River Dance Baby

From Spring 2009

New Pictures of Charlotte

Here are some winter shots of Charlotte and she continues to grow and get bigger every day. She is getting so cute and her hair is starting to grow a little bit longer. She still has her mullet mama hair in the back and really nothing on top, but she rocks it well if I do say so myself.

Click here for pictures of Charlotte

With Love

Live Stream of Leadership Symposium

I am wrapping up my MBA this weekend and if you would like to watch the leadership symposium from the comfort of your own home here is the link:

http://stream.georgefox.edu/live/som.sdp

Simply cut and paste or just simply click on that link above.

For everyone else I am sure we will have some footage taped so you can review the discussion on leadership. The symposium is Saturday February 21rst and starts at 8am and will run until 4:45pm.

Until next time.

N

Advertising Wars

This is an article I found on MSNBC - The religious battle has started in the heart of London via a red bus.....

Christians, atheists battle on London buses
As anti-God ad campaign ends, religious groups prepare rebuttals
The Associated Press
updated 11:35 a.m. PT, Fri., Feb. 6, 2009
LONDON - Christians are soldiering on in the battle over God's existence by putting ads on London's famous red buses urging people to have faith.

The posters are a response to an atheist campaign that told people to stop worrying about religion because God probably doesn't exist.

The Christian Party has paid $22,000 to run ads declaring: "There definitely is a God. So join the Christian Party and enjoy your life," in red, pink and orange letters.

The ads will start appearing buses Monday, just as a monthlong campaign by atheists ends. In that campaign, atheists paid for bus ads saying there is probably no God, so "stop worrying and enjoy your life."

The atheist campaign, organized by the British Humanist Association and backed by Oxford University biologist and author Richard Dawkins, sparked a debate over religious — or anti-religious — messages in public spaces.

Ad authority wouldn't intervene
More than 300 people complained to Britain's advertising watchdog, arguing the atheist ads were misleading and denigrated people's faith. Christian groups decided to respond after the Advertising Standards Authority dismissed the complaints.

"The atheist campaign has been something of a red rag to Christians and was begging for a response," said George Hargreaves, the head of the Christian Party, a religious group that fields candidates for elections to the European Parliament. "I got tired of seeing these messages on buses driving past my window and want to give people the chance to read something with hope."

Another Christian group has also joined the campaign, with a more confrontational message from Psalm 53:1, which reads: "The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God." That ad will run for two weeks.

And the Russian Orthodox Church has joined in with an ad reading: "There is a God, believe. Don't worry and enjoy your life."

Hanne Stinson, chief executive of the British Humanist Society, said the society supported the right of religious groups to post their messages but said the advertisements were "dogmatic and declaratory, leaving no room for reason and debate."

"Our ads were undogmatic and funny, with the addition of the 'probably' in line with the continuing openness of humanists to new evidence," she said in a statement on the British Humanist Association Web site.


Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29056903/

William McDonough

I want my bailout money

You get your bailout money yet?

Baby Reunion 2009

(Charlotte at two month and two weeks old).


"Charlotte and her best Peruvian friend Leo"


Left to Right (Charlotte, Adilene, Leonardo, and Donald. I love the face on Adilene she does not want to be taking photos here =)



Most of you know that we had our birthing classes in Tualatin with four other families. Last weekend we all got back together now that our babies have been born to reconnect and see all the precious little ones. We had a wonderful time, shared our birthing stories, and took some fabulous photos. My favorites are when they we're all sitting on the couch together. Just adorable these little babies. Charlotte was the youngest of the bunch but being that we have a biased opinion she is also the cutest little one =)

Thank you Jesus for babies! Their a joy to all of us. I will also put some recent shots of Charlotte as now she is 2 months old she is starting to smile and make cute noises with her mouth. We love her more everyday and as her personality comes in we are always laughing and smiling with her.

With love,

N & M & C