Category Archives: Family

Irregardless and Other Meanderings

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Jason

I was in a meeting today where the word “irregardless” was used several times. It got me thinking: Is this a word? And if so, why? Doesn’t it mean the same thing as “regardless”? Why do we need two words … Continue reading →

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Football Friday: Round Two

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Jason

Well, if last week proved anything, it’s that football prognosticating is an inexact science. It also proved that my son might be an NFL Pick ‘Em prodigy. After the first weekend’s batch of games, Joshua sits atop the leaderboard with … Continue reading →

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A Chip Off the Old Block

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Jason

Today, while the other children were napping, I introduced Jackson to the greatness that is Madden football. He loved having his own controller like Daddy; he had fun pushing all the buttons and moving the little joystick around. After a … Continue reading →

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High School Musical?

Posted on January 3, 2009 by Jason

I just heard my kids saying to each other, “Hey! Let’s play High School Musical!” What? Where did that come from? Who told them about “High School Musical”? And other than singing and running around all fruity, how exactly do … Continue reading →

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Football Friday: Round One

Posted on January 2, 2009 by Jason

For the past couple of years, the NFL has dwarfed college football for me. There are just more intriguing players and storylines in the NFL. It’s hard for me to get jazzed up about the myriad BCS implications of a … Continue reading →

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Compelled: Looking Back

Posted on December 31, 2008 by Jason

With my first post of 2008, I laid out my New Year’s resolution: to do only those things that were compelled by the love of Christ. With 2 Corinthians 5 as my motivation, my goal for the year was to … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 John 4, 2 Corinthians 5, Blessings, Deuteronomy 6 (The Shema), Disappointment, Friends, Kids, No Fear, Scripture, Sunny, The Resolution | Leave a comment

Congrats to Wide Load

Posted on December 27, 2008 by Jason

Congratulations are in order to my old buddy Lane Widick, the winner of this year’s League of Extraordinary Gentleperson’s Fantasy Football League. Lane’s squad, the adroitly named Wide Load, steamrolled through the regular season with an 11-3 mark before lapping … Continue reading →

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A Four Year Old’s Take on Giving

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Jason

On the way home from church yesterday, I was asking Abby Kate about the Bible story she learned in Sunday school. She said she learned about the poor woman who only had two coins, but she took those two coins … Continue reading →

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The Question

Posted on December 13, 2008 by Jason

Today Joshua asked me the question every parent dreads. No, it wasn’t “Is Santa Claus real?” It wasn’t “Where do babies come from?” Instead, over lunch, he turns to me and asks, “Dad, what’s in a hot dog?“ He didn’t … Continue reading →

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Tonight You Didn’t Cry

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Jason

Six weeks ago, I made this post about my son, Joshua, and the hormone shots he was about to receive. Over the past month and a half, many of our good friends have asked about how our little guy is … Continue reading →

Posted in Blessings, Kids | 8 Comments