got clearance. We shook hands with the Chief and left in another armored Suburban.
Kid's camp was really fun and I met a lot of great people who took time out of their lives to serve these kids. I had four 13 year old boys in my room. There were really great kids. They had a lot of questions and they talked a lot too. It was also really great to work with the kitchen staff and help them out. It was good to be able to stay in one place for longer then 24 hours.
Jeff and I will be staying in Jordan for several days exploring here and there. Especially Petra. I'll post more pictures when I can. Below is a picture I took in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Old City Jerusalem. (If you didn't know you can always click on the little picture below to see the big picture)
Monday, July 09, 2007
To Paradise and Back
Jeff and I are back from Galilee and the Golan area a bit early. We have changed our plans a bit (A bit more detail at the end about our plan). We rampaged through the Galilee, Golan, and North Coast Israel these past couple days. We visited Mt. Carmel where Elijah had challenged the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:25-40). Then we drove through Nazareth, got lost looking for a place to stay, so we headed eastward to the Sea of Galilee to find a place to lay our heads down. We ended up in Tiberias, a fully commercialised tourist town. We found a nice place to check in and we headed out to the town to look around. We grabbed a bite to eat and rested for our journey onward. The next day we visited Capernum, Mount of Beatitudes, Church of the Loaves and Fish (where Jesus multiplied the fish and bread to feed the 4000 people), and we then, unfortunately, visited Korazin (Matt 11:21-24) and blew a tire on our rental car. We got the spare donut attached and drove out to find the closest Budget rental car place. We eventually found it but it was Shabbat and it was closed. We headed to Acco, explored, and stayed there a night. We got our flat fixed the next morning and continued our trek through Northern Israel. We hit up thge beautiful Tel Dan, Banyas, and Nimrod Fortress. After a nice bake in the sun from visiting these places we headed back down to the Sea of Galilee to stay in Tiberias again. This morning we slept in a bit and headed out to Beit She'an (which was amazing), then Tel Megiddo (where in Revelation Armageddon, the last battle is suppose to happen.), and to Caesarea. We arrived back at Ayelet's place shortly afterwards to prepare for our next adventure. Kids Camp! We are going to volunteer to work at the camp Ayelet is currently working at right now. Below is a picture of Jeff and I by the Mediterranean sea at Caesarea.
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