11 Things I Love About You…

Kim —  January 8, 2011 — 2 Comments

February 13th, 1999

Ben and I were both at the same young adult retreat and the evening activities were miniature golf and go-carts. I didn’t really know anyone my age but I knew a few familiar faces and hung around them for the majority of the weekend. As I stood in line for the the go-carts and as people started pairing off to go in to the cars, I started to realize that I didn’t have a partner. As my friend Hanna started to board her car with her friend Dooley, she said, ‘Here! Ride with Ben. You’ll like him!’ I was mortified!! This dude was hot. I mean HAWT, and I was intimidated and not in my normal confident go get ‘em attitude. We both just looked at each other and knew that this would be the most uncomfortable ride of our lives. And it was!! We swear to this day that we had the slowest car out there. Or maybe he just drove slow so he could enjoy the view. Know what I’m sayin??? ;-) That ride was just the beginning for us. Continue Reading…

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And Now We Are Home-Wife Edition

Kim —  January 6, 2011 — 1 Comment

Yes, you know we are home now. I have had a much harder time adjusting to the time change than I did in years past. I have barely left the house in two days, the laundry is a mile high and I’m still in my pajamas…. I’m determined to leave the house tomorrow, wake up at a normal time and not go back to sleep after the girls are off to school. I can do it! I kinda have to or else we won’t have any food to eat.

I have also learned things about myself and my family while we were in Phoenix. And I will now share my list of learnt things:

  1. spending time with my Saunders family is always a great time no matter what we are doing
  2. I don’t like scary movies but I will watch them all the time if it means being sammich’ed between two of my favorite people
  3. when geocaching, sometimes its best to take the long way. Makes more memories that way.
  4. when climbing up a cliff, use the fence. It’s mo’betta’.
  5. some people like to high five. I like to high five.
  6. I am ok eating Rito’s once a year
  7. BoSa donuts is good. Which makes it bad.
  8. you can’t force people to understand how you feel. All you can do is tell them.
  9. Jackson and his dance parties at sleepy time is kinda funny
  10. I have no clue what my kids eat while on vacation. And I’m okay with that.
  11. you don’t have to have known kids all of their life to love them just the same
  12. I enjoy going home as much as I do coming home

Those are a few things I learnt while in Arizona. Good times.

In Faith, Fam Damily, Motherhood
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The Geek in Me

Ben —  January 6, 2011 — 4 Comments

So I’ve decided to create the new category called “Geek Speak.” I find this appropriate to add now being since this is the week of CES.

I’m a long time Verizon customer, and have owned many smartphones from Palm, Windows mobile, and Blackberry. I’m currently in an Android phase with the original Droid being my weapon of choice, I’m rooted and am loving it. I’ve almost converted my entire family to Android and they’re all loving it (so far). So, what am I looking forward to in 2011 as far as mobile devices go? An LTE and/or a nice Tegra 2 Device, such as one of these:


(full Verizon press release here)

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And Now We Are Home

Ben —  January 5, 2011 — 3 Comments

After a full day of being “home,” and as our bodies are trying to adjust to the time change from AZ to GA, I stopped for a minute to think about some things I learned. These things, in no particular order are just a few things that I feel really taught me about Me, my Wife, our Marriage, our Children, and our Family.

Here is, The List of Learnt Things.

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In Random
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Was I Too Young?

Ben —  January 2, 2011 — 2 Comments

Being a “Youth specialties minister” @ 20 in an under-served community in Tucson, I remember an event that made me think that maybe I was too young to try and help these young kids. Not just in age, but in spiritual maturity.

This event took place on a Saturday, just like any other Saturday at “the Sal.”

Markel found his refuge, shooting hoops.

Meet Markel. An unspoken leader out of many teenagers who would come to the community center every day to play basketball. A boy who I felt I connected with moreso than any of the other kids, and although there was definitely a lack of “street experience” on my part, there was a certain level of respect that was given when trying to maintain a level of control in the center. I was a part of a place that was safe, so he respected that and he helped maintain the control.

Markels mom died, and he was in the gym not even 2 hours after she passed.

I was not experienced in any way, shape or form on how to handle a situation like this. Not only could I not comprehend the pain he was going through, but I couldn’t even begin to think why “The Sal” would be his refuge of preference. What DID I do? Continue Reading…

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