Captures of one those perfect moments that come only rarely and without planning against all attempts. all photos thanks to AmberPerrodin.com
Archives for the ‘family’ Category
santa’s manifesto
Thursday, 24 December 2009
{After a compromise with my wife in how I handle the reality of Santa Claus with our daughters, I became frustrated and decided a manifesto in the pen of Santa. Hopefully through this we can could some idea of Santa while keeping a correct context for it all. Here is Santa’s Manifesto for your enjoyment [...]
anticipation kills
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
Talk to my wife about me and she would quickly attest to my social awkwardness. This awkwardness reaches fatal levels during the holiday season. Gifting giving in itself it a source of stress, though for me even reaching gifts is difficult, probably even more difficult. Case in point: My wife comes home yesterday, excited about [...]
november | the awkward month
Sunday, 1 November 2009
painted by Jennie A. Brownscombe Today begins the month of November. It is a rather awkward month in some particularly peculiar ways. Let me give you a few examples. I am very much a proponent of not getting ready for one holiday before all other major holidays leading up to it are celebrated. I mean [...]
the simple life | toys
Friday, 16 October 2009
image by Isadore Berg Continuing my series of posts on living simply, I will explore a difficult topic: your children’s toys. It has seemed as if one of the hardest things to simplify in my family’s life has been the quantity & quality of our children’s toys. I have two young girls and they seem [...]
my little trip
Sunday, 2 August 2009
The summer heat has done much to keep me from blogging this summer. Here are a few excuses from my recent trip westward.
Poets, Prophets, Preachers 09 – in review
Tuesday, 14 July 2009
Here is last weekend in review. Instead of writing about what Rob Bell, Peter Rollins, or Shane Hipps talked about, I give you the experience in visual form. I feel compelled to muse in light of Shane about how the image will affect your experience shape the message I am presenting, but I will refrain. [...]
a father’s booty
Sunday, 21 June 2009
Definitely better than getting a lame-o tie. Thanks for all those who were involved.
not to be out done
Thursday, 4 June 2009
In a classic example of sibling rivalry, my six year old would not allow herself to be out done by her baby sister. Here are a few examples of her recent work. It seems that a new vitality has entered her work since her summer sabbatical began at the beginning of the week. There was [...]
continuing to work
Friday, 22 May 2009
Ezmah is growing by leaps and bounds. She has recently learned to crawl and also pull herself up. She is also dabbling in abstract expression apparently; here is her most recent work, a unsolicited installation piece as of now simply called “coffee spill”: