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Wednesday, September 21st, 2005Diana and I have to decide whether to bump Judah up to Kindergarten in the next couple of weeks. Deanna Sheng, Tony’s wife — whom I’ve never actually met but feel indebted to already — has generously emailed a number of insightful thoughts on the subject from a teacher’s perspective (which have been converted into [...]
Monday, September 19th, 2005
So said Judah’s teacher Ms. Susan this morning when I dropped him off for Pre-K, which he just started on Monday! So “off the charts” is he that the principal will observe him “helping” in Kindergarten every day this week to decide whether to bump him up. Their only concern is that he’s socially ready [...]
All grown up
Sunday, September 18th, 2005Hung out with Jose Zayas today, who was in NYC for this weekend’s PK event, after not seeing him since Sunday School 20 years ago. Don’t be fooled: although he’s now an evangelist ministering with Luis Palau, Promise Keepers, Focus on the Family, and Stephen Baldwin’s Livin’ It tour, he got his start as Donkey [...]
So he’s not superman
Sunday, September 11th, 2005Judah and I went on our date with destiny last night, off to “find food” for “the homeless” in answer to his prayer. He was so excited about it all day. We ran into Uncle Roger on Third Avenue, and he told him all about it. We met up with his friend Christian at the [...]
The Heart of a Shepherd
Saturday, September 10th, 2005Just before bedtime, Judah began to cry. Not a wimper and sniffle, but deep, profound sobbing from his gut. He began to shake and say that he was crying for the people “affected by the hurricane.” He had prayed for them just a few minutes before, prayed that God would give them “a new life, [...]
“So what is it about life?”
Friday, September 9th, 2005Judah asked me that question last week. In Florida on Tuesday night, around 9:30 pm, after a duck grabbed a toy from his hand (more on that later), and we continued with our walk. “What do you mean, what is it about life?” I replied. “You know, why did God create life?” he said. After [...]
Thy Kingdom come, on earth
Tuesday, September 6th, 2005Ok, maybe it’s not quite that kingdom, but it’s not bad either. First Judah conquered Disney’s Magic Kingdom and Typhoon Lagoon, and then on Saturday Uncle Roger and Aunt Teresa surprised us with tickets to Universal’s Islands of Adventure as well. Below are just a few of the higlights; for more pics, go here.
A very proud big cousin
Tuesday, September 6th, 2005On Monday, Judah met his cousin Shayla Brattli for the first time since she was an infant, and was instantly smitten. She’s a doll (which he loves) that doted on him all afternoon (which he also loves). (Note the tongues sticking out of both mouths. Coincidence, or DNA? ) Shayla’s dad is Steven Brattli, my [...]
More than
Thursday, August 18th, 2005We’ve been counting down the days to August 16, five-year-old Samuel Carrasco’s last day of major chemo. It’s been over a year since his leukemia diagnosis last summer, and Judah has prayed for him nearly every day since we first got the news. On August 17th, Sam’s fatigued little body needed a blood transfusion. The [...]
I needed this
Wednesday, August 17th, 2005Yesterday, two thank you cards arrived at my office from our California interns, one for Judah and one for me — at just the right time to offer an encouraging word. This proud papa can’t resist sharing with the blogosphere the one to Judah. (The one to me, I’ll keep private for now. Excerpts may [...]
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