Norah is sleeping. Sarah is at work. I'm bored. I thought about drawing a picture or two, so I opened my drawing/writing book and started to flip through the pages trying to find an open spot that might jump out at me as needing something in particular to fill it up. Amidst that search, I read something I wrote probably two or three years ago...
Thought I'd put it out there. --
O! We are searching for the truth
but I'm finding no dry wood to feed this fire of faith
and I've been noticing lately that only embers remain
(but how I long for a blaze...)
With age the question comes swift;
are these thin trails of smoke which drift out
as my fire seems to die
strong enough to entice others unto You?
(Lord, it's all I want to do.)
I can recall those days...
Striving with purpose, but still an infant in Your ways.
Thinking the Light which I displayed
would stand the test of time.
When I could see and clearly be seen
and it was unquestioned that Grace had left me clean.
And in Your hands I found relief from the perverting darkness which surrounds.
(I was Found!)
But now, again, I need to find.
Father! don't ever turn your eyes
and keep me from closing mine and do your best to keep
my toes planted firmly along Your line
('cause I'd walk away if the choice were mine).
God, I must admit the truth
that I can't be content to find Your proof
by seeing only what has been and how You've moved.
I must also admit that I should look to find
You
in the process of trusting that there are things
that You have yet to do.
Stay Gold!
MMK
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Stuff and Things
We haven't really been around much lately to update this space. Well, we've been "around," but our jobs, travels, and parental responsibilities have been our primary focus during the past few weeks.
Sarah has already made a few brief comments on our time in Iowa, so I won't spend too much time repeating what she's already shared. I really enjoyed the few days that I had back home, though. The trip was re-energizing in a variety of different ways. Most notably, the chance to see my best friend marry the woman he loves most was a major reminder of why I married the woman I most love, too. She's a good wife and I don't always give her the credit for that which she rightly deserves.
Norah is changing, like, nonstop. It's weird how one developmental achievement seems to bring out a whole new person from inside of her. She learns to roll over and now now it seems like she's so much more aware and wants to be looking around more. She also enjoys being stood up on her legs and can support her own weight as long as you provide her with the balance to do so. She's also been more talkative lately. Here's the video proof:
Her parting comments are my favorite part of the whole thing there.
Sarah and I will be heading up to Portland, Maine this Saturday for a concert presented by Sufjan Stevens. He tours fairly infrequently, so we're pretty lucky to have him coming so close to us here. Sarah's less excited than I am about the show, but that's understandable considering the fact that he's on my list of musicians to see live before I die. (The aforementioned list doesn't actually exist... The idea of a list is simply a literary device I've employed to express the urgency with which I'd like to see Mr. Stevens in concert)
I've posted a few of his songs on this space before, but here's a video if you feel like catching up with him again.
In other news, my fantasy football team crapped the bed this week. Only one of my nine starting players broke into double digit points. Sarah's team performed quite well, though. She wears the football pants in our family, I guess.
That's it! I hope everyone is well. Leave a comment sometime to update us with how you've been lately, if you'd like.
Stay Gold, everyone...
MMK
Sarah has already made a few brief comments on our time in Iowa, so I won't spend too much time repeating what she's already shared. I really enjoyed the few days that I had back home, though. The trip was re-energizing in a variety of different ways. Most notably, the chance to see my best friend marry the woman he loves most was a major reminder of why I married the woman I most love, too. She's a good wife and I don't always give her the credit for that which she rightly deserves.
Norah is changing, like, nonstop. It's weird how one developmental achievement seems to bring out a whole new person from inside of her. She learns to roll over and now now it seems like she's so much more aware and wants to be looking around more. She also enjoys being stood up on her legs and can support her own weight as long as you provide her with the balance to do so. She's also been more talkative lately. Here's the video proof:
Her parting comments are my favorite part of the whole thing there.
Sarah and I will be heading up to Portland, Maine this Saturday for a concert presented by Sufjan Stevens. He tours fairly infrequently, so we're pretty lucky to have him coming so close to us here. Sarah's less excited than I am about the show, but that's understandable considering the fact that he's on my list of musicians to see live before I die. (The aforementioned list doesn't actually exist... The idea of a list is simply a literary device I've employed to express the urgency with which I'd like to see Mr. Stevens in concert)
I've posted a few of his songs on this space before, but here's a video if you feel like catching up with him again.
In other news, my fantasy football team crapped the bed this week. Only one of my nine starting players broke into double digit points. Sarah's team performed quite well, though. She wears the football pants in our family, I guess.
That's it! I hope everyone is well. Leave a comment sometime to update us with how you've been lately, if you'd like.
Stay Gold, everyone...
MMK
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Norah Stats
Norah is 4 1/2 months old today! To celebrate, her and I went to the doctor. Okay, so going to the doctor wasn't really fun...especially since Norah was due for another round of vaccinations. But she did well and here are the most up-to-date Norah stats:
Weight = 15 lbs 1 oz putting her in the 80th percentile
Height = 27 inches (WHOA!), off the charts as far as percentile
Head circumference = still huge and off the percentile chart!
Norah is doing great developmentally, too. Norah rolled over for the first time by herself yesterday (more than once), and our doctor seemed impressed. I was able to capture her rolling over a bit on video today. Will definitely post the video soon.
Other news - Marshall, Norah, and I had such a great time back home in Iowa! Norah did pretty well on the plane ride out and did SUPER on the ride back to NH. I am still amazed by her demeanor...and (almost all of the time) by her happiness. She is such a sweet baby!
My friend, Katey, had such a lovely wedding. I was a bridesmaid, and I am so thankful I was able to be apart of such a meaningful ceremony! Marshall and I were also able to be apart of Kevin & Sarah's wedding. What a joyful day! Congrats to both couples - we are so happy for you!
Also while home, my dad was able to meet Norah for the first time! I loved seeing my dad completely melt at heart for Norah. Norah should never have any doubts about whether or not she is loved...there is constant evidence! :o)
Anyways, either MK or myself will do a photo dump at some point of our trip. Until then, we love and miss you all.
SLK
Weight = 15 lbs 1 oz putting her in the 80th percentile
Height = 27 inches (WHOA!), off the charts as far as percentile
Head circumference = still huge and off the percentile chart!
Norah is doing great developmentally, too. Norah rolled over for the first time by herself yesterday (more than once), and our doctor seemed impressed. I was able to capture her rolling over a bit on video today. Will definitely post the video soon.
Other news - Marshall, Norah, and I had such a great time back home in Iowa! Norah did pretty well on the plane ride out and did SUPER on the ride back to NH. I am still amazed by her demeanor...and (almost all of the time) by her happiness. She is such a sweet baby!
My friend, Katey, had such a lovely wedding. I was a bridesmaid, and I am so thankful I was able to be apart of such a meaningful ceremony! Marshall and I were also able to be apart of Kevin & Sarah's wedding. What a joyful day! Congrats to both couples - we are so happy for you!
Also while home, my dad was able to meet Norah for the first time! I loved seeing my dad completely melt at heart for Norah. Norah should never have any doubts about whether or not she is loved...there is constant evidence! :o)
Anyways, either MK or myself will do a photo dump at some point of our trip. Until then, we love and miss you all.
SLK
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Four Months
Norah's four-month birthday was three days ago on the sixth. We took the usual birthday pictures and some video. It's getting more complicated to get good pictures of her with the birthday sign, though, since she's getting to the point where she wants to put anything that's near her hands into her mouth. Oi. I guess that's what babies do though, right? Anyway... Here you go, dudes.
See what I mean about her not wanting to hold the sign?
What a kid, eh?
Stay Gold!
MMK
See what I mean about her not wanting to hold the sign?
What a kid, eh?
Stay Gold!
MMK
Friday, September 4, 2009
Three New Videos
I looked at Norah the other day and thought to myself that she was looking and acting dramatically different than she had even just a week before. She's changing so quickly at this point that it sort of blows my mind. I'm sure most parents have this same experience, so it's probably nothing new. Regardless, it's a pretty awesome thing to see her really starting to figure some stuff out. Better than that, though, is the fact that I think I'm actually starting to really love my daughter. Quite honestly, I've felt more like a babysitter to this point in her life than I've felt like a dad. I guess I've always loved the fact that she was my child, but now I'm actually starting to figure out what I love about her and why. So, there's that.
Anyway, we spent some time taking some videos of Norah a couple of days ago. She was being all active and doing some cool stuff so we decided it'd be best to commit it to video. Enjoy, dudes.
Book learnin'.
Messing with Norah.
In your face.
What a kid.
Stay Gold!
MMK
Anyway, we spent some time taking some videos of Norah a couple of days ago. She was being all active and doing some cool stuff so we decided it'd be best to commit it to video. Enjoy, dudes.
Book learnin'.
Messing with Norah.
In your face.
What a kid.
Stay Gold!
MMK
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