I say this all the time; I really don’t like “asking” for help. Well, let me reframe that thought. I love asking for help, when it comes to orphans and caring for those who have suffered. I consider that a privilege. But, I hate asking for help for me, or my family. I guess I [...]

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Next Thursday we will be hosting an event called Stories From Africa. Click the link for details. Steven & Amy will be sharing a bit of their experiences while in Africa the past two years. Looking forward to that. Also, Kyle Lent will be performing after the conversation. You won’t want to miss him. Props [...]

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My friends Steven & Amy will be hanging with us in Austin next week. They are missionaries (he may kill me for using that title) in Africa and they work with Servlife. They are doing some great stuff in Sub-Sahara Africa. Anyhow, I’m trying to set up some meetings-it will be a great time to [...]

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Last night we dropped off the girls at the in-laws and headed downtown to get some grub at Shady Grove. We had an unusually cool night. Which is rare in these parts this time of the year. So hanging outside was great. After Shady we headed to Spider House Patio Bar and Cafe. They had [...]

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This is an open invitation to all local Austin folks-tomorrow night Necole and I are heading to Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas (183) to see The Bourne Ultimatum at 7PM. If you wanna go let me know, I would recommend you order tickets online-tonights show is already sold out. Hopefully I’m not sick tomorrow night

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So, this has been one of the best weeks of ministry that I’ve had in a long time. Why you ask? Because I’ve spent time with people and not locked in some office dreaming about ministry or doing some lame to-do list. I suck at that stuff! I love vision-casting, dreaming, planning, sharing and pouring [...]

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So last night we watched Josh Blue perform at a local comedy club. Man this cat is so funny. We laughed so hard. It was a fun night where everything worked out well. Good seats, lots of laughs and lots of community.Of course all things must come to an end right? The Ashdown’s are leaving Tuesday [...]

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Necole’s birthday was this past Tuesday. So tonight we are heading out to Mozart’s for some coffee and dessert. After Mozart’s we are going to catch Josh Blue at a local comedy club. Heard this dude is awesome. Looking forward to hanging out with friends, celebrating Necole’s old age and watching some comedy. I need [...]

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Starting Saturday I will take a mini vacation. It’s going to be good to hang with the family and pup, do some hiking, eat good food and enjoy life a bit. Usually when folks find out I’m from Cali, they ask me what I miss the most…Hands down I say the beach. I love Austin, [...]

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A few months ago I created a Virb page. I always hated Myspace and I have mixed feelings about these social networking sites. But I also love to connect and get to know virtual friends. Plus Virb just rocks. The layout is simple and clean and they allow for some coding so you can really [...]

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