Category Archives: Grady

Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi…and a Few Good Books

We’re on the road again, headed to Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. It’s the last of the three Seminaries I’m applying to that we have yet to visit. I’m blogging from our hotel room in Jackson, Mississippi. As a … Continue reading

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Pink Alligators on the Ceiling

When Grady wakes up earlier than we’d like, we sometimes bring him back to our room to sleep with us for awhile. Of course, he’s never once gone back to sleep, so we generally take turns reading books to him … Continue reading

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My New Alma Mater

In the car on the way home from church, as my wife is listening to Car Talk on National Public Radio… Grady: Mommy…is that N-P-R? Amy: Yes, Grady. Grady: NPR is Daddy’s college. Amy: No, Daddy’s college is O-R-U. Grady: … Continue reading

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Obligatory Post-Holiday Post

877862888908 Two years ago as a high-school teacher, I was insanely busy and stressed throughout most of the year (including summer, despite incorrect assumptions on the part of non-educators–but that’s a different post). The two-week Christmas break, however, was always … Continue reading

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No, Daddy, I am NOT a contrarian!

[6:30am in Austin, Tx. over Thanksgiving holiday] Grady: [crying loudly from his makeshift room] Mommy!!! Daddy!!! Daddy: [stumbling half-awake into Grady’s room] It’s not time to wake up yet, Grady. Grady: Yes, it IS time to wake up! Daddy: Ugggh! … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday to “All of Them…”

We no longer have a fireplace. It’s now a stage. Wait for the grand finale…

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German Hats

This is my first attempt at a YouTube video: Grady J. Walker and Grady J. Locke at GW’s house in Tulsa, Oklahoma. GL woke up the morning after this video, and promptly informed us, “I like Grady Walker.”

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