front office training at my church

my mommy and i were going to our church for my Jesus, mommy and me class. we arrived early so i thought i would keep myself busy in the meantime. before we got serious with work, i thought i would show my aunt margaret (office manager) my 20 month birthday gift. since she has my golf clubs ready, i thought i would show her my travel size golf kit. she was impressed!



what do you think aunt margaret? this is a what?


cool huh uncle pastor dave...i KNEW you'd like it!

okay...now to get my initial instructions, hmmmm...

this is going to be FUN! besides, joy is important when working at a church...right? how do i look?

see! it's contagious! i love my aunt cindy! she came by the front office just to see me since we haven't really connected in a while.


okay, so my first lesson is how to answer the phones. at our church it's extremely important that we are polite and professional..."good morning, calvary chapel south bay this is stephen-fua how may i help you?"

no sir, our midweek services are held on thursday nights at 7:30pm...yes, childcare is provided...no, we do not offer wine and cheese...sorry...you heard our pastor on the radio? yes, he was a biker...no, he was wanted by the fbi...what was that sir? you can relate? great! see you there!
my next session was how to check scotland yard. so...let's see...where's my daddy? hmmmm...in a meeting? how about the rest of the pastors? hmmm...some praying, some counseling...these guys are BUSY!

next step? how to exit scotland yard without messin' anything up... careful... careful... steady... ...cool!


wow! now i have to do both the phone and the computer...this can be tough...they waste no time putting me to the test...

...yes m'am, we would LOVE to send a pastor to pray for you before you go into surgery! i know JUST the right guy...who? well, he's my dad...yes, m'am my dad...is that okay or did you want another pastor or elder? no? my dad would be fine? awwww...God bless you!

and for the last step...taking down notes when answering the phone and not messin' up the church's computer network...wow! this is a lot to remember! but what fun!

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daddy's home...

let me go back here to find something interesting to do...


wait, i hear my daddy...


...yay! my daddy's home! mom! daddy's home!


hi son!


how was your day son?


my daddy LOVES seeing me at the end of his day...


i LOVE it when my daddy is home! i think i'm one of those people who wear their emotions on their sleeve...lol!


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at work with mommy...

toyota motor sales mentors my mommy's AVID seniors and they spend one wednesday night a month learning a lot about career and life choices. oh! the gentleman in the pic is one of the class presidents...my mommy's kids run and govern themselves. they ROCK!


my mommy misses me...can you tell?


my first school bus ride. since my mommy is a teacher, i was bound to ride a school bus before i go to school a a student...


so, what's for chow? hmmm...


what a bunch of fun people!


so when you talk about credit cards, what exactly are you saying? talk to me in toddler terms...


while i'm here, i might as well learn something new???




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my '4 months short of 2' birthday

is that a cake dad?


wow! it is!


right here dad...put it right here...yum!


i think i know what that is...


...wow! it is...a travel golf kit! thanks dad. i can't wait for you and i to try it out. mommy isn't going to let me eat this cake, huh?



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some of my smiles...

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my musical attempts...

hanging out with my family at my uncle to's house and my daddy thought i would try this out...cool!

on stage at the first annual carson senior high school AVID open mic...could you turn me up?

let's see...he said that this was a rain stick? interesting...





...i've seen these before. but these chimes are a different color than my uncle alberts. i wonder if they sound the same? hmm...





my finale gift last Christmas was a full size drum kit that sits in my nursery.

now my daddy and i both have guitars... another one of my Christmas gifts.


"no,no You never let go, through the calm and through the storm..."

my first time listening to an ipod as my daddy and i wait for our flight to seattle, washington for my great-aunt's funeral. (march 19-20, 2009)


my uncle albert acclimating me to yet another musical experience.







since my daddy is busy with family business, let me see what i can muster up here...

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