Writing about things I am passionate about, such as my faith, has always given me joy. Lately though the need, not the desire – the NEED, to write has begun to take on urgency in my life. Not just blogging about the random event or idea, but real, serious writing about things. Creative, essays, articles, blogs.

I don’t know if God is telling me something, or if I’ve just got a lot to say and work out for myself through writing. Could be both. Either way, I am going to make the attempt. I’ve had a hand in several blogs over the years where I’ve posted about wildly different stuff. Probably going to do that again too. Most of that won’t show up here, but I am toying with the idea of posting all of my Diaconal material over at www.DeaconTim.com. Nothing there at the moment, but there will be. Check it out every so often.

Check back here too. Hopefully there will be at least a post a day, but I’d say there’s going to be at least 2 or 3 a week. Considering how often I have been posting, that’s practically an explosion of verbosity.

Thanks and have a BLESSED day!

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Still seems weird. Not freaked out about being 40 so much. I don’t feel that old. Feel more like I am 30 or 32, give or take…

What freaks me out is where did the last 20 years go?

I must say I am nowhere near where I thought I would be 20 years ago. Figured I would have made at least one fortune by now and be extremely wealthy and semi-retired. I did get the wife and family I thought I would have though. And pretty much when. Though I never thought the third one would come this late. Certainly never expected to be Catholic. Just wasn’t on the radar screen.

Ah well. Time to start over with the dreams and goals. Just because I didn’t ever get where I though I would, doesn’t mean I can’t shoot for something else. Who knows, maybe in another 20 years, I WILL be fabulously wealthy and semi-retired.

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We are having a BOY!!!!!!

Woooooooo-Hoooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not that I wouldn’t love another girl at all. Absolutely I would. But I am like every guy out there. We want a boy. A buddy. Someone who we can use to justify the purchase of war toys with. Luckily my girls are already into comic books so I was covered there. But now a whole different world is opened up.

So far the little guy is extremely active according to Mrs. Fric. He’s constantly on the move. I could feel his movements through Mom’s belly some time ago. Way earlier than the girls.

We are all excited about it too. The girls are happy to have a brother on the way.

Names are still an issue. At one time I wanted to name a boy after me… William Timothy. Since becoming Catholic, that doesn’t seem so important anymore. Not sure why, but I think my ego doesn’t need to be stroked that way anymore. Mrs. Fric still likes William though with Will for short. We are thinking William David to include her father. She also likes Patrick, Elijah and others. Not sure myself. She’s way more into it than I am right now. We’ve got time, right?

Please pray for a healthy baby and a safe delivery. Thanks!

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Got to feel the baby move for the first time last weekend. Could barely tell, but definitely there. Way cool stuff.

Next week we find out if we are having a boy or girl.

God knows I will love the baby no matter what, but I gotta say that a boy and the extra testosterone in the house would be welcome. Outnumbered 3 to 1 now. The dog is male but fixed. And a wuss. No help there.

Ah well… Let it be done according to thy word, Lord.

Can’t wait til October.

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Ever tried to use your non-dominant hand and ONLY that hand to brush your teeth?

Eat?

Tie your shoes?

Put on pants?

Take pants off?

Type?

Mouse?

OK. I know it sounds like I am whining. Not intended. After all I got the use of it back. It was just kind of eye opening how much you don’t use the non-dominant hand you you are forced to use it as the dominant. Everything was backwards and weird.

My hand is stiff and sore. And I have a ton of new therapy exercises. Yay. At least I can type again. Maybe I can blog if I can get my brain unstuck.

We’ll see.

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Been busy obviously of late. No posting and all.

But I return with awesome news!

Mrs. Fric and I have been blessed with the impending arrival of a new little Maniac! This is our third child and the older two are actually excited rather than mortified. Considering the age differences (9 and 12 years when the baby gets here), that is pretty good. Samantha, our now middle child, keeps proclaiming that she is now the middle child. Apparently Emma, the oldest, has been oppressing her mightily and she is looking forward to some of that rolling down hill a little farther.

We are all excited about this. We will be finding out the gender when the time comes and will do some of those really cool 3-D pics in July. Can’t wait for that.

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Life has been very good this last year and a half though I cannot say it was what I expected or had planned but that is always the great thing that a person cannot predict nor always plan thier course. I cannot claim these days to be an example of the by the book Catholic though it is also very true that my faith is still present and strong.

In short I hope to make the time to start posting and responding again but these postings and responses will most likely not mirror what I would have written a year ago. Of course that gets back to the title “What never changes”. This I am sure would have a different responsive from everyone for life is ever changing and presenting new information that we use to form ourselves.

I want to wish everyone a Happy and Blessed New Year to come and I hope that everyone has the faith to let the changes of life make them stronger

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I know I am late with those well wishes… Ah well. Too busy yesterday with trying to get some work done on the old job so I can move on to the new job. Hopefully I can get that done ASAP and have some time off before I must start the new gig.

Worst part about being a contract tech nerd. No paid time off.

Soon.

Very soon.

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The new priest is Fr. Dismas. Met him on the way into adoration last Friday night. Seems pretty nice. Good sense of humor from what I could tell. We didn’t make it to our regular Mass times last weekend, so I don’t know what kind of Mass he does. I just pray we don’t get any tom-foolery. Fr. Maurice could be counted on to deliver a pro-life or Real Presence homily when required. He is pretty solid in proclaiming those things.

Hope Fr. Dismas will be too…

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