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Dutch the banker

Dutch is helping us sort out our year-end financial status…

(See still photos: one & two)

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Anyone need a car? (or a car project?)

The engine on my ‘97 Saturn seized just less than two weeks ago. We’d like to sell it to someone looking to replace the engine. Great car, no problems, and in great condition inside and out. Only 112k miles on it, four new tires this year, and (until the engine went out) really was a reliable car. Leave it to me to not check the oil levels!

• SOLD

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Merry Christmas ‘07!

Merry Christmas to all. I am continually challenged to consider the great humility and love our great God and Creator revealed to us in sending Himself, His Son, to be born a baby, live a sinless life, give Himself as a sacrifice for our sins, and rise again to declare His victory. One cannot possibly go overboard in considering the worth of Jesus!

In considering Jesus’ Incarnation (God became flesh) and Advent (His first coming) I’ll point you to read and meditate on four short reflections from the staff of Desiring God.

Four parts on the Incarnation:

1. Advent and the Incarnation
2. Jesus Is Fully Human
3. What Is the Hypostatic Union?
4. The Virgin Birth

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Snow!

We’re over in Bend visiting my family for Christmas, and woke up with a blanket of snow on the ground and it continued to snow all morning.  Here are a couple of pics from this morning…

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Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus

Come, thou long expected Jesus,
born to set thy people free;
from our fears and sins release us,
let us find our rest in thee.
Israel’s strength and consolation,
hope of all the earth thou art;
dear desire of every nation,
joy of every longing heart.

Born thy people to deliver,
born a child and yet a King,
born to reign in us forever,
now thy gracious kingdom bring.
By thine own eternal spirit
rule in all our hearts alone;
by thine all sufficient merit,
raise us to thy glorious throne.

(by Charles Wesley)

Thank you to Timmy Brister for the reminder)

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Now he’s a real boy

It seems like just yesterday we brought our little newborn baby Dutch home.  (Actually, it was a year ago today.)  Somehow our baby has become a boy, one-year-old and full of life and joy.   Kari wrote about it, and God’s faithfulness in this journey of parenting.

As he takes a nap this morning we’ll gaze at one of his one-year pics…

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Happy 1st birthday, Dutch!

A year has now passed since he was born, a miracle from God brought into our life, changing all things forever. It almost seems like we cannot even remember life without him. He stood and smiled his trademark wide grin at the edge of his crib this morning as Kari and I sang him happy birthday. What a joy to hold our son! Happy Birthday, Dutch!

Special thanks to Bethany for the photos.

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Look who crawled up the stairs

This afternoon Dutch — for his last feat of his first year — crawled up a flight of stairs for the first time.  Nice job little man!

(After my the engine in my car seized up last weekend, my Saturn essentially becoming a paperweight,  I joked that we simply needed to hook Dutch’s little motor up to make the car run again.  Our little boy certainly has a strong little motor in him.)

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Almost a year old

Dutch turns one year old tomorrow, and we plan to celebrate his development and God’s faithfulness to us in this parenting process. For me, being a husband and father is the greatest of all possible joys, as well as the height of my responsibility in this life.

In the morning we plan to take a drive into town across the bridge that re-opens 12/21. It has been down for construction since April and the current detour makes the trek almost 20 minutes instead of 12. Having a new bridge is a big deal! Yes, we are totally ridiculous, and our whole family will be there to drive across the new bridge first thing.

Family is coming from all over to celebrate Dutch’s first birthday, and then be together for a few days for Christmas. We’re blessed to have such wonderful family and support, and that school is out for a bit to free us up for this family time.

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Maybe he has the Knack

Dutch is a curious little boy. In the past twelve months his mind has expanded exponentially, and we continually see so much potential in him. He’s amazing! For example this morning I had to dig a bug out of his mouth (he likes to find them in the corners of the kitchen, like the picture on the right…)

But he is not only quick to find little snacks on the kitchen floor … he’s also quick to learn things. These days he is really fascinated with the vacuum cleaner. He loves to push the buttons and play with the (unplugged) cord.

Here he is this morning, playing…

And pushing the vacuum around…
Maybe he has The Knack?

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