Dave Matthews Band Rocks!

I was transferring some old pics from our old computer to our new one and I found these pictures. This was from 2.5 years ago, so its old news, but its still pretty cool. Michelle won these tickets on the radio for a limo ride to see Dave Matthews at the Hollywood Bowl...front row center. That was the best concert I have ever been to.

Kung Fu Fighting

I love the high school small group that I lead at church. All the guys are cool and we always have a lot of fun together. But I especially love this time of year because it is High School Christmas Party music video time. This year, my group wanted to do a music video to Kung Fu Fighting. So here it is:

What do you think?

I heard that the following 5 beliefs have been shared by all societies throughout history.

1. If something promotes human survival, it is a reason to do it.
2. If something is in the interest of a family member, it is a reason to do it
3. We have a greater obligation to help our own children than we do to help complete strangers.
4. Altruism is praiseworthy and deserves admiration.
5. Anyone who has deliberately harmed should be punished or shunned.

Do you agree with these 5 statements? Why or why not? How do these 5 beliefs jive with the Biblical message? Are they compatible with a Christian worldview?

Thoughts From A New Father...

You know that you have reached fatherhood when your wife points out that you have your son's poop on your finger and you think to yourself "I'll wash that off after I finish my sandwich."

Also, here are some cute pics of Eli and one pic of how much fun I've been having with my new IMac.

Interesting Fact of the Day

The world-wide average for the age for a mother to stop breastfeeding her child is 6years old. If the average age for breastfeeding in America is 1, what does that mean for the rest of the world? There was a clip on The Soup where a girl in her tweens was still breastfeeding. She said her mom's breastmilk "tasts like mango." Is it too late to continue breastfeeding when your child comes home from first grade and asks for a little snack?

Thoughts From A New Father

Babies are chick magnets! Its spoofed on nearly nearly every sitcom: the single guy babysits his friend's baby and takes the baby to a park to try to pick up girls. But its so true! Michelle and I had a sitcom experience with Eli on Friday. We were at the hospital getting some bloodwork done on Eli, and we decided to eat lunch at the cafeteria at the hospital. We made the long walk from the lab to the cafeteria downstairs. On the way (literally) every female of every age stopped as we walked by and said (all with the exact same voice inflection) "Awwwwwwww......baby!" Teenage girls, women with their own kids, doctors, nurses, patients, we even got an elderly woman (I am not making this up) being pushed down the hallway on a stretcher with an oxygen mask who sat up and said "Awwwwwww....baby!" So if there are any single guys out there who are looking for a date, you should babysit my son. You'll be sure to find a date in no time!





P.S. - I'm still working on the pics because I still cant upload any, but I don't know the first thing about computers. So when I say I am trying to fix the problem, I should clarify that I am doing the same thing over and over and it is still not working. I am accepting suggestions at this time.

And now introducing....

Elias Paul McMurtry!!

Michelle delivered Eli through c-section on Saturday November 1 at 9:46 PM. Eli was nice enough to come on a weekend and also patient enough to wait until after Halloween to come out. We just got home and Michelle is doing very well. She is recovering so fast! She is so amazing!!! Eli is doing well. We chose the name Elias (a form of Elijah) because we loved the meaning - Yahweh is my God. Eli came out 8 lbs 5 ozs and was 20 inches long.
All of a sudden since I got home from the hospital, I cannot upload pictures to my blog, or through email or anything else...very frustrating. I promise to upload a ton of pics as soon as I can figure out how to upload them.