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Category Archives: Family
Hospital Night Light
I took Mac to see his friend who’s recovering from surgery. While we were in his room, I noticed one of those hospital night lights. If you’re unfamiliar, it’s the night light that looks like a small furnace vent. Instead … Continue reading
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Bounce House!
Our first turns 15 today. When she turned 13, I was shocked to suddenly become the parent of a teenager. Several years later and I’m all in as the dad of a teen. Lexi is, of course, a different kind … Continue reading
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PartridgeFamilyEsque
Both Emily and I graduated with Music degrees from Spring Arbor University. In fact, we met in a class called Music Perspectives, which, for us, has the double meaning of seeing music from different perspectives and meeting our perspective spouses. Well … Continue reading
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Emily’s Back
I’m so proud of Emily. Two weeks ago we were there (boys/Emily’s parents) for her graduation ceremony. Even in recovery she’s a straight-A student. She worked hard, took advantage of every training and therapeutic opportunity, and put in the effort. … Continue reading
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Leave of Absence
It was announced yesterday at Renovation Church that I am on a Leave of Absence for the month of February. I want to tell you why that is, what’s been going on, and what we’re doing right now. Our lives … Continue reading
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Christmas Tree 2018
We got our Christmas tree last night, a room-filling Douglas fir, complete with a few pine cones still holding on after the long ride from the forest. We can thank German Lutherans for the practice of erecting a tree and … Continue reading
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39th Birthday Weekend – Detroit, Ann Arbor, and Back Again to Kalamazoo
We hit the road early Friday morning to make it to the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. Emily’s folks got me tickets to the Ford Rouge Factory Tour, which is where the Ford F150 is built and dreams come … Continue reading
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