Douglas E. McClure

The Hatchery: a blog about my adventures in bird watching

Family Vacation 2011-Day 2, End of day and Making memories

So, the day is ending a little brighter! 6 kids in bed, 2 are actually asleep! Watching Pirates of the Caribbean with my sister, brother, and wife! At least, we made a memory at “arts & crafts” time. We made souvenir Jellystone tshirts. Matt-Matt let me help him color his a little bit.

June 21, 2011
Family Vacation 2011-Day 2, Vacation Trouble

OK. I am not a complainer normally, but today has been a hard day! First, at the water park, there was a child care which was allowing their children to run around unchecked. They were pushing my sons and my nephews around and getting in front of them. When my wife finally and tried to…

June 21, 2011
Family Vacation 2011-Day 2, Arrival at the park

We have arrived but the Mommies are registering and the kids are getting impatient! Hurry up, Mommy!

June 21, 2011
Family Vacation 2011-Day 2

6 kids get fed breakfast. 4 adults are kind of awake.

June 21, 2011
Family Vacation 2011: End of Day 1

Today, we traveled to Jackson, MS and are staying the night with my little sister. Tomorrow, we get up, repack and head to Jellystone Park in Pelahatchie. The boys are excited about the water park and the pool. As you can see from the picture above, the boys are pretty worn out from traveling and…

June 20, 2011
Day 1 of Family Vacation

June 20, 2011
Walking in His “Majestic” Presence: Week 5

Note to reader: This is a single part of a multi-sectioned devotional series surrounding the transMission album, “Majestic.” All of the devotionals will be filed under the category marked “Walking in His ‘Majestic’ Presence.” Before we get started, I need to do a shameless plug for the album that these devotionals are based on. It…

May 18, 2011
Walking in His "Majestic" Presence: Week 5

Note to reader: This is a single part of a multi-sectioned devotional series surrounding the transMission album, “Majestic.” All of the devotionals will be filed under the category marked “Walking in His ‘Majestic’ Presence.” Before we get started, I need to do a shameless plug for the album that these devotionals are based on. It…

May 18, 2011
Picture Worth a Thousand and One Words

Like seeing a mother holding a newborn baby and a rescue worker cradling a survivor, pictures have always had the ability to conjure up emotions deeper and more complex than they appear on the surface. Now, QR codes have given us the ability to conjure up, not emotions and feelings, but tons of information. Basically,…

May 17, 2011
chord (god.notes)

Chord-3 or 4 notes played simultaneously in harmony. Psalm 27:17 NLT-“As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.“ According to Wikipedia: In music, a chord is any set of harmonically-related notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously (a “harmonic simultaneity”). The most frequently encountered chords in theory and music are triads: major…

May 16, 2011