Family
Saying Goodbye to Daddy Junior
Today we’re visiting our family in Kentucky to say goodbye to a very special person, Jordan’s great-grandpa, Daddy Junior. He was 93 years old when he lost his battle to complications from breaking his hip. I feel incredibly lucky Jordan was able to spend time and absorb his love for eight years. I don’t remember…
Read More +Brotherly (and Sisterly) Love
We’re all different. That’s obvious. But some differences are more obvious than others. I’ve written before how Cameron and Jordan have differences but one kid has an easier time getting the needed resources. It’s tough to know what’s the right or wrong thing to do as a parent. A while back, my friend Kate wrote about…
Read More +One last summer hoorah
We’re on the road again. Can you believe it? It feels like we’ve been out of town non-stop this summer. But this is a really special trip and I have to share a few details that explain why this is so important. First, Uncle Barry is getting married to the coolest woman and mom I…
Read More +Rejoice and Sorrow
Jordan breaks into spurts of sadness when it hits her that her grandma isn’t with us anymore. The realization hits me each time I work online and stumble into a link she liked or a comment she left. I wish I had emailed her more, asked her to write more things. I wish I had…
Read More +Losing a Grandma
The world lost one of the best grandmas today. Jordan’s Grandma Jone lost a brief but valiant fight against cancer. One dose of chemo not only destroyed the bad stuff, it destroyed all of her good stuff. Cancer sucks so much. We lucked out in the Grandma department for tons of reasons. The biggest reason…
Read More +Important prayers
Last night I had to tell the kids their Grandma is very sick. We said many prayers. At bed time Jordan asked if she could say a special prayer for her grandma before she went to sleep. She tried to get me to say it for her, but I encouraged her to say it on…
Read More +Love is in the air
Love is in the air at our household. In between the time when the kids are bickering at each other, I feel like we’re in a very special time where both kids are sweet and cuddly and are so loving. There’s something about the range between six years old and almost ten years old that…
Read More +Share the love
I share a lot about our family… so I wanted to share this. Jordan’s Grandma isn’t feeling very good… So she needs prayers and love in whatever form you can think of. We love her very much and hope she feels better very soon.
Read More +Family celebration
We wrapped up a wonderful celebration for Jordan and Cameron’s grandparents (and my in-laws). They are celebrating something that you just don’t hear about a lot these days: a 50th wedding anniversary. To add into the fun, the kids’ uncle brought his girlfriend and her awesome triplets who spent a super fun week with us…
Read More +Happy 4th of July!
Happy Fourth to everyone!! We hope you have a wonderful holiday. We had a great weekend so far. Jordan had a chance to spend time with her grandparents and her great grandpa, Daddy Junior. I swear, I would have given anything for my grandparents to have had a chance to spend time with my kids.…
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