I’ve had so many ideas for blogs to write, but I just keep running out of time! So real quick here let me give an update blog for y’all:

• First, and most importantly, if you didn’t already check out my sisters blog, you need to. They’ve got little Malak and I get to see him in two weeks!
• On Monday we are leaving for PAPA Fest (people against poverty and apathy) outside of Chicago. I am so flippin‘ excited and kind of nervous too. We’ll be driving the whole way…to Chicago…then to Oklahoma…then home…with a two year old…and an eight month old…and yes, we chose to do this. The strange thing is that what I’m most nervous about isn’t the trip. I’m actually most nervous that I’ll be the most normal person at papa fest. And that everything I do will be look down on for not being radical enough. I’ll be using my little camping lantern and someone will come up to me and be like “now you do realize that a little child in China died to provide you the propane for that lantern? I hope you enjoy the light sucka.” or something like that.
• This Sunday will be the final installment of Renovatus‘ four week Parenting with Love and Logic series that we’re hosting for the school. It’s been amazing and I’m learning how to be a better parent. It’s also allowed us to bless the school and people in the neighborhood quite a bit.
• I apologize, this post is quite rushed and not thought out very thoroughly.
• I think Jess and I are going vegetarian. Or at the very least the only meat we’ll eat is the healthy, organically grown, well treated animals that my inlaws have grown. Even still meat is kind of gross…and yes, I still work at Outback.
• I’ve just nearly finished our Renovatus summer calendar. And unless you give me better suggestions it’s going to be called Renovatus’ Summervatus…so get suggesting!
• India is walking
• Jones is drawing amazing pictures. At the age of two he’s now drawing pictures that you can identify.
• Jones has reverted back to using a pacifier…a pink one…it’s driving me crazy.
• On the Compact front (not buying anything new for a year) we’re doing quite well. The hardest thing is not buying too much stuff from craigslist or goodwill. I don’t really miss Wallmart and have felt no compulsion to purchase anything new really.
• India can climb anything. She smiles all the time. She’s more strong willed than Jones ever was. And I’m very nervous.
• Renovatus is rockin. I am loving working nearly full time there and only wish that statistically we looked like a raging and overwhelming success story. Instead we recite the mantra “this is God’s church not ours. We can water and plant but growth only comes from him.”
• I love my wife…a lot.
• One of our garden boxes is thriving and amazing. We’ve already eaten some spinach from it. While the other garden box is nearly empty. I think a slug ravaged it or something. Tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, and all but one cucumber are gone. Completely gone.

Talk to y’all later!