Author Archives: Nathan

My son: superhero

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Nathan

My son is a super hero. I am pretty sure that is objectively true and that I am not displaying any parental bias or hyperbole here. To prove my point, I’ll provide three four anecdotes: Unicode hero: We let Elias … Continue reading →

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The family that blogs together stays together

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Nathan

As many of our readers will know, I have a personal blog called The Library Basement. I write about biblical studies, Greek, reading, Christian ethics, and other topics. People tell me that my posts are a bit tough to relate … Continue reading →

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Apple Picking

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Nathan

The Smith Family Fall Bucket List includes an important and challenging objective: “go apple picking.” Today we fulfilled that objective, and it was very fun. We loaded up in the car and headed east through the Columbia river gorge. As … Continue reading →

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Storage cleanout

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Nathan

We have constantly struggled in our life together with having too much stuff in the house. It started when we got married and had to combine parts of two households into one. Then as we went to graduate school and … Continue reading →

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One Proud Husband

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Nathan

At the beginning of last year Kimberly began sponsoring a child overseas through World Vision. Recently she has taken on a second sponsor child. Kim does a lot more than send money. She writes a lot of letters and sends … Continue reading →

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Elias helps with laundry

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Nathan

My son, the good little helper.

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Keeping Cool

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Nathan

It’s been a scorcher by Portland standards this week. We have endeavored to keep cool where possible. That included a trip to Hagg Lake yesterday to dip into that nice cool water. Elias has had the opportunity to wear cool … Continue reading →

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In which we camped and fished

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Nathan

I feel quite satisfied this evening, having eaten fresh salmon for dinner. Even better, it was salmon which I myself reeled in two days ago. How did I come into these sublime circumstances? I shall now relate that tale. Kim, … Continue reading →

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Play ball!

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Nathan

I got a call from Kim’s brother and his wife: they needed another person for coed softball today. I answered that call. Keep in mind that I haven’t so much as swung a bat in several years. And it has … Continue reading →

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True Blue

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Nathan

At the time of writing, the Dodgers are tied for last place in the National League West. The cellar. This comes on the heels of some recent success in 2008 and 2009 and in the midst of a lot of … Continue reading →

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