Heidi's Mom

"The Force is strong with this one" ~ Stars Wars, 1977.

Tristan Alexander Darnell was born at 3:59pm on October 11th, 2006.

He weighed 8 lbs, 1 oz and is 20 inches long.

Allison and baby Tristan are both doing well.

Mr. Darnell is still recovering.

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Holy Innocents

Sleep, little Baby, sleep,
The holy Angels love thee,
And guard thy bed, and keep
A blessed watch above thee.
No spirit can come near
Nor evil beast to harm thee:
Sleep, Sweet, devoid of fear
Where nothing need alarm thee.

The Love which doth not sleep,
The eternal arms around thee:
The shepherd of the sheep
In perfect love has found thee.
Sleep through the holy night,
Christ-kept from snare and sorrow,
Until thou wake to light
And love and warmth to-morrow.

Christina Georgina Rossetti

Congratulations, Allison, Zach and Tristan Darnell

"You had me at "hello" ~
Jerry Maguire, 1996.

It was Friday the 13th, on a brisk Autumn Day in Black Mountain, North Carolina. Montreat, to be specific.

At 4:00 p.m., I took her aside and told her about all of the special things that God had done in my life on the side of that mountain, and wanted to add one more thing to that list.

AND SHE SAID YES!

So, we are shooting for March 3rd for a wedding date; for those of you keeping score, that is exactly one year and one day since we first talked on the phone.