It’s quiet here. Too quiet. There’s no baby crying. There’s no diaper to change. There’s no little icon of my wife asking for popsicles before bed. There’s no one beside me at 11:21 PM in our room. The baby monitor is off. The night light my wife refuses to turn off, is off. There’s nothing [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Children’
December 17, 2007
Children and the Joy and Pain of Self-Denial
There are few things in this world that teach a person more about self-denial than having children. I certainly would not say it is the only thing that teaches this. There are some that are physically unable to have children. God knows this and will teach you in other ways. But for those who are [...]
December 5, 2007
Understanding the Golden Compass
The new movie, “The Golden Compass” is already the most controversial film among Christians in a very long time. The author of the books the movie is based on (last name Pullman), is an avowed atheist with a blatant agenda to tear down religious belief, or belief in God period. It is a [...]
November 14, 2007
Home from the Hospital
We left the hospital today at about 1 and are settling in with Ava Grace in her new setting. She’s handled it like a champ. She’s actually handled much like her father, by sleeping for hours at a time. I feel like someone’s drugged me with some powerful sleeping potion. Brooke [...]
November 12, 2007
Rise and Shine
Tomorrow morning at 5:00 Brooke and I will wake up, take showers, and head to the hospital to meet our new baby. I believe I will have access to the internet from the hospital so I will post some pictures, and post a few blog entries, so check back often to see pictures of [...]
November 7, 2007
5 Full Days and Counting
Ava Grace Phillips is preparing to make her grand entrance into the world in about 5 days, prayerfully sooner. My perhaps delusional dream is that when we go to the doctor today he’ll tell us, “Wow you look ready right now. Let’s get you admitted to the hospital.” That’s not too much [...]
