baby jail

Connor and his sidekick, Melos, in Baby Jail after an attempt on The Laundry (the criminals were caught red-handed unfolding all the neatly folded clothes and towels)

I love the dog's expression. He looks to me like he is already planning a prison break. His full and fabulous name is: Melos Meatloaf Whitefang Goldosis Puppyoso (Melos for short). With a name like that no wonder he turned to a life of crime. 

Connor's mom has been kind enough to review HOW TO BE A BABY.  (This photo came about after reading the manual and learning from her favorite bit in the book: "Sometimes, if you are very naughty, you are put in prison".)  Check out her blog here where she is reviewing and giving away great books (including some of mine)!

The Christmas Story

As part of a Christmas series of programs, I recently recorded three Christmas stories from The Jesus Storybook Bible on Haven Today. You can listen here:
He's Here!
The King of All Kings
The Light of the Whole World

Haven are graciously offering the book free with a donation! Here's a link to their site where you can get your copy and support these great guys.

skating minister

what can you say? just looking at The Skating Reverend makes you happy!

The Reverend Robert Walker

Skating on Duddingston Loch attributed to Henry Raeburn, 1790's

bored child

an image to keep any writer focused...

The Color Purple Rallying in Song

as you know, there is a strike right now by stagehands on Broadway. Sadly, it's threatening the livelihoods of the many performers involved in these shows (many shows are unlikely to survive this a friend in the business tells me). The cast from The Color Purple gathered on Broadway last week rallying to show their support and say, "let's try and work this out together". Remember, these are people facing no checks into next year, no job, the end of their shows potentially... take a look at what happened (Fantasia is the one leading "worship") doesn't it make you wish you'd been there? Here's to Thanking and Praising God ... this side of the miracle! Happy Thanksgiving

baseball

my good friend, sally cook, has just won a 2007 parents' choice silver honor award for her brilliant, fabulous, awesome book HEY BATTA BATTA SWING: The Wild Old Days of Baseball. Check it out here.

it's awfully hard being a baby

here I am screaming and why is everyone else just smiling. who else would just smile when someone is screaming?

and why am I wearing such a horrible white wig with fake braids on? who put it on me? no one else is wearing one.

take it off

let me go

(it's a shame for babies. it really is. pictured, screaming, Baby Annabel and, smiling, the quadruplets. All of whom, of course, star in the authorative scholarly document on the subject HOW TO BE A BABY).

best picture book of 2007

We're in amazon's top 10 at number 6!
Check out amazon's lising: here
Oh and by the way, they are asking everyone to vote for which title in the top 10 is their favorite... so if you feel so inclined...