Babies and Buhbies

Our wonderful friends and pastors the McGoverns have their second son! Jack Jones is really adorable and the size of a peanut. Okay not really but that's all I could think of when I saw how tiny he is. I forgot how little new borns are. Since I don't have pictures of my own children to post, I thought I would post pictures of the next best thing...our buhbies aka puppies. They really are ridiculously fun. Confession: I miss my dogs when I'm out of town. So, here's a little photo fun for you...


Nadia is a snuggler. She will invade your space and try to snuggle at all costs. If you don't create a "snuggle spot" for her, she just sits and stares at you with sad eyes.


Chloe is our happy little girl. She is so happy that she usually looks like she is smiling at you.


David making the dogs dance. Clearly, the are pleading with me to save them. I did not.


Cuteness.


Chillin on the porch.


At 8 weeks...they have grown so much since then!

I love babies, but for now, I'll just stick to buhbies.

California Love

I have been noticing lately the number of songs created over the years that are odes to Cali. Think: California Girls (Beach Boys), Hotel California (Eagles), California (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers--although there are like 50 other songs by different artists with just the state's name as a title), most recently California Gurls (Katy Perry), and the list goes on. You can literally google "California songs" and come up with pages that are like the top 100 songs about California. It's a little crazy. What other state has so many songs in its honor? You really do fall in love a little bit with the state. We may have our problems, but we are proud of our land, our culture, and our spirit. I may not be a native, but I'm here for life. So, I think I qualify as a Californian now.

I have to say that I like living here. I like that we have like the 7th largest economy out of any country in the world--just in our state. I like that there is such diversity and creativity that flows from our cities. I like that there is a sense of adventure and freedom here--even though some people take this to its extreme. There is so much potential in the people of this state. I'm excited to really see a move of God because Cali is a force to be reckoned. When we get on fire for God, the nation will be watching.

Jesus LOVES California, and so do I.