Name: Russell Hawkins (aka Mud Puppy)

Blog URL: themudpuppy.com

Occupation: Designer

City: Clinton, Michigan

Three sentence bio (no more than 37 words):
I am a Christ follower, husband, father, son, brother, uncle and friend. I design for a living, and for fun. Two creeds that I try to live by are: Stop Existing and Start Living & Love Wins.

1. Best book you’ve read in the last 6 months:
God’s Politics

2. Movie that changed your life:
I just watched War Dance, and it’s pretty amazing.

3. Top 5 Songs in your IPOD rotation (or top CD at the moment)

• • Spread the Love Around - Michael Waite
• • Dance or Die - Family Force 5
• • Always Be - Jimmy Eat World
• • Forever - Chris Brown
• • See You Again - Miley Cyrus

4. Pancakes or Waffles?
Waffles

5. If you died today, what is one thing you want the world to know about you
He gave more than he took.

Seven days in one of the most isolated regions in the lower 48 states. Ahh, the Owyhee River in Idaho.

We are taking 10 students and 5 adults in inflatable kayaks. I’m leaving today and will be back on the 30th.

As you pray this week remember us. Pray that the Lord move mightily on the hearts of these students:

• Valeriy
• Rouslon
• Kady
• Katie
• Joel
• Renee
• Jordan
• Miranda
• Justin
• Megan

See ya in a week!

The Delony Family celebrated the first day of summer in high fashion.

Cringe \’krinj\ vb

1. to draw in or contract one’s muscles involuntarily (as from cold or pain)

2. to draw back, bend, crouch, etc., as when afraid; [to] shrink from something dangerous or painful

So what’s cringe-worthy in your life?

Mine? My love of the Atlanta Braves. I love them, follow them, still watch them even though I’m on the west coast. I’ve got such great memories as a kid going to games when the stadium was empty and then later screaming at packed World Series games. But man, oh man, is this a painful, cringe-worthy love affair (especially the past couple of years). Being a Braves fan you develop this sickness in your stomach at some point in the game when you know it could be won, but that they’ll do something to lose it. You know it’s coming and cringe when it happens. The Atlanta Braves are my most cringe-worthy thing.

So what’s yours?

Here’s Aida and Samuel hamming it up for the camera.