Sprinkle Park

There is a park near our house that has this awesome sprinkle park that is FREE. Ben loves to run around and get wet and I don't have to worry about him drowning as our little boy is fearless at the pool! His favorite is running around underneath the big buckets and getting water dumped on him.

Ben's First Bike

Ben got an early birthday a few weeks ago, his first bicycle! It is just the right size for his and he loves going to the park to ride around the bike trail.

The Power of Prayer

The city of Indianapolis, IN is in the midst of watching a miracle take place. A family friend, Officer Jason Fishburn, was shot twice while serving an arrest warrant for a man wanted for murder (the suspect is in custody now). His vest stopped one, but he was shot in the head and remains critical in the ICU at Wishard Hospital. His father was my dad's home teaching companion and our families grew up together. Jason is 29 and married. His young age, the fact he was in surgery within an hour of the injury, the priesthood blessing given by the stake president at the hospital (stated that his living was the will of Heavenly Father) , the stakewide fast Sunday, and the tremendous outpouring of prayers from the community has led to some pretty amazed doctors. This injury is typically fatal, but Jason is out of the woods as far as the bullet goes. Of course there are other complications that could occur (infection) and his recovery will be a long one. His name has already been submitted to the First Presidency for their prayer list and several temple prayer lists. Updates on his condition have been followed well by the media and can be seen at www.wishtv.com. Please add Jason, his wife, and his family to your prayers.

One Word Tag

1. Where is your cell phone? Pocket
2.Your significant other? SmartNSexy
3. Your hair? Tattered
4. Your mother? Rock
5. Your father? Dedicated
6. Your favorite thing? Knowledge
7. Your dream last night? Flight
8. Your favorite drink? Rightness
9. Your dream/goal? Balance
10. The room you're in? Cold
11. Your hobby? Think
12.Your fear? Confrontation
13. Where do you want to be in six years? Indifferent
14. Where were you last night? Son
15. What you're not? Complete
16. Muffins? 42
17. One of your wish list items? Wisdom
18. Where you grew up? Memory
19. The last thing you did? Adoration
20. What are you wearing? Guilt
21. Your TV.? Evil
22. Your pets? Loss
23. Your computer? Communication
24. Your life? Tears
25.Your mood? Contemplative
26. Missing someone? Shadow
27. Your car? Quixote
28. Something you're not wearing? Finery
29. Favorite store? Books
30. Your summer? Surprise
31. Like someone? Frequently
32. Your favorite color? Peace
33. When was the last time you laughed? Ninety-eight
34. Last time you cried? Friday

‘S Rioghal Mo Dhream
William E Herrington

Cat Update

Ginger, "Gingy" is doing well. I was afraid that s/he might disappear after we went out of town for 6 days. We live in a duplex in a group of 3 duplexes (6 families) and it would appear that Gingy is now the neighborhood cat. At least 3 families set out food for it, and it loves attention from anybody! Vacation updates and pics to follow as soon as I get a chance.

Once More Into the Breach!

As most already know the world rewards successful work with… more work. It has been official for about a month now, I have been offered and accepted some contract work in addition to my current job. Starting August 15th I will be spending three days a week providing counseling services to one of the local school districts. I will rotate between the Elementary, Middle and High school. Most schools have counselors on staff, however their primary responsibility is to deal with vocational planning, setting up classes, and resolving other conflicts related to school. As I understand it my role will be working the more serious mental health concerns such as grief, cutting, suicide threats, child abuse or other issues that would require more concentrated counseling, as well as organizing parents and available community resources. Steph is very excited about this, as it will allow her to retire from job and become a full time mom again. I’m less excited as it means that I get to work a sixty-hour workweek. This is however acceptable, I learned during my missionary days that I can handle working a seventy two and half hour work week for as long as two years with out losing my mind.

In addition Steph and I have set a date in which I will return to school to complete a Doctorate. For now this is a soft goal as there are a number of factors and challenges that must be met before I return to the halls of academia, any of which could delay the process.

‘S Rioghal Mo Dhream
William E Herrington

My Empty House

Benjamin left on Sat morning to go to Indiana with my folks for a week. I am flying out next Friday to join him and Will is driving out after that to pick us up. So our house is really quiet right now!!! I had to work this weekend so I was kept pretty busy and came home tired and grateful for the peace and quiet. We even went on a date and saw the new Indiana Jones movie. But today is my day off. I got to sleep in after Will left for work, I watched a movie with no interruptions which was great, but I can't even remember now what I did before Benjamin joined our family. I came down to the computer to balance the checkbook and had to turn the cartoon channel on so that I could block it out and concentrate like normal! It's TOO quiet!