My wife wrote some “baby thoughts” today on her blog. Here’s a couple of my favorite: 1. Babies have an amazing capacity to poo. We’re talking projectile poo, multiple-times-a-day poo, mass quantities of poo, loud and unashamed poo, seeping-out-of-the-diaper-and-onto-your-jeans poo…even tiny, “Why did I even change this diaper?” poo. Be prepared for poo. 7. Babies have [...]
Archive for July, 2011
Flash Mob at the Boardwalk
July 24th, 2011 
joshherndon This past week our students went on our annual summer camp! I’ll write down a few thoughts later, but I organized a Flash Mob at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk for one of our “activities”. So much fun! You can see it here: http://youtu.be/uyqCtC6pJhg Related Posts:New Directions“Why I Loved Summer Camp” VideoMy Summer Camp Top [...]
Posted in Central Student Ministries 
Tags: Activities, Camp, CSM, Flash Mob, fun, NCNSM, santa cruz beach boardwalk, Summer Camp 
No Comments »Giving a Speech? Don’t Embarrass Yourself
July 16th, 2011 joshherndon There are some unwritten rules of edict when giving a speech on another person’s day of honor . And unfortunately, I find myself cringing more than applauding to most wedding, birthday, or memorial services. Today, I’m having the honor of dedicating my best friend’s baby, Emily, on her first birthday. As I reflected on some of these unwritten rules, I [...]
Posted in Practical, Top 10 Tags: best man speech, giving a good speech, maid of honor speech, public speaking, speech edict 2 Comments »Whiplash
July 13th, 2011 joshherndon Well, my life is moving fast. One month ago, I make the public announcement that I was going to be moving to the San Francisco Peninsula to start a church! Two weeks ago, my daughter Norah was born! We have all been doing very well adjusting to our new family. Norah has been very good [...]
Posted in Direction, Personal Tags: Change, church planting, Ministry, the sacred church, Whiplash 1 Comment »Norah
July 1st, 2011 joshherndon At this moment, Norah is about 41 hours old. She’s been blood tested, hearing checked, and swaddled (a lot). She’s learned how to poop, pee, and eat. She’s crying, staring, and smiling (but only when she passes gas). There’s a lot I’m going to learn over time, but in these past 41 hours I’ve experienced [...]