Archive for July, 2008

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Young Voters, Please Stop Playing!

I believe that everyone who has the priviledge to vote should. It is one of the greatest responsibilities we have in this country. This article is not a Pro-McCain or a Pro-Obama article, its purpose is not to sway voters to one camp or the other, however I do want to point some foolishness [...]

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Influences (Part 2)

I’ve always told people that I feel God expects a lot out of me because I feel I have had so much invested in me. The Bible says, “To whom much is given, much is required.” I listed 7 leaders who have had influence in my life, either personally or from a distance in my [...]

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Conversations with a 5 Year Old

…about the rusty water from the toilet pipe. Straight from a 5 year old’s mind and heart to his lips. Just keeping it real, the good, the bad, and the ugly. Sometimes you get the sweet like HERE and then you get the…

Gavin: “Daddy!!”
Me: “What Gavin?”
Gavin: “There’s brown water behind the toilet!”
Me: “I know, I’ve [...]

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Hailey and Daddy in 16 Years

This is me in 16 30 years when Hailey wants to date, except I will probably be holding a gun. Oh, the joys of having a daughter!
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Join the Conversation: Anyone with a daughter out there? What am I in for? Has anyone been “the daughter” what do I need to know to look [...]

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Conversations with a 5 Year Old

…about new sister and Jesus.
Gavin was in the bathtub at MeMaw’s house yesterday and here was their conversation (some of which is not exact word for word being that it was told to me, but was totally unaided and unprovoked…straight from a 5 year old’s brain & heart to his lips):
Gavin: “We need to go [...]

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Round 3: Hailey Elizabeth Carnes (Flickr)

Here are some pictures from my sisters camera. It shows a pretty good picture of the hospital party that took place after Hailey’s birth. If you are familiar with gypsies, then you will know when one of them have a baby, the whole village floods the hospital…I don’t think we are any better. It feels [...]

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Round 2: Hailey Elizabeth Carnes

Well, I have been humbled! I give Hailey one post on my blog and she steals the show. I had my biggest blog day yesterday, ever, thanks to Miss Hailey and over half of the hits were direct (unique) hits to her post. A few hours old and she’s already a Blogstar - Maybe if [...]

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Hailey Elizabeth Carnes

Here are a few pictures of Haileys first minutes into her new world.
Updated: She was born at 12:45 pm, weighing 7 pounds even and 20 inches in length. Other than being tired, Nicki is doing great…glad its over with!
Thank you all for your congratulations and your prayers! They are all greatly appreciated (Click on [...]

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Hailey arrives today

Well, today is the day that we have been waiting on for the last 8 months (since we found out Nicki was pregnant); and the day we’ve been waiting on for almost 6 years. Our first two children were boys, Gavin and Tristan, who we love dearly, but Nicki has been wanting a little girl [...]

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The Final Countdown

The Final Countdown has started. In approximately 24 hours
Hailey Elizabeth Carnes will arrive!

Nicki is scheduled to be at the hospital at 10:00 am tomorrow and the surgery is scheduled at 12:30 pm, so Hailey should be here around 1:00 pm (weird time for a c-section). We would appreciate your prayers for a safe delivery and [...]

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