There comes a point in everyone’s life when you realize that your parents are nothing more than you in a few years.  They are kids who beat you to the punch.  It’s a calming idea to know this.

As a child you always see your parents as these other worldly people who have no relation to you or your experiences.  It’s impossible that they had to go through what I went though.  It’s impossible they were at one point like me.  It’s impossible I will ever be their age.  But that’s all lies.  They were your age, they have been there, and they did the same things you do.

I once read that Bob Gale, the writer of the movie Back to the Future thought of the story of the movie because he found his parent’s year book and wondered if he could go back in time and hang out with his parents would he see them as cool or dorky.  I wonder if I would hang out with the 24 year old versions of my parents.  I wonder if the 24 year old versions of my parents would hang out with me.

It’s official, in a few months I’ll be the proud father of a baby girl. I wonder if she’ll listen to Social Distortion in her crib….

Seems interesting, and you’re invited to play!

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My baby has a heartbeat! I heard it with my own two ears from a hand held device from 1970. I mean really, do we not have newer technology to hear baby heartbeats? But that’s beside the point.

My baby’s heart beats!

Although I try not to be too personal here on my site, I’d like to emphasize that this is a personal site and as such personal entries are required by law once every 30 posts. There have been 29 posts of a non-personal nature, so I am now required to post something personal about myself.

Using a highly sophisticated computer imaging program and a box of crayons I finally decided which tidbit of personal information I will share with y’all. Scary as it may be for me, I feel that these small glimpses into my life will allow you, the reader, to understand my viewpoints more and get a getter grasp on how dumb I actually am.

Okay, I’m ready to communicate with you now.

In 8 months I’m going to be a father. At this point I’ve never been so excited, scared, and hungry at the same time. I look forward to the journey God has for my family and I and I’m excited to see how being a father with shape not only my odd personality, but how my odd personality will extend my our child.

That being said, I’ve already decided to speak to the baby with a fake British accent. I want to know if it will rub off on them and they’ll not pickup our Southern draw.

Well the job is done. Last night was my wife’s last day as youth minister at our church, a position she’s been doing for almost five years now. Pray the youth group will continue with no permanent person replacing the position as of now and parents stepping up to fill the gap.