Posted on May 27, 2008 by benjamin67
I want noodle salad. Watch the clip and you will understand.
At my old church, I attended a Men’s retreat. We were in small groups and the leader asked everyone to share the greatest moment of their lives. Without exception, all of them said, the birth of their child. That my friend is noodle salad.
Now don’t [...]
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Posted on May 17, 2008 by benjamin67
The Fam and I went out to dinner with some friends from our old church. They felt the need to tell Jenn and me how awful the new music director is.
It was my hope that I had “moved on” since leaving Floris. But their comments lanced a hidden boil in my soul. It just [...]
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Posted on May 7, 2008 by benjamin67
So…Yesterday…is over for now.
Ethan was scheduled for an MRI at 10:30. Since kids cannot sit still long enough for the test, they have to be given general anesthesia. So they wanted us to show up at 9:00 to do all the paperwork and pre-op stuff. We left the house a little after 7. It [...]
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Posted on April 20, 2008 by benjamin67
Ethan gets his Uniform
He is so proud of his uniform.
He can’t wait to play
After getting washed out by rain last week, Ethan finally had his opening game. He begged us to join the league, and I think it was well worth the investment. He had so much fun.
I feel so blessed. It was just a [...]
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Posted on April 7, 2008 by benjamin67
It is amazing to me the variety of everything that is available to us at this moment in history, specifically music. I listen to an online music service at work. Today I was listening to the Mozart Requiem. The next son was Urban Dance Squad singing “Deeper Shade of Soul”, followed by the Clash and [...]
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Posted on April 4, 2008 by benjamin67
In addition to reading blogs, I am reading a couple of books at home and listening to an audio book on the way to work. This is not an original idea, but books are very much like friends. For a given block of time they have your full attention. You are “listening” to the author’s [...]
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Posted on April 2, 2008 by benjamin67
Yesterday I picked my son up from school. The minute we got out of the car, several of his friends were asking him if he wanted to play. Of course he did not pass up the opportunity.
I went in the house and started doing the dishes. After a few minutes, the door bangs open and [...]
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