Thoughtful Essay

People like these often get drowned out in our black-and-white shout-em-down discourse.  I must confess I didn't know they existed.  Still not sure what to make of them.

"They are the New Homophiles and they accept the Church’s teaching that sexual activity can only occur between married men and women. They oppose a redefinition of marriage to include anyone else. They are fine, if that is the right word, with living celibate lives. They do not want to stop being gay; they don’t believe they can or even should. They believe God made them gay so they want to be known as gay and they want the Church to accept them on those terms. And they believe being gay is part of God’s plan and vocation for them."

FULL ESSAY 

Butterfly Museum

Uncle Jack took Bobbins and the girls to the new Butterfly Wonderland out in Scottsdale, with a stop at the railroad park on the way home.

 

APS Light Parade

Bobbins, Julia, and the girls braved the cold the other night to watch the APS Light Parade downtown.  They met up with Bobbins' friend Mary and her family, including Mary's dad, who saved them great seats.  I was at the ASU-Stanford game so missed the show.  The Okies might recognize those jackets.

 

 

 

They Love Little "Moey"

This is at 33 weeks.

We think she's about ready to pop already.  May be early on this one...

Tree Hugger

The Dog, for some reason, wanted to huddle next to the tree when we first got it.  You can see we haven't fully decorated it yet, and it's a tad smaller than years past.  But it smells nice and is fairly healthy so far.

Zoolights

Aunt Katie took the girls to Zoolights this year.  It was quite a night out in their new vests and hats with their favorite aunt.  They were pretty pooped at the end.

Creche

Last year Bobbins bought plastic Joseph, Mary, and angel statues from a thrift store for use this Christmas in our decorations.  I thought it'd be cool to build a wooden enclosure to make a real nativity scene, or creche.  I went to the google and found these pretty easy plans.  My dad graciously brought down the 1x boards.  Coach and I got a little bit of a late start Fri. after Thanksgiving but got the back and sides completed.  Sat. we built the top and assembled it.  It turned out just as I envisioned.

 

V I D E O of me putting the top on as Coach looks on.