August Birthdays
There were four birthdays this month that mean quite a lot to me. Two of the birthdays belong to people I’ve never even met yet while the other two I’ve known since I can remember. Two of my best friends each had a baby this month. Kevin and Keena Finn gave birth to Aubry, a beautiful baby girl with a full head of hair. No seriously, I mean a full head of hair. Not far behind, Jason and Shelli Scarborough brought into this world a bouncing baby boy named Cooper. I’m totally bummed I won’t be able to see these kids until their 5 months old. It’s times like this that I miss being this far away from my friends.
Another person with a birthday this past month is my younger brother. Though I didn’t really appreciate him as much as I should have in my younger years (because I was an idiot and thought he was never cool enough) he’s a pretty amazing guy. He’s four years younger, but still managed to buy a house before me and makes more money now than I ever did. I know I can learn a lot from this kid… young man.
Oh yeah, I celebrated my 28th birthday this August, no worries if you didn’t know. To be honest I’m not that good at remembering people’s either. It’s a little bit scary to think I’m only 2 years away from 30. Luckily, I can check “move to Africa” off my list of things to do.
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My name is Dave Ditges and I'm Florida native who moved out to South Africa in 2005 to serve along side Thrive Africa.
I head up the creative department as well as taking on the role of the resident "tech guy" in the office.
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- Wrapping Up Mission Teams
- Coming Home for Christmas
- It’s All About Passion
- One Busy Month
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- How does Facebook know?
- Talk about “pay at the pump”
- The “untitled” curriculum that will change Africa.
- Trip to Botswana
- The Last Few Projects
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Kevin said...
Thanks Dave! We think she’s beautiful too! I already told her all about her crazy uncle Dave.. She can’t wait until December.
Anonymous said...
Cooper says thanks also, Dave! That’s COOPER. (He really didn’t say anything, he’s only 7 days old.)
Anonymous said...
Wow what a feeling!! 2 years from the big 30!!