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 [...]
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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 [...]
The Tension Between Saddness & Serenity
June 13th, 2011 joshherndon Last Friday was one of the more difficult days of my life– we announced to our students that Evie and I are resigning from being youth pastors. It’s obviously very sad news, but at the same time we’re excited for the things to come. Evie and I are going to be starting a church in [...]
I’m Eating Ribs (when I should be at CSM)
May 13th, 2011 joshherndon My sisters is getting married tomorrow and she asked me to officiate the wedding! I’m obviously extremely humbled (and nervous). To get a front row seat to one of God’s greatest gifts is a great honor. Logistically, however, it’s not ideal. Tonight is the rehearsal dinner and I’ll be missing CSM. I’ll be leaving the [...]
Posted in Central Student Ministries, Personal Tags: Becca, janae, wedding, when the youth pastor is away 1 Comment »A Day Without Shoes
April 5th, 2011 joshherndon It’s amazing what you notice when something you take for granted everyday is no longer available. Like ice, transportation, or shoes. Today I walked around for most of the day without shoes as a part of TOMS One Day Without Shoes. I talked to about 100 people about Podoconniosis today– a 100% preventable disease that [...]
Posted in Personal Tags: Josh Herndon, one day without shoes, Podoconniosis, Toms, Toms Shoes 5 Comments »Trust Your Body
March 21st, 2011 joshherndon For the past week, my wife has had some really bad side pains. Because she’s pregnant, many people brushed off the pain as if she was over exaggerating. She had one doctor’s visit and five phone conversations with the advice nurse all giving her contradictory advice with a “tough up, this is pregnancy” attitude. Yesterday, [...]
Posted in Personal Tags: evie, health insurance, how to help people in pain, josh, kaiser, pregnancy No Comments »I Can See My Baby’s Brain
January 6th, 2011 joshherndon I’m going to have a baby girl! Sure the whole “I can see through your skull” thing isn’t exactly cute… but it’s remarkable! That’s her brain. And her teeth. And her nose. Absolutely astounding. How, oh God, do you do such miraculous things such as this? There is nothing I can do to guarantee I [...]
Headed East
December 20th, 2010 joshherndon This morning I’m taking an 11am flight this morning out of SFO to the snowy and cold Boston, MA. Evie’s parents live on Cape Cod. It should be a wonderfully white Christmas! Have a wonderful Christmas, friends. And continue to celebrate Emmanuel, God with us! Related Posts:No Related Posts
I’m Gonna Be a Daddy!
November 14th, 2010 joshherndon Life as I know it will drastically change around June 21st as it’s the due date for our baby! Kinda crazy, but more exciting than anything. It’s been tough to blog recently because it’s been all I’ve been thinking about but haven’t been able to make it public until now. So fathers– what’s your best [...]