Aaron

Aaron

A husband and daddy, born, raised, educated & employed in #RVA. Director of Programming @1stThings1stRVA. Making the most of life in Our City. Views my own.

Picking A Name

She will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus. – Matthew 1:21 Choosing a name was hard. The first baby name book I looked at had some very interesting, and non-realistic, options. Apparently it was the “best…

The Teen Years

Joseph, her fiancé, was a good man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly. – Matthew 1:19 I guess it’s natural for parents to have some kind of worry. I worry…

Travel Plans

And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee. He took with him Mary, his fiancée, who was now…

Expecting a Baby

You will…give birth. -Luke 1:31 It hit me a few weeks ago: after 28 weeks, the “home stretch” of our wait for baby girl is carrying us straight through Advent. The excitement welling up inside of me is not too…

Joy in the Everyday

xmas countdown
The trees are up, the lights are out, and the stockings are hung. Parties are planned, gifts are wrapped, and lists are being checked. Have you found joy in the season?

Creative Juices

When was the last time you uncovered a potentially groundbreaking new way to harvest solar energy? Oh, you haven’t? Me neither. But for Aidan Dwyer, he dreamt it and people are listening. I think solar energy is cool — I…