Lawrence and Turkey Season

June 19th, 2008

Well, there is much to tell, as anyone raising a family can vouch. And I’ve been needing to tell this story for some time now.

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Where the Roses Never Fade

May 11th, 2008

 
 Jane’s mother passed away this morning at about 9:00.She slipped away peacefully, beautifully, as Jane sang to her about roses that never fade.
Mom was a rose — beautiful, enduring, inspiring, fragrant, growing. She made life better for all who knew her.
She knew little more than to serve and to pray and to seek the Lord […]

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Times of Life

May 2nd, 2008

Jane’s Mom with Lawrence. She has been a great, loving Grandma and wonderful mother-in-law.
 
 
Mom with her own Mother and my Bride on our wedding day. 
 
Early last Tuesday morning we received a call, one of those calls we know will come sooner or later yet we can never seem ready for them. Jane’s mother had […]

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Philosopher Joke

April 28th, 2008

What do we know, exactly?
An engineer, an experimental physicist, a theoretical physicist, and a philosopher were hiking through the hills of Scotland. Cresting the top of one hill, they see, on top of the next, a black sheep. The engineer says: "What do you know, the sheep in Scotland are black."
"Well, […]

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Time, Children, Wisdom

April 22nd, 2008

What is this impossible mystery? My oldest son, who only yesterday was small in my hands, newborn, a gift beyond measure;my son who laughed and played and collected sticks and toys;my son who was six last night….
I see him now, stretched out on the couch, soon to be as tall as me, size 10 shoes, […]

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