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Halloween happiness

Oct 31, 2015 | Family

Nothing makes the little man smile like a hundred pieces of candy… from Instagram: http://bit.ly/1ModASq

I found one of Daniel’s baby rattles today. Surprise. It’s a Catapillar. Who would’ve guessed?

Oct 18, 2015 | Family

It’s interesting to think back about all of the ‘small things’ that were a big part of your children’s lives. I wonder if Daniel’s love if creatures were influenced by little things like this! (Ha!)

Kristen and Lily :))

Oct 17, 2015 | Family

I think this is one of my favorite pictures of Kristen and Lily. Funny how it’s just the honest moments of love and laughter that are so authentic and memorable!

Weekly Twitter Digest for 2015-10-15

Oct 17, 2015 | Tweets

Here is a recap of this weeks tweets! Fall Festival with Lily’s preschool friends was great http://t.co/XThvbJM60V on http://t.co/NjaW9sgVvp http://t.co/STcLucxJHV 2015-10-09 Girls day out! http://t.co/uwCd436jKf on http://t.co/NjaW9sgVvp http://t.co/iSjDi9gKIk...

What to Write About?

Oct 17, 2015 | Personal

I was recently inspired by these two blog posts by Seth Godin and John Saddington – each making the point that they have written every day for quite some time. That’s an amazing display of discipline! I want to start writing and sharing more. I’ve realized that...

Bible center church last night

Oct 8, 2015 | Faith

While the kids were in AWANA last wednesday night, I had the opportunity to go for a walk around the church property as the sun was setting. Breathtaking. God’s truly doing some wonderful things in the lives of people. Kristen and I have been part of Bible Center...

Sunbathing for lizards

Oct 3, 2015 | Photos

I set a heat lamp up today for the terrarium. All of the lizards came out to catch some rays!

Amazing front porch Morning View

Sep 28, 2015 | Photos

Awesome view today!!

iPhone 6s video quality options

Sep 27, 2015 | Tech Gadgets

I’m sticking with 30 frames per second but going with the high definition format. I think it would be interesting to have a choice for this closer to the actual camera interface versus down in the settings. I can see situations we might want to change it...

iPhone 6s slow-motion video quality options

Sep 27, 2015 | Tech Gadgets

I’m making the choice to be able to capture extremely slow motion vs larger format video.

Preschool at Bible Center Offers New Flexible Schedule

Sep 27, 2015 | Faith

Traditionally its been a full-time program. Now its open to children just a couple days a week. You can enroll anytime. I highly reccomend checking it out. For our children it’s been an incredibly awesome experience.

United States Electricity Map

Sep 25, 2015 | Interesting

This is pretty cool (or hot)… the Washington Post mapped power plants in the United States by type and capacity in megawatts. Interesting to see all that it takes to power a nation! Via: FlowingData

23 Languages Rule the World

Sep 25, 2015 | Interesting

There are 7102 known languages live in the world today. 23 of these languages are the native tongue of 4.1 billion people. How many languages do you speak? Via: Daily Infographic

Andrew Carnegie’s 10 Rules of Success

Sep 25, 2015 | Inspiring

Here’s a synopsis of the rules, which appear in Hill’s The Science of Success: Which rules do you feel matter most? 1. Define your purpose. Create a plan of action and start working toward it immediately. 2. Create a “master-mind alliance.” Contact and work with...

Government makes maps of all US internet service provider connections public

Sep 25, 2015 | Interesting

There’s a good reason why you don’t know how your data gets from one place to another on the internet. The major network cables that truss the United States haven’t ever been fully viewable to the public–until now. The Department of Homeland Security is making the map...