The second most popular post last year at The Christian Nerd was also baby related. In this post I announced to the Internet that we were having a baby. This year has pretty much been all about having a baby and Alycia getting a new job. Who knows what 2017 will hold, but I imagineRead more
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The third most popular post this year at The Christian Nerd was also one of its shortest. I posted this from the hospital the night Clara was born. I can’t believe it’s been almost eight months. I can remember what life was like without Clara but I would never want to go back. Clara KaoriRead more
This #TBT takes us back to a recent post. It was all about Clara’s sleep habits a few months ago. Her sleep habits got progressively better until last week. Recently she’s been waking up five or six times a night, often staying awake and inconsolable for an hour at a time. I’m sure she mightRead more
Last week my wonderful wife got hired to be a high school biology teacher. She worked so hard to get to this place and I couldn’t be more proud of her. Part of this new season involves us leaving Clara with Alycia’s sister Tuesday through Friday. We are so grateful to have someone whom weRead more
Space is cold and dark. For as much as I want to go to space, I don’t know if I’d like it very much. I get nervous on the submarine ride at Disneyland; I can’t imagine how I’d respond to the vacuum of space. I know that space is a cold, dark vacuum because everyRead more
There were a lot of parts I really enjoyed about being a pastor. I knew I’d enjoy teaching and hanging out with students. I was really surprised how much I enjoyed baptism and the opportunity to help students take that step in their faith. While I was a pastor I never experienced a baby dedicationRead more