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Archive of "My Family" Category
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A Short Introduction to NASCAR Fashion
Today, my son and I took a (now annual) trip to Dover, DE to see the NASCAR Nationwide Series race. It was a beautiful day and a great race. Since I had a zoom lens, I took the opportunity …
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Life with Three Kids
We have three kids in our house.
Three different personalities.
Three different temperaments.
One of them just sits there and sleeps most of the day.
The other two go back and forth between being best friends and wanting to kill each other.
The friends …
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Welcome Elliot James Hiestand
For those of you who don’t follow me on Twitter or Facebook you might not have heard that we now have three kids. Elliot James Hiestand was born on Saturday at 12:59pm. As you can tell from the …
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Thinking about 2009 – A More Disciplined Life
I’ve been processing things like resolutions and goals more than ever this year. I’ve been thinking through a lot of different things but the one I keep coming back to is my need for a more disciplined work week. It’s …
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Aug – October Phamily Photos
It’s been a while since I uploaded pictures to our flickr account. I’ve added a bunch. Here is a sample.
…Some New Family Photos - Click on the image to view them individually.
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Reflecting on Adoption
[/caption]Doing some yard work
Tomorrow we are celebrating our son Mason’s 2nd birthday. (His birthday is on the 30th though). It’s hard to be believe that …
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Learning to Read Like Daddy
Today is my day off so I’ve been doing my best to stay off the computer. While Mason has been …
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The Natural
Most of you who have been reading my blog for a while know that Cole and I play baseball together almost everyday. While we were home in Chicago visiting my parents we actually went out and bought a …
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At Wrigley Field with Cole
I’m writing this from Wrigley Field in Chicago. I came down with my brother, my dad and Cole. This is cole’s first time here and I’m not quote sure he gets how great this place is. I think in due …
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65 miles a gallon baby.
This is my “new” 1979 Yamaha xs400.
Its not going to win any races or awards but it runs great, has 10,000 miles and they notoriously run forever. Now i …
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Celebrating Adoptions Family Photos
Last night we had a family photo shoot. It turns out there is a group out there called Celebrating Adoption that helps adoptive families get a free photoshoot and pictures from a professional photographer within the first year that …
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Update on the Poverty Forum, Missions Trip, Anniversaries, The Well
So, I’ve had a few crazy weeks and blogging has been on the way back burner as far as priorities go. I need a short break from working on my sermon so here we go… This will serve as a …
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My 4/5 year old baseball star
I’ve been posting a bunch of serious thoughts lately so I thought something on the lighter side would be good. My son Cole loves baseball. We play together daily. He’s four, turning five this week. If you …
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Cole Learns to Ride His Two-Wheel Bike
This is the first day. About 30 minutes into our bike riding lesson. Not a bad days work!
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Our First NASCAR Event
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Cole’s Graduation from Preschool
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Personal Financial Accountability In the Church, A Way Forward
For the first three years of our marriage my wife and I didn’t have any outstanding credit card debt. Then the crap hit the fan. Between some unnecessary purchases, not making enough money, hospital bills, and a string of …
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Don’t Call Me Mr. Mom
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The Best 1:43 you will spend today (A Mason Video)
Seriously, if you had to do spend 1 minute and 43 seconds doing something, you’d have a hard time finding a better way to do it…
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The Chop
My beautiful wife went away for a “girls weekend” recently and came back looking a tad different. I’ve gotta be honest… I love it! She has had longer hair for as …
