Hey everyone, this is Rusty.
My mom is driving to Seattle again with the five youngest for medical appointments. She asked me if I would share a few pictures of Little Man for his birthday.
Thanks for reading!
–Rusty
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If you don’t read Jonathon Acuff’s website, Stuff Christians Like, you don’t know what you’re missing. “Stuff Christians Like is a blog about the funny things we Christians do. And what they just might reveal about our faith.” (from website). His comedic satire pokes holes in the irrelevant and sometimes harmful ideas we Christians hold so dearly to. The Stuff Christians Like book (with illustrations!) is now available for preorder from Amazon and will be released on April 1. Even the release date is funny.
If you preorder the book before this Saturday, the 30th, and comment/tweet on Mr. Acuff’s blog here, you’re entered in a drawing to win an Apple iPad, the not-even-released-yet portable computer ($499 value).
I’ve been reading the Stuff Christians Like blog for almost a year now, and I’m always surprised by how fresh, inventive and funny Mr. Acuff is; topics range from our obsession with “being relevant,” to dancing a Bible width apart or counting swear words in movies. He never hesitates to make fun of himself, and who doesn’t enjoy that? He works his day job as a copywriter and maintains a blog at the same time – something I think my mom can relate to. I can’t wait to get my copy.
Son-of-your-favorite-blogger,
–Rusty
(P.S. If you haven’t entered in our very own book giveaway, make sure you do before next Tuesday, February 2nd for your chance to win Melissa Faye Green’s There Is No Me Without You.)
Hi, it’s Rusty again. With the dawn of a new platform, we are going to try a new format for Tuesday Topics. We can now have a page that just displays just Tuesday Topics, so instead of having to fill up the blog with redundant posts there will be just one a week. This is how it works: Every Tuesday my mom will post a new topic. Anyone interested in sharing their thoughts and answers comments. We will hold all comments until the next Tuesday, at which time the next topic will be posted. Since this is the first week on the new website, and the last topic never ran, I’m publishing it a second time along with the answers we received on the old blog. If you haven’t already answered and would like to share, please don’t hesitate to leave a comment. [...]
Two-for-One Photo: You can see my mom and dad’s engagement picture in the background.
My mom and dad are in Seattle with Dimples and Eby today, so I asked if I could do something fun for all you great readers. To kick off the brand new website, we’re giving away Melissa Fay Greene’s amazing book, There is No Me Without You. If you are a longtime reader of A Bushel and A Peck, you know that this is one of my mom’s favorite books. She has mentioned it numerous times and wrote an entire post about it here. The copy we are giving away today is from our bookcase (still in good condition) — my mom loved it so much that she bought three extra books to lend out to friends (and now, give to you!). Fair warning is in order: Without You is a desperately moving piece and may change your life forever. [...]
Hi, it’s Rusty today. I’m number 5 and eleven years old (for those of you that know me, that should be a sufficient hint of my real name ;-). I want to be able to keep Ethiopia as a very important part of my to-be brothers (possibly sisters), so since I’ve always wanted to speak a second language with someone, I decided to learn Amharic (the official Ethiopian language) and teach it to them as they grow up. Depending on their ages (probably infant and toddler), one of them might have some knowledge of Amharic.
I’m not sure why, but even though we don’t have siblings from Ethiopia yet, and I wasn’t born there, it feels as though Ethiopia has always been a part of me. As I search for a language course, I keep on thinking that Ethiopia is so much more than “part of Africa”, it is a place full of living, breathing people. A place in desperate need of our help. Ethiopia is a lot more to me than just a name; I feel a strong love towards this country.
I am excited about being part of this place. I can’t wait to share Ethiopian, and American culture with my brothers.
One Thankful Mom
