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Slow Dance (a poem by David Weatherford)

July 22, 2010 - By Aaron

I read this the other day and won’t soon forget it.  I hope it’s encouraging to you.

Slow Dance

Have you ever watched kids
On a merry-go-round?

Or listened to the rain
Slapping on the ground?

Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight?
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?

You better slow down.
Don’t dance so fast.

Time is short.
The music won’t last.

Do you run through each day
On the fly?

When you ask: How are you?
Do you hear the reply?

When the day is done,
Do you lie in your bed

With the next hundred chores
Running through your head?

You’d better slow down
Don’t dance so fast.

Time is short.
The music won’t last.

Ever told your child,
We’ll do it tomorrow?

And in your haste,
Not see his sorrow?

Ever lost touch,
Let a good friendship die

Cause you never had time
To call and say, “Hi”?

You’d better slow down.
Don’t dance so fast.

Time is short
The music won’t last.

When you run so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.

When you worry and hurry through your day,
It is like an unopened gift thrown away.

Life is not a race.
Do take it slower.

Hear the music
Before the song is over.

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This Season’s MVP

February 28, 2010 - By Aaron

Well, we’re reaching the end of this season in our life.  I guess if I were to name this season, it would be something like the “feeling God’s calling to a new place, job seeking, job finding, home remodeling, home selling, home buying, and moving” season.  All the ballots have been cast, and as expected, the vote wasn’t even close.  Our winner won by a landslide.  This season’s MVP is… (drumroll…….)

Jen Kerr!!!

I’m sure you’re not surprised, but this award is well deserved.  Throughout the entire process, Jen has been an incredible asset to our family, helping us to follow God along each step of the way.  Highlights from Jen’s season include:

  • Being willing to take on the big array of extra responsibilities during the Fall 2009 semester so I could take 12 credits and finish my Master’s degree while working full time and running a small side business
  • Supporting and encouraging me as I explored several new job opportunities
  • Faithfully caring for our girls and homeschooling them through all the busyness and uncertainty we were facing
  • Reading all about selling a home and contributing tons of ideas and work to help have it fully ready to sell
  • Packing most of the house by herself while I started my new job in Grand Rapids
  • Walking with God, hearing from him, and being willing to let Him change her heart and give her a desire for a new home and community

The list could go on and on, but you get the general picture 🙂  By sharing her heart, mind, and efforts, Jen has blessed our family in amazing ways.  I am blessed to have her for my wife and can’t wait to celebrate 10 years of marriage in a few short months.  Love you Jen!

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The New Kitchen

January 9, 2010 - By Aaron

We completed a remodel of our kitchen today as we’re preparing to sell our house.  Here’s a quick progression.

BEFORE

DURING

AFTER

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Girls at the Park

September 2, 2009 - By Aaron

Last night while I was in class, Jen and our good friend Erin took the girls to the park for a fun evening.  Erin was trying out a new camera and took some great shots of our little ones.  Here’s my favorite.  Great job, Erin!

Girls in the Park

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Our 9th Anniversary

May 13, 2009 - By Aaron

I don’t post on our site very often, but I wanted to say that Jen and I are celebrating our 9th Anniversary today!  In the nine wonderful years that we have been married, I have found Jen to be the most amazing and loving wife and mother that I could ever ask for.  She is such an incredible blessing to me and each of our three little girls.

Although we don’t have a ton planned for today, we have certainly been blessed with the chance to celebrate in the last few days.  We left the girls with my parents in Grand Rapids this weekend and went to Chicago Friday and Saturday.  We had an incredible time eating authentic Spanish food, walking through the city, and seeing Mary Poppins.  It was an incredible trip — one that I know we will both cherish for a long time.

We also got to go down to Troy on Monday night to hear our favorite author, Jon Eldredge, speak.  The truths he shared, along with the opportunity to spend a full evening with Jen, were both great.

Jen, you’re the best!  I can’t wait for many more years with you.

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