tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116338232012-01-09T23:36:22.403-05:00The comings, goings and such of the Sadd Family: David, Emily, Elaina, Noah, Andrew, Molly and MargaretSadd Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04582455714058120755noreply@blogger.comBlogger2531100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11633823.post-46411755695109696632011-10-19T15:22:00.001-04:002011-10-19T15:23:38.361-04:00

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Occasionally I get to see Andrew really go after something. Sometimes a video game or a new skill. On Sunday, we got to play a game of pool at the church. After only a little encouragement and some hesitancy he sunk his first ball, and he decided to go for it. Out came one of his oft hidden sides: one of focus, determination and occasional fits of joy and frustration. We didn't follow the rules,

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sometimes there just are no words

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One of my new favorite things in Photoshop is taking panorama shots and turning them into mini planets with the Polar Coordinates command. It takes a bit more work than that, but the results are sooo much fun! Here are a few...

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Here is Monet's "The Water Lilies Pond" with three beautiful ladies in front of it. Thanks to my dad for exposing them all to this work so that the instant they saw it in the gallery they exclaimed "It's the Monet we know!"The actual image is 40 megapixels and 17" x 40" in size which I have not uploaded here. This is just a taste. The photo was stitched from four vertical shots and then corrected

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Cake for breakfast. Donut cake. Does life get any better?Only with a trip to the zoo...

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Ah, warm weather and sun! It's been a long winter. Here's a great shot that actually has me in it.

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No School;time to rompand sledand crashand laughand buildand avoid whiplash!

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Margaret turns three years old today. While we already threw her the first of her parties, she is looking forward to having a very long lasting birthday indeed!

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Our baby, Margaret, turns three in a few days. Emily found a sling that we had used with our children when they were infants. Margaret takes after her mommy and is tiny for her age so we decided to see if she still fit into the sling. Turns out she not only fit, but fit well.Good bye, baby. Hello little girl. We will miss your infancy, but love who you are turning out to be.

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I called Margaret for dinner last night which usually results in her tearing down the stairs. Nothing.In a few minutes I called again and got this response: "I can't come right now, I'm stuck."Hmmm. "Do you need help?" (asked only because we are trying to get Margaret to tell us what she needs)"Nope." Ok. I'll give her a few minutes...

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When we got home the other night a Monarch Butterfly came in the back door with us. We all gathered in the kitchen and watched it flying around. We had learned all about butterflies and the kids had been trying to catch one for several days on the wonderful "butterfly bush" we have in the back yard. But, they hadn't been successful.After a little while fluttering around it landed right in front

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For Elaina's 13th birthday party (the first celebration), Oma and Opa prepared a great picnic and we all went for a long walk in Little Sewickley Creek. Here are a few shots with a bunch more in the album here.Happy Birthday Boof!Here second celebration was a day with mom and dad at Kennywood, the amazing Pittsburgh amusement park. Aunt Rachel and Uncle Jonathan joined us at the very end for some

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Do you ever have one of those days where you are convinced you aren't communicating very well with your soon-to-be teenager? You're pretty sure that what she's saying isn't what you are hearing and visa versa? Days like this:"Hey, dad. Can I have flying lessons?""Um. Why do you want them?""Well, I just think that while I have the basics down, I am not sure my technique is as good as it should be.

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Yes, we let her out of the house looking like this...

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Margaret (not quite 2½) changes clothes about every 17 minutes throughout the day. At least that's what it seems like. Here's one of her latest creations...

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This is Thunder. Well, Thunder is kinda in the shot. He's the horse. Hard to see, but the photographer wasn't much interested in the horse until he decided to make Thunder the central topic in this post. He must have been distracted by the riders.Anyway, Thunder lives in our living room, eats gluten free oats, and doesn't make a sound. His riders, on the other hand, seem to be everywhere, also

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We have the greatest yard for sled riding! It's steep at the top to get you started, has a long straight stretch where you can build up speed, a tree at the bottom just to keep things interesting and a solid fence at the bottom to catch you. What more could you want?

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Not much to say:

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Hi all,It's been a while since I posted anything, but things have been a bit on the busy side. Here's a brief summary:Our time at St. Christopher Camp and Conference Center has drawn to a close. We will miss everyone there tremendously.We have sensed God calling us back to our roots in Pittsburgh and have moved in order to follow that call.We are living with my brother in Bellevue for a month

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4 years old!Turning Fourby Elaina SaddMy little sister is turning four.I hear her friends knock at the door,To bring her presents and gifts galore.For little sisters turning four.

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Hi all, just wanted to share one of my favorite shots with you. It just won 18th place in a professional photo contest with 500 entries. Not bad considering it was shot with a disposable camera. Not a huge deal, but lots of fun!Here's the link:www.dpreview.com/challenges/Entry.aspx?ID=100914&View=Results&Rows=4

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Here are a couple of shots of Margaret out on a recent adventure.

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Andrew turned 8 on Sunday. Here are a few pics of him with one of his new presents: a Leapfrog edu-gaming device. He got a lot of "help" in the beginning from just about everyone in the family.

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So, um. It's snowing at the moment. Real, honest to goodness snow. You'll have to look hard at the pics, but that's not dust on the frame, it's snow! Andrew and Molly got to catch some on their tongues even if it didn't stay on the ground. Andrew even taught Margaret how to stick out her tongue to catch some snow. Now, if we only had some long pants...

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Dear Messrs. Milton and Bradley,I write to call your attention to a new game being played in kitchens across the country: MEAT. It starts with a pound or so of ground beef to which some sort of spices have been added to make it a bit more tasty. A spoon and some sort of dish are also a good idea.Both girls and boys may play, but one at a time is preferable. We will call the contestants/combatants

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I know that Molly is getting a lot of press lately, but there are some choice things coming out of her mouth which are worth recording...Molly: Hey mommy, I take my magic wand and turn you into a duck!Molly: I turn you into a sheep. POW!Molly: I turn you into a sheep. POW POW!Molly: I turn you into a human. POOF!Emily: Alright Molly, I'm your mommy again and it's time for bed!Molly: AAAAAH! I

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Here it is! The cutest picture ever taken! So cute, it's amazing, but I am risking it and putting it up online.(update: within seconds of posting this picture, it was immediately taken down by the international internet police. Apparently they have learned from the funniest joke ever and have taken appropriate precautions. Oh well, at least I can stare at it for hours on my own computer and go "

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Christmas at the Sadds'Everyone got (at least) one flashlight which will stay on for the next several hoursNoah started breakfast with the "Death Valley Chipotle" chips that were in his stocking (HOT!)Dad's makin' the phat beats from the Kaosilator he just gotA pretty good start

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Actually, Molly is just the beautiful subject. I just wanted to share some fun photo stuff:I the flash is mounted on the camera, but pointed mostly at the ground so Molly is lit from below. I am also still experimenting with a new 50mm prime (non-zoom) 1/1.8 lens. It's amazingly sharp yet has a huge apperature (not much light needed and great background blur). I left the photo in all its 12

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TENYearsOld!He doesn't even know yet. Thankfully he is still sleeping, but not for long! 6am we start the bacon cooking. He's got a special field trip with his school class just for his birthday as well. Then one of his favorite dinners.The pic is Noah with two of his presents: A bag of gluten free pretzels and a custom made weighted blanket covered in sea turtles. It feels amazing just to throw

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For immediate release:Baby Margaret (hitherto referred to as she, Margaret, the Baby, or Squeaky), found a cup of water next to Molly's bed, picked it up and carried it, full, all the way to the other end of the house without spilling a drop. She then transferred the lidless cup to one hand and used the other to make the sign for water while saying "wa-wa." A walker, she now is.

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Ingredients:1 Dark room1 bath tub20 gallons warm water1 3-year-old girl1 glowstickDirections:Start with the 3-year-old girl's request for a bath (occurs aproximately every 25 minutes).Find tub and add the warm water. Child may be mixed with water before filling is complete if desired. Make sure to keep temperature in a comfortable range.Get child settled in tub. May add Star Wars figures as

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What she said: Please give Margaret something for breakfast. Please feed it to her and make sure that she doesn't get messy.What I heard: Fill that baby's stomach in whatever way makes her happy.So why not spaghetti for breakfast? In a bowl? NO! Just loose on her tray for her to work on. That way others can be cared for at the same time, and Margaret loves to feed herself. Oops!Just look at the

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"Hey mom... Beah drank from the toilet again. So, we need to buy a new dog, one that doesn't drink from the toilet. One that doesn't drink from the toilet and eat dirty diapers. And, we need one that doesn't bark" (the dog only drinks when the water's clean, She eats diapers that have been left on the floor when she's left home alone about once a month, and only barks at evil people who are

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2 possible meanings: 1. everyone watch out, there's a cockroach loose. 2. my friend cockroach (yes a real one) is in danger and needs to be careful.This morning, we were blessed with the second of these meanings. Molly and Andrew found a cockroach (also called palmetto bugs down here is SC because that makes them more palatable). It was in the bathtub and they had managed to corner it. After

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I posted to the wrong blog...

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7 Steps this morning! Way to go Margaret!

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The baby turns one. Yeah, dad is a few days behind, but that's... because the baby just turned one. Yeah, that's it! Anyway, here's a supermodel pose for you.

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This morning Molly decided she wanted to be a twin. So, not being hampered by little things like a 2 year age difference, we found the PJs that matched Margaret's and into the crib she went!

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I finally got a gallery of summer shots up online.From Summer 08

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Do you have anything in your head that you can't tell if it's real or imagined or dreamed or put there by some technology we haven't yet officially invented? Well, I have a memory from childhood that I have been searching for validation of for almost 30 years...I saw Star Wars when I was 4 years old. I still remember sitting on my dad's knee in the theater. It blew my mind. I think the only other

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Several years ago Uncle Jonathan gave the kids a huge parachute and a whole bunch of hand sowed sand bags. It is still one of the kids' favorite things! Here's the last child discovering the joys of the "blow fort."

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300 friends on Facebook... I thought it would be more fun than this. You know like when you buy the store's 100 millionth diaper and all of a sudden the alarms go off and balloons drop from the ceiling and the news crews jump out to interview you about how you are feeling and what the heck you did with all those diapers...Maybe I just prefer people in real life... sigh-david

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After more sleepless nights than with any of the other children (or do we just experience it that way every time?) Margaret has produced 2 beautiful teeth! She is a decidedly happier baby on the far side of producing them and is fast learning to crawl.

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I love my job, don't get me wrong, but Beah's job is pretty sweet too: Snuggle with Noah, wrestle with Noah, get on the bed with Noah (and no one else!)...And, she's good at her job too. For example, every night she sleeps with Noah and is a key part of his going to bed each night. With her lying next to or on top of him she can siphon off a lot of his energy in order for him to get to sleep.

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"Hey dad! Can I join YWAM when I grow up?" -Molly"Uh, sure!" -dad"Mommy, will you teach this little rock how to go to sleep?" -Molly

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Today we went to the Mud Pit. It's one of the great features of St. Christopher, but we have never gone as a family until this morning. As part of Generational Impact Camp that's taking place right now at St. Christopher, a whole group of us walked up the beach, across the dunes and through the muddy trail only to end up at a perpedual bog.As you can see, Elaina jumped right in, but it should be

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Margaret has been sitting up for a few weeks , but she's now at the point where she is very confident and can play happily without falling for pretty much as long as she wants. We try to keep a dog handy for her to fall over on when she gets tired.

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Andrew has always loved having his picture taken. So much so that sometimes his smiles completely take over.

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Three years old!Yesterday:Dad: Molly, guess what tomorrow is!Molly: (thinking. . . then. . .) Lunch!Today:Mom: Molly, guess what today is!Molly: It's my birthday!!!

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"Awe! Come on...! Babies don't headbutt unless they are provoked!" -emily(more info)

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cool - Pronunciation: \ˈkül\Function: adjectiveEtymology: Middle English col, from Old English cōl; akin to Old High German kuoli cool, Old English ceald coldDate: before 12th century7. slang a: very good : excellent; also : all right b: fashionable, hip

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Here are some fun shots of Elaina and two of her friends on a recent visit to the beach. We all went out to the point and the tide was out leaving a stripe of nasty pluff mud between the sand and the water. In one of the shots you can see the dolphins which thought the kids were a lot of fun. Oh yeah, there was a lot of participation from our long haired gooldendoodle as well. What a mess! What

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Here's Margaret in her Easter Dress. (Squeeky McGeeky)

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17 days since the last post and absolutely nothing has happened. I'll let you know when something does...

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Andrew is now 7 years old!presents to follow...

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Hi there! Some of you seem not to have phone numbers or e-mails for us after all of this transition. But, I don't believe in posting such things on the web. So....Send an e-mail to my soon to be defunct email address: junkmail@stchristopher.org and I will write back with e-mails, address, phones and more information than you can shake a stick at. Although shaking a stick at your monitor could

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Who me? The center of attention? Oh, my!(and what's with that title?)

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Just some shots from a bath...

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Wind: 35-52 mph. Sunny. 68 degrees. That could only mean one thing: it's time for a 2 mile walk on the beach! The surf was rough, the younger siblings were scared. But, the stroller came equipped with a rain shield to block the wind, and Noah and Elaina were up for the trudge.So we headed north and fought the sand and wind for over an hour as we slowly made our way to the point. Noah coming along

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This morning at 9:15 Noah turned 9 years old. He was greeted in song while still in bed and whisked to the kitchen where a breakfast of waffles and grits awaited him. Now, with the wind gusting from 35 to 52 miles an hour, we are headed out to the beach for a walk and an adventure. . .And, no, this shot isn't from this morning. It's too cold to be in shorts, soaking wet. That was so last month.

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raccoons on front porchporch 10 feet high, pet food gonedog comes: guests dive off

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We have been doing a lot of dolphin watching in the evenings and they are everywhere! We have seen upwards of 30 at a time; many of them splashing around and jumping out of the water.They are Andrew's favorite animal and he has been literally beside himself with joy watching them in the water.The dolphins have been using a feeding/mating ritual which involves swimming quietly along the beach

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Here are a few fun one liners that have caught my attention recently.Molly, sitting naked in the bath tub surrounded by ducks and frogs:"Dad, can I have some water? I'd like warm water this time!"As if we regularly bathed her in cold water unless she begged. lol.Andrew after Thanksgiving dinner:"I eat food. I drink water. My stomach is BIG!"Elaina every night about 15 minutes after she has gone

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Emily and I were just listening to the newest Sara Groves album (if you don't know her, she is simply the best artist out there and has ministered to us for years in amazing ways.)And recently we have both been under attack in our own hearts and from the outside to give up on the promise of healing for Noah and Andrew. We have heard God speak about their future, seen prophesy come to pass exactly

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There's settling in which is where you put your stuff away and figure out who to call to get a phone line. And then there's settling down which is where you start to get comfortable with the basics and start exploring what life is really like now.In the words of Douglas Adams:It said: "The History of every major Galactic Civilization tends to pass through three distinct and recognizable phases,

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elaina, so tiredsleeping doing her homeworki wish i wasn't driving

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The Conclusion:We are home safely after another 36 hours back in the hospital, and Emily is going to be fine.The Story:Emily woke on Tuesday night with a great difficulty breathing. She was already very swollen from her hips to her feet. (Very swollen means she weighted the same on Tuesday evening that she did before the baby was born). The doctor wasn't too concerned about the swelling, but told

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Everyone (all 7 of us!) are home and happy and settling. Margaret made quite a splash upon her arrival home, and bedtime was pretty much bedlam. No pictures tonight. Sometimes it's better to to be in the moment than document it.

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Margaret Jane Sadd. Born yesterday and weighing in at 7lbs 14oz and 20 inches long. She is beautiful and mom and baby are resting well. Here is a gallery with more shots. Thanks so much for all who called, texted, prayed or stopped by.

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Time: 6:00 amPlace: Beaufort Memorial HospitalWhat: Birth of Margaret Jane SaddWhat Else: That's all the news for now, more after she comes out!Stock photo from Sadd archive. Not actual baby picture of Maggie!

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Here's what Beah looked like yesterday. She lost a lot of hair in the afternoon and will loose more this afternoon as we trim her coat. I have been forced to take the clippers to our beautiful beast in order to protect her from all of the sand spurs and cacti. Her long hair picked up every sharp object she touched before and was very hard for her. Once I am done, I will post more pics of our lean

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Fishing. Calm, quiet, introspective, slow paced... well, only if you don't take 5 kids with you (we added a few Warners)! Not a bite for the first hour suddenly turned around when Caroline dropped in the cast net to bring up a dozen small fish and a few shrimp in one toss.Then the fish started biting the lines and we pulled them in steadily for another hour!Elaina and Caroline manned the cast net

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Andrew and Elaina went on a visit a tremendous Live Oak tree near where we live called, the "Angel Oak." It's estimated to be around 1500 years old and, as you can see from the pictures, is simply immense. They spent a long time around the base and on some of the lower branches. Andrew brought back home a bag of acorns to which he has grown very attached. Now we just have to convince Molly not to

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Whew, it's been a long time since I was last online for more than a few seconds. We are moved in up on Seabrook Island and are getting settled. School for the kids is still almost completely up in the air, but that's always a process. Everything seems to be going OK as long as Emily doesn't go into labor anytime soon. The counter on the right is how long we want the baby to keep developing inside

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I know it's a pretty lame post, but it comes down to this: It's the first time (in 5 kids) we have ever gotten a new stroller. So now we get to find out if aluminum can really resist all that salty air.

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It's been said that the first three things that matter in Real Estate are Location, Location, Location. So with that in mind, here is a shot from our new soon to be front porch...We are relocating to St. Christopher Camp and Conference Center and will be living on the camp's grounds. The house is half the square footage, but by God's grace has 4 bedrooms so we will fit (technically). Here are

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Hi all! After resigning from Church of the Cross last month, I have been seeking God's call and looking for what the next season of our lives may look like. And, He has answered! We are moving about 2 hours north to Charleston, and I am joining the staff at Camp St. Christopher! The camp is 300 acres on the beach on Seabrook Island (all that woods on the south east side) and I am going to bring

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Emily and I are in the final stages of discerning where we are headed next. Watch for an update soon! In the mean time, find out how it all ends...

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And in three years that seemed like an instant, it's all done. Sunday was my last day working at The Church of the Cross. And, it was a magnificent goodbye. Or it was a terrible goodbye. It's always hard to tell the difference when what we are parting from is so deeply loved.It has been a hard decision, but at the same time it has been accompanied by the peace and joy of obedience to what God has

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Every 12-18 months Pixar releases a new movie, we wait for each with great anticipation. (They are the only movie studio I would even dream about taking the family to without previewing the movie myself.) And their newest, Ratatouille, is every bit as fine a film as their previous six.But, every attempt to stop all of our busyness and do something together seems to be assaulted. It's all well and

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Jonathan Fraser Sadd married Rachel Lynn Snyder on June 23rd... and it was AWESOME! We wept, danced, ate and danced some more. The boys in their tuxes were absolutely stunning, and Elaina looked so grown up in all white. Even Molly was happy partying until 10:30 at night. Andrew heard the words, "Come and dance with me because you are my prince," and danced with the princess for song after song!

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What a great dog! Here are some shots of Molly playing on, around and with Beah. This is very typical of how our magnificent animal integrates into the family.In related news. . . Beah had her first trip to Wal-Mart Monday and spent 2 hours with us in the store. The store folks would ask us at regular intervals which of us was the blind one, and I would explain the there were a lot more functions

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As much fun as the community pool is, there is nothing like getting wet in the back yard. The kids have spent most of every day out back. Luckily the sun has been covered.

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Our children grow so fast, doesn't it seem like yesterday when they couldn't even see in the dark or fly? I remember what it was like when they got their first kill. And, even though it seems like they are up all night now, it will be no time at all before they start to avoid the sun. Before we know it they will be sleeping upside down, lurking in dark alleys and some day finding a castle of

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The whole family (minus Noah who was completing his last day in school) went to meet the baby this morning via sonogram. We saw a beautiful baby girl who, like Mary Poppins, is "practically perfect in every way." Due date is still end of October and everything looks to be in good order. Her warrior princess mother still very sick and tired though; it's not without cost that the baby is healthy

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