Surfing the Inner N8

Insights & Outsights from a Guy Trying to Follow Jesus

Pictures

  • 3-D Laura Marie

    Yesterday we went for a 3-D sonogram at RMS Sonography in Salisbury.  It was so cool to see the baby again!  Now she’s much bigger and has some fat on her, plus the 3-D shots made it possible to see her much better.  Carolyn says they make her look like a clay baby, and you’ll Continue reading

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  • Laura Marie’s Email Signature

    Our creative friend Katie designed this email signature using some of our ultrasound photos.  Is it cool or what?!?  Thanks so much, Katie! Continue reading

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  • Laura Marie’s First Baseball Shirt

    Laura Marie got her first piece of Nationals gear yesterday.  It was a pretty exciting moment for me, and I’m sure for her as well. Her mom wasn’t so sure.  Last summer we went to a Nationals game at their new stadium, and the fans were almost as bad as the team… and that’s saying Continue reading

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  • First Finished Painting

    Yesterday in our painting group I finished my first painting!  I’m not satisfied with it, but I could work on it forever and never be satisfied with it.  At some point you just have to say, “Enough!”  So here it is: What I mostly worked on yesterday was the face.  It still doesn’t really look Continue reading

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  • Another Try At Painting

    Last year several of us got together on Sundays after church to paint.  It never really got going again after the summer until this month.  I’ll have to ask Carolyn if I can post pictures of her latest paintings in progress.  She is so talented!  I’ve decided to move on from my attempts at painting Continue reading

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  • Our First Glimpse of Little Laura Marie

    Okay, a little more info about yesterday’s ultrasound… Carolyn’s parents and my parents all joined us for the sonogram at RMS Sonography in Salisbury.  When we went back to the room where they do the ultrasound, we were all very impressed with it: it looked like a very cozy living room.  There were leather couches Continue reading

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  • Caffeinated Art

    Last night my brother-in-law Michael created a caffeinated masterpiece.  He’s already a very talented latte maker, but last night he added some coconut depth that just took it to a whole new level.  It was so delicious it made me emotional–for a minute I thought I might even cry.  It was just beyond words; it Continue reading

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  • Pics from CrossWay’s 25th

    A big thanks to Kristen for these pictures she took from the 25th anniversary celebration at CrossWay! Continue reading

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  • Watch for Deer

    The location for this collision could not have been worse.  Here’s the sight that greeted me as I pulled into the church driveway this morning: This is what everyone heading westbound along Route 50 saw this morning, as well as all the parents and children who were coming to the preschool.  Eventually the State Highway Continue reading

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  • Back Porch Starbucks

    Here we are halfway through Carolyn’s first trimester, and she can’t stand the smell of coffee–especially strong, dark, bold Starbucks coffee.  So for any of you out there who might find yourself in a similar situation, I just thought I’d share one solution: Continue reading