Surfing the Inner N8

Insights & Outsights from a Guy Trying to Follow Jesus


December 2010

  • 18 Months of My Baby!

    Today Laura Marie is one and a half.  Happy birthday-and-a-half, sweet baby girl! Continue reading

  • You Are God’s Idea

    Yesterday I was listening to a podcast featuring Matt Chandler, preacher at The Village Church in the Dallas area.  He said four simple words that are so profound I’ve not been able to stop mulling it over.  He said, “You are God’s idea.” Of course, I already knew that God made me and that He… Continue reading

  • Toilet Paper Halloween Costumes

    Me: So what were you for Halloween? Four-year-old 1: I was going to be a mummy covered in toilet paper, but I changed my mind. Four-year-old 2: I was going to be a behind covered in toilet paper, but I changed my mind. Continue reading

  • Little Miss Uh Oh!

    Carolyn and I are in for some trouble. Yesterday our one-year-old daughter climbed up onto the couch, stood up and looked at herself in the mirror, smiled, and then spent about five minutes practicing her fake cry in the mirror. I’m not really sure that one-year-olds should be doing that.  Maybe I should get a… Continue reading