NAME: Po (a.k.a. The Reverend Paul Donison, Pastor Paul, or Daddy); AGE: 32; VOCATION: Anglican Priest; FAMILY: married to my best friend (who is awesome-attractive to boot), and together we are currently under siege from 4 small aliens (a.k.a. our 4 bright, spunky, and lovely daughters); ABOUT THIS PIC: this is my four-year-old's rendering of me (though I AM a hairy man, those are PANTS on my legs!).
Baptizing our youngest. What is cool about this pic is that it captures the moment that the water is first administered (the first of the three adminstrations, one for each of the Triune Names: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) since you can see I am starting to say, "Father".
When I was youth director at St Mary's in Victoria, BC (now "The Open Gate Church"), I started meeting with the youth kids (who are all in college and some married now) after school on Fridays at the local Starbucks. There were so many of us, that we often took up most of the store (at least most of the chairs) and so I would try and get us to sit as far away from the other patrons as possible. Where we always sat was in the corner UNDER the wallpaper advertizing Starbuck's ETHIOPIAN BLEND. So, the group time was called, "Under Ethiopia" and it was really just a time to say anything (a lot like this blog!).
What is "Po" ?
When my wife and I started dating I told her that I had aways been bummed by the fact my name couldn't be shortened -- I had always been envious of Matts and Robs and Dougs. So she shortened my name, though somewhat unconventionally, to Po. And it stuck. So if you are in my wife's company, don't be surprised if she calls me Po. And, for heaven's sake, please don't think she is calling me Poo. With a baby in the house, we have plenty of THAT already, thank-you-very-much!
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