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My name is Russell, and no, that’s not really my hair.

I’m currently 36 years old, and I live near Ann Arbor, Michigan. I’ve been married 12 years to the first girl I ever kissed. To be honest, I fell in love with her the very first time I looked into her freakishly gorgeous blue eyes (she was in the 7th grade at the time). Together we have a son, Tanner, who is 8 years old, and a Yorkie-Poo that is about the size of a squirrel.

I graduated college with a B.A. in Business Management and a minor in Graphic Design. I currently work in the Marketing Department at an Organic Foods company as a Graphic Designer + Social Media Manager.

I attend a church that I helped plant in Tecumseh, Michigan. My view on church and religion can be summed up with the following statement: REJECT RELIGION. EMBRACE JESUS.

Contact
Email – russellhawkins@yahoo.com
Chat/IM – russellhawkins (Yahoo), eulbogstel (AOL)

19 Responses

  1. [...] It is my goal to complete my About Me page before the end of the week. I’ve been dragging my feet on this too [...]

  2. kvnevins says:

    You did not mention your socks or shoes!!! Very disappointed. Love ya Russ!!

  3. tam says:

    Just wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving! Hope you have a great day with your family!

  4. Hey, man. Love the site. Good mix of church & not church….if there is such thing.

    And that profile picture is worth millions. Tens of hundreds of millions. Ha!

  5. Bobby Davis says:

    Hey Russell, Give me a shout. I would love to catch up with you and your family. Hope to here from you soon.

    Bobby Davis

  6. Jad says:

    Hey bro…stumbled on your blog by way of Brian Alexander.

    Like your blog. I’m guessing you were class of ’94?

  7. mudpuppy says:

    93.

    I got started early. :)

  8. mudd says:

    hi my name is mudd to nice to meet you it’s nice to see i am not the only mudd on the planet{ so did not word that right} about me? 44 yr old female looking for friends to chat it up with on the web {clean chat only} talk to ya laters

  9. mudd says:

    r u a christian?

  10. Dawna Mowrey says:

    Found your website when I googled song lyrics which happen to be the ones on your page. so – thanks!

  11. Nick says:

    Russ,
    Where did u get your dog? Is she still breeding them. Any available that u know of? Let me know please. Nick

  12. richard says:

    Amen, Embrace Jesus!!!

  13. I totally agree with your religious view. My husband and I have not been to church in a long time but we have this community that I spoke of in your post on community that we know is a group of people drawn together by God. Not to be a church but to learn things like how to be life-giving to one another and how to get over ourselves and really focus on that ONE who it is really all about.

  14. [...] The LOVE WINS stickers you will see on every one of my vehicles were inspired by a sermon Rob Bell gave a few years ago about the cross and the ramifications of Jesus’ love. You can download or listen to the sermon below, or if you would like me to make you a CD version, let me know. [...]

  15. Thanks for posting the sermon Love Wins by Rob Bell. I am not sure how much of this will be in his upcoming book. I have posted some comments bout this sermon on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_4-K-ZLtug
    I have mentioned in the video your blog as a place where people can listen to the sermon itself.
    Do you have a link to the additional parts to this sermon? I understand what you posted was just part 1.

  16. mudpuppy says:

    Sorry Stephen, I only have the one lesson. Glad you were able to find it useful however!

  17. dale salisbury says:

    I like your blog. I was wondering if you could make available erwin mcmanus sermons on “Beyond the Ordinary” that you mentioned you listened to while on your marathon. thanks. I love how deriven you are about life and knowing God.

  18. Bikila Addisu says:

    i am Bikila Addisu from Addis Abab,Ethiopia . I want to learn my 1 degree programme in theology at there, please find tome scolar

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The Original Mud Puppy is a 36 year old Christ follower. Father of an amazing son. Husband of a woman that makes me a better person every single day. Book, music, and movie junkie. Avid runner. Part-time cook.
Two creeds that I try to live by are: Stop Existing and Start Living & Love Wins. (more...)

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