Dan and Jen’s Blog

Jerry O’Connell created this parody video of the recent Tom Cruise Scientology instructional video.  It’s short and funny.

Apparently an employee of Zappos (which is where I work) recently murdered a co-worker.  Here is the story that I read.  Though I didn’t know either of the individuals, this is still scary and completely tragic.  Please pray for the families and friends of the victim and the perpetrator alike, that somehow through it the [...]

A few weeks ago, we had the pleasure of going on vacation with Dan’s parents, Bob and Lisa, and his sister and brother-in-law, Katie and Jeremy, and their little girl. We had a blast! It was such a great time and we’re happy to report no major injuries although we hear that Trent was hoping [...]

Last week, we found out they were going to shut off our electricity for maintenance on Friday, so Dan planned a little date day!  It started at 9 AM and lasted all the way to 6:15.  We had quite the day! We started with breakfast at Cracker Barrel, then went browsing at Border’s and browsing [...]

Considering the time of year, I found this very relevant.  Enjoy.

Kedra tagged me a while ago and I’m just now getting to it. Here we go. 1. Who is your man? My sweet husband is Daniel Ferris Born. I’m still amazed everyday about how much I love him and enjoy being married to him. He blesses me copiously. 2. How long have you been together? [...]

I saw this on Ryan and Kelli Bishop’s blog and found it completely moving and powerful. This is a 3 minute long video of John Piper preaching about the wretchedness of the Prosperity Gospel.  It’s well worth your time.

On Sunday night, we made our way back to Louisville from St. Louis.  Dan  went fishing with his dad and brother-in-law at Montauk State Park in  Missiouri.  When we walked into our apartment with our bags, we heard  two strange noises: a strange mechanical sound coming from deeper inside  of our apartment and a vibrating [...]

At the risk of getting made fun of, there’s something I have to tell you. I love bluegrass music. It’s fun to listen to; the music and lyrics engage the ear in way most music fails to. I blame you Dad, for infecting me with an appreciation for this wonderful music. Recently, when I was [...]

Well, obviously we haven’t written anything in a while… too bad, we’ve been busy. Anyways, some of you might wonder why I am going to post this online. That’s easy, I want to brag on my wife. She deserves it. Everyone does things most others don’t see But when love is involved these are the [...]