Category: Family
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He swooped into our lives and stole the heart of our daughter. It wasn’t until recently that we learned he comes from a long line of pirates, French pirates who fled to Scotland. ‘French, Scottish Pirates’, sounds like something from Dr. Who. Unknowingly, we had been prayer for his arrival for several years. “God, send…
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The text message read: Morning. I received a private message from my friend in Colorado. Her body is shutting down and is calling hospice today. She asked if I would be able to come photograph them as a family during these last days. I want to make that happen if it’s possible. Call me. A…
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I called to check on my soon to be 88 year old mother who has been dealing with a cold this past week… Hello. Well you sound better. I feel better. (cough, cough) Good, You taking your medicine? Yes. But not the prescription. It had big letters on the bottle that says it will make…
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Thursday is Liam and Emery’s sleep over night and since Jeff is out of town, I’m flying solo. I promised dinner at Panda Express which won out over the McDonalds with a play ground. As we made our short commute, we had the radio playing and a commercial for Hospice came on, I quickly turned the…
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I’m alway a little reluctant to read the post that Facebook pops on my page titled…two years ago today, or four years ago, or whatever. There are some things I’d rather forget. This past month, images of our Emery have been popping up, taking me back to those early months when we didn’t know what…
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Warm, buttery, sweet pretzels made their way into the Oktoberfest menu a few years ago. They were fantastic! In fact, the entire event could have been beer and pretzels and no one would have complained. This is my favorite (and I vote the best) recipe for Pretzels. Buttery Soft Pretzels http://allrecipes.com/recipe/24272/buttery-soft-pretzels/?internalSource=recipe%20hub&referringId=2444&referringContentType=recipe%20hub Be prepared, one batch…