Today Serena and I took our lunch hour to go get our first ultrasound!
We were very excited parents, overjoyed at seeing our child so safe and secure in mommy's tummy!
The kid was bouncing all over the place in there. Our friend, Nurse
Angie (who works at the local Crisis Pregnancy Center associated with
our church) performed the ultrasound and gave us pictures of the baby.
She also told us, based on measurements, and other factors the computer
takes in to consideration, that our due date is actually 09/09/2009!
Wow!
When she first saw our baby, she said, "This is not a 9-week baby!" As
it turns out, the baby measures like it's 14-weeks along! In a couple
of weeks we can find out the gender of the baby, even!
One of the things our baby did was look directly at the transducer (aka
the probe they put on the mommy's tummy), then it stretched its arm and
legs. It's going to be a BIG baby! Nurse Angie said that normally
doesn't happen, so we're going to have an active baby. Normally they
keep their arms close to their chest and suck on their thumb or
something.
She says we're doing a great job as parents, me just taking care of
Serena, and Serena just taking care of herself and the baby! We are SO
excited to become parents!
Thanks for all your continuing love, prayer and support!
Josh & Serena
Yesterday an accident occurred that injured over 40 people. Please be praying for those people and their quick recovery! Below I've gathered as much information on the events leading up to the accident, and the results of the accident.
2:27pm Friday, Apr 25 Starfield sent out a Facebook update saying:
Oh Canada!
Not much time to type right now, but wanted to get a quick message in. We had an amazing kick-off to the tour last night in Victoria. Thanks so much to all who came out. We'll post video soon of some of the night - lots of new stuff we've never had before as far as lighting and video is concerned.Just learned that tonight's show in our home of Abbotsford is sold out, as is tomorrow night in Burnaby. That's great news and bad news, I suppose, depending on whether or not you have a ticket.
Looking ahead to next week for those of you in Red Deer, Edmonton, and Calgary - there are still tickets available but it's reasonable to think they'll sell out as well. You can still get the tickets for $16.95 as opposed to $20 at the door, assuming tickets will be available at the door.
To all the rest of you outside of Canada - we'll get videos and such up soon so you can share in what's going on. Bethany Dillon and the Shanes and Nasser all did amazing last night. Can't tell you how much fun we're having.
And on to soundcheck....
Tim
Elwin said last night (April 25th), around 8pm:
"heading out to the Starfield concert tonight in Abbotsford"
Elwin said last night, around 11 pm: "my family and I are safe - we were at the Starfield concert in abbotsford where the lighting system crashed onto the audience"
Elwin said last night, around 11 pm: "Julia and I crashed through the concert floor and fell to the basement in concerte, pews and water"
Elwin said last night, around 11 pm: "back, arm and leg are hurting but no blood"
globeandmail said, "Church stage collapses in Abbotsford, B.C."
cbcnews said, "Church stage collapses during Christian rock concert at Abbotsford, B.C."
Dozens injured as floor collapses at Christian rock concert in Abbotsford
Stage scaffolding fell and knocked approximately 70 people through the floor and into the basement at a crowded Christian rock concert in an Abbotsford church on Friday night.
xxivxxv says, "shocked about the starfield concert."
More than 40 injured after floor collapses at church concert in B.C.
1,200 people pack sold-out Christian rock show in Abbotsford
chrisfromcanada says, "Pray for Starfield, Shane & Shane and Bethany Dillon - big accident at their show last night in BC - nobody killed"
Another prayer request. And another.
Elwin says, "How life can change in an instant."
chrisfromcanada says, "Just got off the phone with tour manager - 20'x20' foot whole opened up in front of the stage and kids fell through to the basement"
chrisfromcanada says, "Police have locked down the building, forensic team coming in today - nobody slept last night. 40 people in hospital, 3 critical - spinals"
emilysound says "Writing a blog about Starfield concert"
09:19 Note to self: When recording on #Mogulus, it records whatever banners you have up as well!
09:45 Note to self: Hmmm, maybe I was wrong about #Mogulus recording the banner overlay...
09:54 I'm here at work... working until about 2, at which point I'm going in to get my wisdom teeth out.
11:03 Listening to part of our Collide set from Sunday. #WorshipConfessional
12:43 T-minus 75 minutes until I "go under the knife" or whatever they do when they pull out your wisdom teeth.
12:59 My iMac just jumped from 1:01 PM to 12:58 PM. I didn't know Apple had time travel capabilities!
13:21 T-minus 10 minutes until we leave...
13:29 About to leave, watch me on Mogulus: twurl.nl/s2labw
13:33 it already happened
13:33 but you can still watch it
14:23 I'm in THE chair.
14:30 Ok, so I guess this is the practice chair, or something.
15:14 I'm done with my surgery, they're just letting me wake up now--twitter via sp
17:52 Yea thats fine. I
18:24 Everyone, I'm alive! I'm out of it, but my Tweeting thumbs seem to be working ;-) I'll be uploading the videos I took to YouTube and Mogulus
22:57 Ready for bed. Not ready to be woken up in the middle of the night by aches and pains. Also, I uploaded a bunch to youtube.com/lightmanx5
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09:33 I'm seeing a lot of Twitter activity this morning about GrandCentral being down. But hey, let's just patiently wait through it, cool?
09:55 On my way to work/church this fine Sunday morning.
17:23 Getting set for tonight's rehearsal... ENCOUNTER THIS suckafoo!
18:52 Restringing my guitar before Encounter
19:05 Done restringing, now I gotta jam and get in there! #Encounter
19:52 Encounter. I don't know what to say. I didn't feel good the whole time (migraine...?), so I'll need an outside opinion. #WorshipConfessional
20:55 Going home with a migraine, I think. I don't normally have headaches. Or toothaches. But I have one of those too. No wisdom teeth after tom.
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10:35 On my way to work. Looks like I'll be working the 11-7 shift.
12:19 This is a Stalin joke... Knock, Knock...
15:41 Ahhh another wonderful Saturday full of challenges. From drummers showing up late, to drum sets missing parts. #WorshipConfessional
17:00 Going to meet with my junior high music team for pre-service prayer right now. #WorshipConfessional
17:47 Just received the book Irresistible Revolution via Brian M. from Steve K of glocksout.com and destoryideas.com - thanks guys!
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07:30 Joining the land of the waking
08:59 I am experiencing some major lag from Twitter to my IM. I've never had this happen before.
09:46 Heading to the dentist.
10:00 Sitting in the waiting chair, at the dentist office, anticipating the dentist chair, and who-knows-what's to come!?
11:46 Dentist said I'm a weird brusher and I need my wisdom teeth taken out. Tax lady said I have money coming :-)
14:08 Going to pick up my youngest sister from high school. Wow, I feel old.
17:30 Leaving the dollar theatre... Almost time for the Rescue...
18:09 Pre-Rescue... Doot dee doo
18:53 It's about to get crazy in here... #TheRescue
19:39 Wondering who is running video for The Rescue...
22:26 The Rescue is over. Thanks to everyone who came out!
23:36 It's a bit late, Mr. Mayor, don't'cha think, to be calling me?
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08:06 Chillin' in Old Town, just below MCT offices. Sweet, I can reach their wireless!
08:50 Tagging up the whiteboard of Planning Center Online: tinyurl.com/67a72w
08:53 I just saw a long lost friend from "the old days," Art L. He ran Fault Line Racing Team; a group of kids fixing Porches, and he'd race them!
08:58 At Ralphs buying Neosporin+Pain Relief for the cut on my hand. Holy crap this is taking forever. The lady in front of me is using coupons.
09:04 I beat the lady... to my car. Like I reached my car before she did. She's old either. Just really slow. Now I'm late to work. Ktnxbye!
10:17 Currently running iTunes, Adium, Flock, Last.fm's AudioScrobbler, Final Cut Express HD, LiveType, and opening a 300MB+ Photoshop file, FTL!
10:30 Opening FireFox on top of all that, because I still need to schedule for this weekend. Planning Center Online, here I come!
10:59 Finally finalizing the music teams for the weekend! #PlanningCenterOnline
11:20 Brendan Kelly on a magazine: tinyurl.com/6mujh2
11:34 Crap, I just shift+deleted my Outlook Inbox contents.
11:41 Brendan Kelly on a magazine: tinyurl.com/6ff5nx
14:57 Glad this video project is off my plate for the time being. Accidentally deleted my entire inbox too. Oops.
15:34 Printing plans and music for practice today (for this weekend) on Planning Center Online.
16:30 So many things not going to way I want them to right now...
20:06 Hanging out at home with my wife :-)
22:34 Just learned that "jeepers creepers" used to be a two word euphemism for "Jesus Christ" on Cash Cab!
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07:21 I fear there is something I forgot to put on my calendar that I said I would do. If I can't remember it in time, I'll let someone down.
08:04 Listening to Alistair Begg... again :)
09:01 Heading in to work. ETA: T-minus one minute.
09:55 Feeling really rusty at Photoshop...
10:27 I think my rusty-ness is due to I was REALLY familiar with Photoshop on a PC, and using it on a Mac is slightly confusing.
10:35 Impressed at how quickly quotably.com is working now! And it's seeming to be much more accurate!
11:26 Confused as to why Final Cut's composite modes correspond in name, but not result to Photoshop's blending modes.
12:41 Just received news that our church's debt (nicknamed Goliath; started at $14 million in 2004) is down to about $559,000! Praise the Lord!
14:52 Just discovered some sort of motion path purple-dots-on-a-line tool! Nifty!
15:05 ＠tabitharose 你好？
16:18 Rendering in Final Cut Express HD... oh working with motions... why can't you render quicker?
17:06 Just found an OLD recording (never officially released) of Inferno by my old band Marshmallow Forestfire: twurl.nl/tq3b2x Terrible ;)
18:57 Watching The Godfather for the first time in my life.
19:48 Playing with Quotably... I love how fast it is now. Fixing threading still doesn't work exactly how I would expect though. Not e'nuf options
20:34 What's with this scene where they're speaking Italian and there's no translation? #TheGodfather
23:34 Just set myself for reminder for tomorrow morning to schedule drummers for the weekend. We'll see how Jott remi... tinyurl.com/4hh7mt
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I was talking with David Horning this evening about a Bible verse, so I started to do a little reading...
Here is what Matthew Henry has to say about Luke 14:26:
[1.] Every good man loves his relations; and yet, if he be a disciple of Christ, he must comparatively hate them, must love them less than Christ, as Leah is said to be hated when Rachel was better loved. Not that their persons must be in any degree hated, but our comfort and satisfaction in them must be lost and swallowed up in our love to Christ, as Levi’s was, when he said to his father, I have not seen him, Deu. 33:9. When our duty to our parents comes in competition with our evident duty to Christ, we must give Christ the preference. If we must either deny Christ or be banished from our families and relations (as many of the primitive Christians were), we must rather lose their society than his favour.
This makes me wonder if the whole Jacob I loved, Esau I hated thing is the same deal? But I kinda think not because didn't God want Esau destroyed?
