Birthday Cake

Here’s a quick glimpse of our family birthday time. Janell made a carrot cake (delicious). Nathan helped me blow out the candles, and Ben watched it all (Recorded in photo booth).

Surprise Birthday Party

My students (and Janell) pulled off a great surprise birthday party yesterday after class. I almost blew it because I wouldn’t leave the classroom so they could set it up. I had some emails and things to take care of, so I stayed behind because my office is really hot in the afternoons.

Well, they eventually got me to leave, set up the room, and then surprised me with an AWESOME video they made for me, complete with a song they wrote and performed. I don’t have a copy of the video yet, but when I do get one, I’ll definitely post it here.

Here’s some video of me taking a bite out of the cake.

Seminary Family

Seminary Family

I have been thinking about a lot of things today, and these things have made me come to one great conclusion: I am so grateful for my students at the Seminary.

At our Seminary, we talk about the fact that the students aren’t “pastors in training;” they are pastors. Understanding this helps me so much whenever situations happen and we need to evaluate them, ask for prayer, and basically look for someone to listen.

I am privileged to have my students and the people at the Seminary. It makes days like today a little easier.

Benjamin’s First Steps

Benjamin started to take a few steps this week. Today we decided to let him try to walk to Nathan. They love each other so much that the walking ended up being a tickle and laugh-fest.

It sort of reminds me of Nathan’s first steps.

Miami Dolphins’ Fan in Training

Today I told Nathan we were waiting for the Miami Dolphins’ game to start, and he replied, “Miami Dolphins, I better get ready.” He then went and got his jersey and put it on all by himself.

It was an excellent game, where Miami beat Buffalo 38-10 with their backup quarterback. Finally, we got one win this year.

Well, after the game, Nathan and I did our version of the Miami Dolphins’ fight song.