Surfing the Inner N8

Insights & Outsights from a Guy Trying to Follow Jesus

  • Baby: The First Dozen Days

    Laura Marie turned12 days old last evening.  Some thoughts from the past couple weeks: When Carolyn was in the throes of childbirth, at one point she stuck out her bottom lip.  She does this when she’s sad or hurt.  A moment later the baby came out and started crying, and she stuck out her lower… Continue reading

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  • Laura Marie Hyde

    Laura Marie is here!  She was born on Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 5:01 p.m.  She weighed in at 7 pounds 10 ounces and 20.5 inches long.  We brought her home yesterday afternoon.  Mom & baby are both doing great! I’ll write more whenever I get a chance…which could be after she goes to college. Continue reading

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  • 9 Months

    Carolyn is nine months pregnant.  Now I understand the expression “pregnant with anticipation.” Continue reading

  • The T-Ball Nats

    A friend of mine from Australia is visiting D.C. later this month.  He’s interested in seeing a baseball game, so I was talking with my dad and my brother Dylan about it.  Since the Washington Nationals are so ridiculously bad, I told Dylan and my dad that I wasn’t sure if I should send Tom… Continue reading

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  • The Comeback Church

    Yesterday at CrossWay we talked about the comeback church.  A comeback church is an underdog congregation that is headed toward decline but turns things around to begin reaching people for Christ.  A comeback church sees lives transformed by the power of the gospel.  There are certain spiritual dynamics at work in a comeback church.  They… Continue reading

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  • Taco Night

    One dollar tacos.  Support education.  Read about it at the blog of Pastor Kyle from SonRise Church. Continue reading

  • When Perspectives…and Cars…Collide

    Last night I got a lesson in perspective.  While I was on my way to the volunteer training class at the Eastern Shore Pregnancy Center, I got into a minor accident when I was just a couple minutes away from the center. Obviously, it stunk.  The car has some damage that needs to be fixed. … Continue reading

  • Stuff That’s Up

    I’m sitting in my office at church, and right outside in the sanctuary there are some little ballerinas practicing for their performance on Friday.  One of them just asked her teacher: “Miss Jeanne, do you want me to give you the answer to what’s new with me today?”  That’s my question for you, my loyal… Continue reading

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  • Laura Marie’s Cute Little Face

    Oops, I never posted this picture from last week’s sonogram.  Here’s Laura Marie at 36 weeks: Continue reading

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  • Packed and Ready

    Carolyn is at week 37, which means that Laura Marie is now technically considered full term.  So the family bags for the trip to the hospital are now packed and waiting on the living couch for the big moment. From left to right: Daddy’s bag, Baby’s bag, Mommy’s bag: In case you’re wondering why the… Continue reading

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