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I can’t believe this is happening again. Another Major Hurricane is barreling towards New Orleans almost 3 years to the day that Katrina did so much damage.

I pulled up images of Katrina’s path, and I took some solace (though very little) in the fact that Gustav isn’t taking the same exact path. Gustav’s is above. Katrina’s is below (and what you can’t see on that image is that Katrina came over Florida, while Gustav came up into the Gulf through Cuba).

I don’t think Gustav is going to reach Cat 5 status like Katrina did, and it might not hit NOLA as directly as Katrina did, so let’s hope that lessens the damage. But no matter where Gustav makes landfall, it’s going to make life messy for a whole lot of people.

Join me in praying for these folks. For their protection, and that they would find real peace in the middle of a real storm.

Chad and Dawn are proud parents of a healthy baby boy this morning!

Meet my newest nephew, Hudson Blake Fisher, 7 pounds, 15 ounces. 20 inches long, and he can run a 4.45 40-yard dash.

They hid not only the name, but the gender from us, for this whole time, but now the secret is out. Congrats, you crazy kids!

First off, here’s an AP article that includes this snippet from Don Miller:

Democrats are “reaching out to us, and I’m not naive as to why — they want our votes,” said Miller, who gave a two-minute prayer to close Monday’s convention session. “But they won’t get them and keep them unless they continue the momentum of adopting policies that promote the sanctity of life.”

Miller cited progress along those lines — including on abortion. His other priorities — poverty, global warming — also reflect a widening evangelical agenda that might benefit Democrats, if not in large numbers in November then in future elections. Miller also said he’d leave the party if some Democrats keep mocking people of faith.

“I’d like to see Obama address that — say that voice is no longer welcome,” he said.

Second off, here’s an interview with Don done by Sarah Pulliam for Christianity Today before he gave his DNC Benediction.

I’m guessing that if you agreed with Don before, you still do. And if you disagreed with him before, you do even more now.

(h/t: The Catablog)

Today is a Good News / Bad News post.

The Good News: Kylie finally learned how to ride her bike this week! (Here’s a video from 3 days ago)

The Bad News: Kylie was riding this afternoon and took a pretty bad spill. She landed face-first on the road and came out of it a little dinged up.

The Final Tally: Lost Teeth – 2 , Stitches in Lip – 2.

(thankfully they were still baby teeth!)

She’s doing fine now and in good spirits. I think she’s actually excited about losing two teeth in one shot. I was at work when it happened, so Erica had to fly solo on the first family trip to the Emergency Room. Nothing worse than not being able to help your kid. But it could have been a lot worse, so we’re thankful for that.

Just another crazy day in life. Anything crazy happen to you today?