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WE HAVE A SON!!! He was born August 5th, 2008 and weighs 4lbs 15oz and is 17 3/4 inches long. Both he and mom are doing well. Below are a few of the first pics of our little boy. He is doing very well and should be moved out of NICU (they put him there because of his weight) tonight and then mommy and daddy will get to hold him all the time.
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I recently came across this while messing around on the internet. I have to wonder why we never learned about these kinds of historical events in school. Also, I have to confess that to my disgrace a little smile crossed my lips while reading about this horror. I couldn’t help but speculate how things may have been different if my good friend Brad and I had been their with a bag of biscuits.
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Six weeks ago I made the move to Texas leaving behind the state I have called home all my life and setting up shop in this fair land. Many wonderful people have welcomed me into their homes and lives and have made the transition rather pleasant. Being summer and all, I really haven’t had much time to relax and explore my new habitat. However, several good road trips with the teens (nothing is close in Texas) have allowed me to appreciate the geographical diversity that is present in this vast territory. Things here really aren’t that much different from Tennessee. I have been warned about something called an “aggie” but I haven’t run over one on the road yet or seen one in the wild; I think they mostly come out at night and travel in packs. My UT t-shirts and other orange paraphernalia has been welcomed and praised by many people. It is good to see the “Big Orange” has a presence here as well.

I have talked to quite a few people from back home and I am generally being asked similar questions by those I speak with. I thought it might be helpful if I just wrote out my most common answers that you might be enlightened and have your Texas questions answered.
1.) Yes, it is hot. Very, very hot.
2.) No, I haven’t killed an armadillo with my car yet.
3.) Yes, I have seen an armadillo.
4.) Yes, everything really is bigger in Texas, including me (I got to work out more)
5.) Yes, it really is THAT hot.
6.) No, I haven’t cooked a brisket yet but I do intend to when we move into a house.
7.) No, we don’t have tumbleweed where I live.
8.) No, I haven’t met George or Laura or been to their ranch.
and, finally….
9.) Yes, it is really, really hot.

Now, I’ve enjoyed playing around a bit in this blog but, in all seriousness, Lindsay and I believe we are very blessed to be here and with this Christian family. I appreciate all the prayers that have been lifted up for my wife while she has been recovering and pregnant. We are grateful for our new Texas friends and miss all you in Tennessee dearly. God bless!

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I know it seems cliché, but it really is hard to believe another year has already rolled by. I have to say, 2007 really was a blur. Since time seems to be moving a little more rapidly each day, I think it is important to take a moment to look back on the previous year and remember that which is quickly fading into the grey haze of forgotten memories. Therefore, I would like to share with you a few random lists. (These lists are in no particular order and as complete as I can remember)

Books I Read (13 )
The Case for Christ (Lee Strobel)
Next (Michael Crichton)
Wild at Heart (John Elderedge) (again)
Inside Delta Force (Eric L. Haney)
The Irresistible Revolution (Shane Claiborne)
Hound of the Baskervilles (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
The Dangerous Book for Boys (Conn & Hal Iggulden)
Rediscovering the Kingdom
Astronomy for Dummies (Stephen P. Maran)
National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Night Sky (as it is a reference book, I didn’t read it cover to cover)
The Five Love Languages (Gary Chapman)
The Alchemyst (Michael Scott)
**I also read a plethora of religious, astronomy, coffee, and current events periodicals and articles.

Movies I Saw (13, I put a “*” by the ones I liked.)
Spider-Man 3*
I Am Legend*
Borne Ultimatum*
Eragon
Transformers*
Shrek the Third
The Illusionist*
The Astronaut Farmer
The Last Mimzy
Wild Hogs
Ghost Rider*
Fantastic 4 2
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*

Plays I Saw (1)
Macbeth

TV Shows I Watched Regularly (4)
24
Lost
The Unit
House

Favorite Dishes I Cooked (8)
Prime Rib on “The Egg” (grill)
Amber Jack with a White Wine Butter Saffron Sauce
Swordfish with Mango Salsa
Rustic Potato Chowder and Butternut Squash Soup
Butterscotch on Apple Blossoms
Chili
Warm Chocolate Melting Cake
Cornish Hen and Chestnut Stew

10 Greatest Blessings of 2007 (in no particular order)
Staying Home With My Daughter
Working at Starbucks
Our Sunday Night Life Group (and each person in it)
Coffee with Don (and other friends)
My Wonderful Wife - who I am grateful for daily
Worshiping at Woodmont Hills
The Constant Providence of God
Good Health
Vacationing With My Wife
Finding out I am going to be a dad again

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