Welcome to the big bright world Eliana Audrey

With the wonder of today's technology, we can introduce the world to Ellie. It's like the scene in the Lion King when Rafiki runs to the top of the mountain and presents Simba to the animal kingom, only I don't have to face the hyenas!

Our new family is doing really well, Erica and my eyes could stand to see a little more of the inside of our eyelids, but we're figuring it out every hour.

Pictures of Eliana

When Love Comes to Town After Party

In the Christian tradition, Good Friday is usually reserved for a solemn remembrance of Jesus' death on a gruesome cross. Christian denominations with roots in the 16th and 17th century are well accustomed to feeling empty on this somber occasion. As gruesome a death as Jesus had, it does not compare to the abundant life and love that comes through the cross to Easter, and Jesus' resurrection.

People of Hope and Living Stone Church brought these traditions of somber reflection and God's ultimate act of love together on Friday night in "When Love Comes to Town: An Easter Experience".

If you saw the show, Let me know what you thought by contacting me. If you didn't see the show, but are interested in knowing more, contact me.

Here's a sample of last week's event.

Peace be yours in the Risen Christ!

I can hardly wait any longer!

So it has been 39 wonderful weeks of development and growth for this image we see above and the time for her to come into the world is approaching...but not yet. I can hardly wait to greet this daughter of mine and give her the love that I have been feeling since we first new she was coming. It is not only my wife and I that wait, but family and a whole community of people that anticipate with joy her coming. What a thrill it will be!

When Love Comes to Town