Sep 17, 2010

Kimberly did amazing in labor and looks amazing too I might add!  I can not believe how quickly she popped that little guy out.  We headed to the Hospital at 10:15 pm September 17th and by 11:18 Benjamin was here, weighing in 7 lbs 9 ounces. Only 11 minutes of pushing!  Way to go babe.  No drugs, and no doctor.  A midwife barely made it in to catch the...

Jul 25, 2010

First I want to say that I am blown away by the way God Provides.  These last days before moving to Florida we had no money and no way to rent our truck. The day before we needed it God provided and so we were able to rent a 16 foot budget truck and we packed that thing as tight as it gets.  Unfortunately it had a bad tire so in Raleigh NC we had a blow out. ...

Jul 15, 2010

My wife Kimberly wanted me to post this as a final farewell to Newark from her.  I love reading what she writes… I am so glad I married such an amazing woman… Final Thoughts From The Mommy Its been a few years now (and a few kids!!) since our desktop died, thus destroying my blog, and therefore destroying any momentum I had towards recording the...

Jul 15, 2010

I finally got this song somewhat recorded. For all those who have been bugging me to do this, thanks for pushing me to just get it done. I hope this song moves us all to die to ourselves and live for Jesus. This is a song I wrote in 2004 after coming back into wealthy suburban America after living in a poor and marginalized community of inner city Newark NJ....

Jun 29, 2010

It’s 3:08 am as I write this…  I can’t sleep…  I woke up at about 2:00 am or so, my heart so burdened, the weight of  leaving Newark becoming heavier and heavier on my heart as our departure draws closer.  I find myself asking God why? “Why are you leading us away from this place where we have spent the last seven years of our...