http://texasdasilvas.net/blog Wed, 14 May 2008 03:53:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have updated my blog and it now has a new address on the world wide web. Please update your bookmarks to one of the following: www.jondasilva.com This is the master address that will always be updated and will always take you exactly where you need to go to find my ... http://texasdasilvas.net/blog/2008/05/13/updated-blog/ I came across this interview with George talking about his new hit single that I originally wrote about back on February 4th - "’I Saw God Today’ is such a well-written song. It means a lot. Sometimes we take a lot of things for granted, especially anybody that’s had a child. ... http://texasdasilvas.net/blog/2008/05/08/i-saw-god-today-part-2/ Many years ago, I remember my dad trying to cool off a little brotherly disagreement by telling Michael and I that we might be angry with each other at the moment, but we needed to remember that we were brothers and we would end up being best friends when we ... http://texasdasilvas.net/blog/2008/05/01/the-beginning-of-a-beautiful-friendship/ To say that the last few days have been a blur would be an understatement. At the moment, even though I am way behind on a lot of work that I have missed out on doing the last few days, it seems like I just can't get my mindset ... http://texasdasilvas.net/blog/2008/04/30/catching-my-breath/ April 26th started out innocently enough and remained uneventful and normal until about 7:30 tonight. As we were finishing up dinner at Chili's in Lakeway with Corissa's mom and brother, Corissa discovers that something isn't right with the baby... so we quickly get in the car and make ... http://texasdasilvas.net/blog/2008/04/27/peyton-grace-is-here/ It's hard to believe that we are just two weeks away from the arrival of our second baby girl. Of course, it's hard to believe that our first baby girl is two and half... hardly a baby anymore. Allison has been an amazing addition to our lives ... http://texasdasilvas.net/blog/2008/04/16/t-minus-2-weeks-and-counting/ This past weekend, we made a quick trip up to Vegas for the opening weekend of March Madness. And while the tourney didn't seem like it lived up to the normal level of madness in the first two rounds, being in Vegas made up for it. As it ... http://texasdasilvas.net/blog/2008/03/25/vegas-baby/ The other night I came across yet another in a growing line of country music songs that hit me right where I live. The fact that I stumbled across it just a few minutes after having gone through hours of the old Super 8 homes movies I wrote about ... http://texasdasilvas.net/blog/2008/03/04/capturing-the-moments/ Growing up, one of my favorite movies of all time was Back to the Future. The whole idea of being able to travel back in time to see places you're interested in or even to observe times you experienced already but just want to see again is very appealing. And ... http://texasdasilvas.net/blog/2008/02/25/time-travels/ I've been to church, I've read the Book I know He's here but I don't look Near as often as I should... yeah, I know I should... His fingerprints are everywhere, I just slowed down to stop and stare, Opened my eyes and man I swear, I saw God today From George Strait's newest single I Saw ... http://texasdasilvas.net/blog/2008/02/04/i-saw-god-today/ It's been said that I am a bit on the competitive side... which is something I can't say I would dispute. I have a hard time not wanting to win everything I do, even when it's not something with a running score. Sure, if I'm playing a game ... http://texasdasilvas.net/blog/2008/01/19/help-somebody-when-you-can/ Sometimes I think I am prone to forgetting just how blessed my life has been. It's so easy to get caught up in the daily challenges of life and lose sight of all the great things we encounter every day. Today, I was sitting at my desk trying ... http://texasdasilvas.net/blog/2008/01/14/blessings-remembered/ One of the most amazing parts of being a father is watching your child explore her world and experience new things. - To watch her see things for the first time with that childlike awe and amazement... - To see her get so excited about little things that she can hardly contain ... http://texasdasilvas.net/blog/2007/12/11/wonder-of-a-child/ As I was posting some of Allison's most recent photos, I came across one from Halloween (yes, I know that was a month and a half ago now, but things have been busy and picture posting has been delinquent) and it reminded me of a similar photo we took ... http://texasdasilvas.net/blog/2007/12/11/how-quickly-they-change/ While her actual birthday is Wednesday, we celebrated Allison's 2nd birthday yesterday at the neighborhood park. We thought it would be the perfect spot since it is one of her absolute favorite places to go - especially the slide... And she loved her cake - adorned with the Disney Princesses... She had a ... http://texasdasilvas.net/blog/2007/11/19/allisons-2nd-birthday/