Evan Is One!

Posted by evan on February 2, 2009

That’s right this weekend was packed full of events starting with Evan’s 1st birthday party!  It was a blast and I think he enjoyed it a lot too.  Some highlights have to be him stuffing his face with his birthday cupcake, having all the cousins over playing around, and I think the firetruck was a pretty big hit he can not stop playing with it.  Thanks to everyone that came, helped out, for all his great gifts, and giving him such a great 1st birthday!  Here are some pictures…

Obama’s Inaugural Speech & Rick Warren’s Prayer

Posted by evan on January 24, 2009

Watching history with my son was something very very special. Though, I am sure he will not remember any of it, I know that I will remember the moment that I was able to sit with Evan and watch and take history being made. But, to be honest what I found the most interesting was Rick Warren’s Prayer. Maybe because I am somewhat of a Rick Warren fan, but probably more because I am a fan of Jesus!

Rick Warren’s Prayer

Almighty God, our Father:

Everything we see, and everything we can’t see, exists because of you alone.

It all comes from you, it all belongs to you, it all exists for your glory.

History is your story.

The Scripture tells us, “Hear, O Israel, the LORD is our God, the LORD is one.” And you are the compassionate and merciful one. And you are loving to everyone you have made.

Now today, we rejoice not only in America’s peaceful transfer of power for the 44th time, we celebrate a hinge point of history with the inauguration of our first African-American president of the United States.

We are so grateful to live in this land, a land of unequaled possibility, where a son of an African immigrant can rise to the highest level of our leadership. And we know today that Dr. King and a great cloud of witnesses are shouting in heaven.

Give to our new president, Barack Obama, the wisdom to lead us with humility, the courage to lead us with integrity, the compassion to lead us with generosity.

Bless and protect him, his family, Vice President Biden, the Cabinet, and every one of our freely elected leaders.

Help us, O God, to remember that we are Americans—united not by race or religion or blood, but to our commitment to freedom and justice for all.

When we focus on ourselves, when we fight each other, when we forget you—forgive us.

When we presume that our greatness and our prosperity is ours alone—forgive us.

When we fail to treat our fellow human beings and all the earth with the respect that they deserve—forgive us.

And as we face these difficult days ahead, may we have a new birth of clarity in our aims, responsibility in our actions, humility in our approaches, and civility in our attitudes—even when we differ.

Help us to share, to serve, and to seek the common good of all.

May all people of good will today join together to work for a more just, a more healthy, and a more prosperous nation and a peaceful planet.

And may we never forget that one day, all nations–and all people–will stand accountable before you.

We now commit our new president and his wife, Michelle, and his daughters, Malia and Sasha, into your loving care.

I humbly ask this in the name of the one who changed my life—Yeshua, ‘Isa, Jesus [Spanish pronunciation], Jesus—who taught us to pray:

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.

Amen.

Belated Thanksgiving Feast, Pumpkin Pie

Posted by evan on December 24, 2008

Here are some belated but better than never posted Thanksgiving photos.  Evan really enjoyed his first pumpkin pie experience.  We can not wait until Christmas!!

Evan’s First Hair Cut

Posted by evan on October 5, 2008

This is Evan Pangburn’s “first hair cut” which is yet just another baby milestone that has been reached.  It was well over due to have a haircut which hopefully we can follow up with some before and after pictures of this hair cut.  We went to Cookie Cutters and they did a great job.  He enjoyed sitting on the dinosaur and watching a little video while getting his first hair cut.  The only thing that he was not for sure about was the loud clippers in right by his ears.  And you would not believe how many people have told us now since his hair cut he is actually looking like a young boy and out of the baby stage.