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.

My Criminal Record

Two people have asked in the past few weeks what my criminal record is all about. I found this story as I wrote it for the International Day of Prayer for Zimbabwe, so I posted it. Fun times, and a…

Virtual Parenting

from the YouthWorker eJournal Concerned that children of active-duty soldiers are missing their moms and dads a little too much, the Department of Defense is hoping to develop realistic, computerized stand-ins. These stand-ins, according to the Defense Centers of Excellence…

04:2009: week 2

Opening Day! The Orioles are in full swing, kicking butt and taking names. We had a great day at the ballpark, glad that the storms moved out and the delay was only 15 minutes! Here are a few of the…

02.2008: week 4

The annual Chili Cookoff raised money to support this summer’s Youth Mission Trip to Port Sulphur, Louisiana. Volunteers brought in their best chili recipe, and about 200 people dug in and enjoyed the samplings! The Cookoff raised over $1,800 for…

Scrumptious.

Last week, I had an assignment for Spirituality class. So I made cheesecake. We don’t have grades, but the prof liked it. Here’s how: INGREDIENTS 1 1/2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs (about 1 package of double stuffed chocolate creme cookies)…

Monday Rundown

The weekend… a quick sidetrip to Roanoke. We drove up after work on Thursday, I went to YS One Day on Friday, had a mini-photoshoot and then dinner with friends Friday night. A quick lunch with the fam on Saturday,…