My 3 Girls...

My 3 girls have an enormous amount of power...they make me more protective than I thought I could ever become, more motivated than I ever have been in my entire life. I find myself more focused, more entranced in love, more hopeful for the world, more dedicated to creating that hope and change in the world, more compassionate, more honest, more humble, more passionate, more creative...more, more, more.

But look at them, how could I not be?

-Ross

First Night Home Timeline

::NIGHT NUMERO UNO::

(we decided to go to bed EARLY with the girls...who knows how much we'll be up during the night)

8PM...feed Olive
8:30PM...finish feeding, change diaper, and put Olive to bed
8:45PM...Olive decides she hates her crib and cries
8:49PM...Olive is settled and put back in her crib
8:50PM...I'm under the covers
8:51PM...Olive cries again and un-swaddles herself
8:52PM...Cora begins to cry in unison with Olive
8:55PM...Olive is settled and back in her crib
8:56PM...Cora is settled and back asleep
8:57PM...I'm back in bed and get under the covers
9:02PM...Olive starts wailing again

(continue this sequence until 12:48AM)

SLEEP...till 2:25AM

(continue sequence for the next hour - no Cora this time though, she is asleep now)

SLEEP...till 4:33AM (feeding)

SLEEP...till 6:30AM

....................................................

Awake and beginning the day...and by awake, i mean NOT AWAKE.

My tired-ness is (hopefully) your enjoyment.

-Ross

The Un-Mathematics of Love

Love is a peculiar thing. When you think your love can't increase anymore, life happens and it increases over night. Somehow 100% become un-mathmatical. And if you don't know what I'm talking about, just look at this picture.

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-Ross

Questions With Olive...

much love,
Ross

Olive Makes Sheep Sounds

Olive Mae Donaldson (day 01)

Olive Mae joined the family today at 10:56am.

8lbs, 4oz.

21 inches

I think the pics tell the rest of the story...

NEW Book Entry #01 (How the Church = God, & Why That is So Dangerous)

Another, totally separate book I'm working on that I can't help but share with you. It's been on the forefront of my mind the past 72 hours, and forced my hand to begin writing.

SYNOPSIS: I had the idea to write this book one evening while mowing my lawn. I think it was one of those unhealthy mows where I mulled over all of the negativity I was feeling at work, the dysfunction of church leadership, the wrong picture of Jesus being painted because the Church wasn’t acting as the bride it was called to be.

So out of an initial frustration and anger, came a greater hope for the state of the Church, to truly become and embody what it means to be the hands and feet of Jesus. To the world, the possibility of Christ’s bride is limitless. But there is much to be taught, learned, discarded, and acted upon.

I write this in humbleness, as I have most certainly been more a part of the problem than the answer. But as I’m learning to live and breathe and act more fully to my created purpose and uniqueness, I can’t help but write this.

I must write what I’m finding.

And in time, I’m sure I’ll even discard parts of this – and I’m okay with that.

But for now, here’s what I’m finding.

(that's all you get for now)

BUT I did just happen upon this, this morning and thought while we were on the subject matter, I'd post the link.

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(Relevant Magazine Article - "A lot of people are cynical about the church. It’s a short step to then be cynical about God.")