Small Group Revitalization

Here’s the update Nick sent about Eli today: Well, we will be spending one more night here at the hospital. Eli continues to do well. We were wrong about the blood culture test. It was not that he could be released 48 hrs. after the blood had been drawn, but 48 hrs. after they started […]

Holding Eli

Work was pretty busy today.  I finally did the paperwork for a sale I made last week then got a lead for two good sites that I’ll have to work on tomorrow.  I’d have done it today, of course, but I had to leave the house a little before 3:00 to pick up medicine for […]

Welcome to the World, Elijah Kennan Warkentien

Amanda and I went home to let the dogs out then went back to the hospital.  Eventually saw Nick.  I stood up, happy to see him but he looked a little out of it and told us that Eli had been born but that after Amy got to hold him he was taken away for […]

Eli’s Coming!

As Amanda and I were getting ready to leave for church this morning I was picking up my phone and saw a text message from Nick Warkentien. It read: Eli’s coming! We’re heading to the hospital in 1-2 hrs. It was sent at 1:18 in the morning. As much as Amanda and I like PC3 […]

Duke to the Sweet 16

This morning’s soccer portrait shoot went pretty well I think.  It was set up by Taylor and Esther Hutchens, who have started a photography company.  Also helping out were Justin Hauenstein and Elliot Clark on cameras and Melissa Nicholson, a girl named Dallas and a friend of Taylor’s named Blake.  Basically, three stations were set […]