We had Jude baptized this past Sunday, on All Saints Day. It was a moment rich with emotion and meaning for us and we were thankful to have all the grandparents there to share this with us.
Here are some pictures from the big day! (mouseover the slideshow to pause, navigate, or go full screen)
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Lately, my dad has been calling me or emailing me every couple of days with one question: “So what have you been learning?”
He’s aware of the fact that this new venture into parenthood will come with its share of “lessons,” so his question is serving to remind me that my son isn’t the only one [...]
“Imagine the ecstasy, the cry of joy when God makes a person in his own image! When God made you! The Father gives you as a gift to himself. You are a response to the vast delight of God. Out of an infinite number of possibilities, God invested you and me with existence.”
~ Brennan Manning, [...]
Today Krista is “due”, or more accurately, our son Jude is due. These last days have been interesting, as we have learned increasingly about what waiting feels like. It is good for us. I shouldn’t have been surprised that the songs during this morning’s and last week’s liturgy at St. Bartholomew’s were [...]
My friend Eric Lackey told me that when he and his wife left the hospital after the birth of his son, he looked down at this tiny human being in his arms and said, “They’re just gonna let us walk outta’ here with this?”
In just over three months, we will be taking home a newborn [...]
Krista and I went to Vanderbilt Women’s Imaging Center for an ultrasound today to find out the whether our baby is a boy or a girl. Some would say that it’s better to wait for the surprise at the birth, but we just figured that we would have the same surprise, five months earlier.
Not [...]
Here are the highlights from 2008 Barmer Week 50 (or Week 12 if you are counting by our pregnancy). We got together with some good friends this week, and while at dinner we tried an excellent 2006 Pinot Noir called Four Graces, from Willamette Valley, OR. If you like a good Pinot, this is a [...]
I’m starting a weekly “Best Of” posting where I share a “Barmer Top 4 or 5″ of sorts. I hate to admit that this was inspired by Tim at Black Coffee Reflections, who I’ve now mentioned in two posts in a row (I may have to pay royalties soon if I’m not careful).
It’s been a [...]
Here are a few of the highlights from yesterday’s Thanksgiving extravaganza at the Barmer’s.
The World Class Menu: Turkey, Stuffing, Green Beans, Mashed Potatoes, Crescent Rolls, Smithwick’s Irish Ale (but not for the pregnant person).
The Turkey: The 17-pound turkey we bought from local farmers Roy and Treina was by far the best turkey I’ve ever had. [...]
Jason Barmer
