Well, this is what being a new dad will do to you. I haven’t posted since July 2008 and I’ve let derekelkins.com lapse for months (even though I’m still paying for it). I promise I’ll try to be better.

Perhaps a good way to get back into this is to synposize the last 6 months of my life:

August: I turned 28!! How did that happen? I got a new job at the Theological School at Drew University. I’m working as the Theological Admissions Officer and I have business cards. Kat and I celebrated 5 years being married! She’s still sexy.

September: I didn’t go to church the whole month. After 28 years of weekly attendance, I needed a break (the break’s not over). This is the first time in YEARS that I haven’t been in school. I decided to take a hiatus from the Master of Divinity program to work full-time and prepare for the baby.

October: Birthing classes. Sweet lord, those were boring. I enjoyed the hospital tour and we met a really nice German couple who had a little girl. Our baby was due on October 26. He was a no-show.

November: Noah is born! Holy moly, labor is intense!! Noah is beautiful and such a blessing. Parenthood is scary and hard as hell.

December: Kat and I committed to go to church during the whole of Advent. We almost made it. Noah’s first Christmas we spent in NC with my family. It was a great holiday bookended by hella-long drives.

January: Kat started back to classes. Noah started daycare. I started going insane from lack-of-sleep. Happy 2009.

February: I bought a banjo! I’m trying to connect Noah with his hillbilly roots. Still no church. Starting to miss parts of it.

March: TBD