Mind Dump

My brain is constipated with thoughts. The following is a massive mind dump of all the random stuff going on in my head. We had a good staycation last week. Similar to when I’m on vacation I didn’t take out the trash for trash day. I forgot what...

If I lived back then I would have been a genius

Monica (my wife) and I were recently discussing how hard it would be to live without air conditioning.  I think it’s a sign of our times. We’ve become soft. Today when it gets hot outside the news talks about people dying. They are mostly old people,...

What the Flock…We’re Pregnant

The Jones Institute was supposed to call us between 3 and 5 PM to let us know if we were pregnant. At 12:50 PM the phone rang and we panicked. Monica didn’t want to answer the phone because she was so nervous. The Dr. quickly told us that he had good news....

Staycation

So me and the wife decided to save some money and have a staycation.  Instead of going on a cruise, our original plan, we stayed home. Thanks to Monica’s parents we did get to spend some time at their river house.  It rained while...

The IVF Controversy

If you follow robshep.com, are friends with me on Facebook, or follow my tweets on Twitter, then you know that my wife and I are one day away from finding out if we are pregnant through IVF. We have felt an overwhelming amount of love and support from our friends...

People Watch: Part 2

After Student Community Group one night one of my students was talking to me about some of his struggles. He wasn’t struggling with smoking pot, going too far physically with girls, or any of the normal things that my guys talk to me about.  His struggle...