Here's a great letter written by a thoughtful and godly black man who will not vote for Obama. Read his end notes to Snopes after the letter as well.
Note also his prayerful support of whichever candidate takes office.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
the pitiless pooklet
our sony babycall monitor was giving us a lot of static at night, along with other random noises, one of which sounded like a flock of birds was trapped in the nursery.
we ordered Mobi's Mobicam, a video monitor that seems better so far in the static department, and which gives us the added luxury of seeing the baby pook without opening the loud and creaky door to his room.
Lately our first morning visual of pooklet is him standing in front of the crib railing and dangling his duckie blanky over the edge. it looks fairly threatening, but amusing, too.
We've been mulling over names for girls, a task made more difficult because we want to incorporate pookie's mom's name esther as middle or first and it doesn't seem to follow or precede well because of the lead vowel. last night, pookie suggested "Shalom," which i immediately liked until trying out the complete name. sorta awkward. in the running still is "Hannah." I liked a couple names Paul closed his letter to the Romans with, but pookie won't have 'em: Tryphena and Tryphosa.
are those so bad?
we ordered Mobi's Mobicam, a video monitor that seems better so far in the static department, and which gives us the added luxury of seeing the baby pook without opening the loud and creaky door to his room.
Lately our first morning visual of pooklet is him standing in front of the crib railing and dangling his duckie blanky over the edge. it looks fairly threatening, but amusing, too.
We've been mulling over names for girls, a task made more difficult because we want to incorporate pookie's mom's name esther as middle or first and it doesn't seem to follow or precede well because of the lead vowel. last night, pookie suggested "Shalom," which i immediately liked until trying out the complete name. sorta awkward. in the running still is "Hannah." I liked a couple names Paul closed his letter to the Romans with, but pookie won't have 'em: Tryphena and Tryphosa.
are those so bad?
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
pooklet tried to eat the cat
i hope all you expectant parents and parents with infants experience the hilarity of your child trying to put everything in his/her mouth. why just the other day, pooklet tried to eat a corner of the hallway wall.
on another occasion, willie the cat walked by, and pooklet leaned in with his mouth agape to snack on the cat. willie easily dodged a devouring. this time. pooklet's heart just wasn't in it, i guess.
in lieu of a photo of pooklet eating strange things, here's one that's just as funny.
in pregnancy news, pookie is finding out just how much sooner back pain sets in when carrying a 21-lb baby is a regular part of your day.
the pookies have begun a habit of reading the bible together before bed, in hopes that it will have a double payoff when pooklet is old enough to join us.
tonight i read the Matthew passage while I rubbed the wife's back. that's a good combo.
on another occasion, willie the cat walked by, and pooklet leaned in with his mouth agape to snack on the cat. willie easily dodged a devouring. this time. pooklet's heart just wasn't in it, i guess.
in lieu of a photo of pooklet eating strange things, here's one that's just as funny.
in pregnancy news, pookie is finding out just how much sooner back pain sets in when carrying a 21-lb baby is a regular part of your day.the pookies have begun a habit of reading the bible together before bed, in hopes that it will have a double payoff when pooklet is old enough to join us.
tonight i read the Matthew passage while I rubbed the wife's back. that's a good combo.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
the love is still there. it's just the photos that aren't.
the pookies have been taking an online theology course the last three weeks. consequently, it's been more difficult to do those frivolous things like uploading baby photos. the 10 month, 1 week batch of pooklet pics was heading for pookie's picasa page last night, but i had to interrupt the preliminary photo-finishing to alleviate a dangerously full scratch disk. lousy scratch disk.
anyway, i'm here to plug a great, unique theology course that's free, started by two guys from DTS. undergirding this particular study is the concept of learning theology in community, which is served by breaking down all participants' beliefs to determine why we believe what we believe. this in turn aids the believer in irenically debating those with contrary views. consequently, what also happens, is that certain beliefs are let go in this process when the humble theology student realizes that it is tradition and not logic, for example, that has been holding a particular belief to one's traditions.
anyway, i'm here to plug a great, unique theology course that's free, started by two guys from DTS. undergirding this particular study is the concept of learning theology in community, which is served by breaking down all participants' beliefs to determine why we believe what we believe. this in turn aids the believer in irenically debating those with contrary views. consequently, what also happens, is that certain beliefs are let go in this process when the humble theology student realizes that it is tradition and not logic, for example, that has been holding a particular belief to one's traditions.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Thursday, October 2, 2008
pooklina... pookleta... pooklissa...
102.8 was his temperature 15 minutes ago.
it's nearing 103, when we will need to bring him in.
he was cheerful today, though, waving his hand and smiling.
the real news of the day, though, is that pooklet number two is on the way!
we are 12 weeks along, and our second ultrasound, today, revealed a "perfect heartbeat," according to our doctor. what's more is that our little babe was waving!
we know it's going to be difficult having two diaper kids 16 months apart, but we're excited. we'll let you know when the gender is available for show and tell.
it's nearing 103, when we will need to bring him in.
he was cheerful today, though, waving his hand and smiling.
the real news of the day, though, is that pooklet number two is on the way!
we are 12 weeks along, and our second ultrasound, today, revealed a "perfect heartbeat," according to our doctor. what's more is that our little babe was waving!
we know it's going to be difficult having two diaper kids 16 months apart, but we're excited. we'll let you know when the gender is available for show and tell.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
sick lil' pooklet
102.6 was his temperature 15 minutes ago.
wifey called me at work to say he has a fever, that he's lethargic and cuddly, and right before she picked me up at work, he vomited while she was feeding him.
in the car, i saw a pooklet i'd never seen before, one who looked sad and worn out, and as we neared home, he couldn't even keep his eyes open.
so i gave him his vitamin drops and bathed him (food crust around the mouth). As we left the tub, he began to cry and i took his temperature, getting the above reading. I gave him about 1.2 ml of tylenol drops, the taste of which he seemed to like, and then gave him a little over 3oz of milk, rocking him. i dressed him, and went to thaw some more (putting his crying self into the crib first), but when i came back to check on him, he was fast asleep.
rest well, prince pooklet.
it should be noted that he hadn't been napping well the past few days (crankypants), and that i myself am in the last stages of a virus that revealed itself 10 days ago.
wifey called me at work to say he has a fever, that he's lethargic and cuddly, and right before she picked me up at work, he vomited while she was feeding him.
in the car, i saw a pooklet i'd never seen before, one who looked sad and worn out, and as we neared home, he couldn't even keep his eyes open.
so i gave him his vitamin drops and bathed him (food crust around the mouth). As we left the tub, he began to cry and i took his temperature, getting the above reading. I gave him about 1.2 ml of tylenol drops, the taste of which he seemed to like, and then gave him a little over 3oz of milk, rocking him. i dressed him, and went to thaw some more (putting his crying self into the crib first), but when i came back to check on him, he was fast asleep.
rest well, prince pooklet.
it should be noted that he hadn't been napping well the past few days (crankypants), and that i myself am in the last stages of a virus that revealed itself 10 days ago.
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