down by the riverside
It’s been over two weeks now since Joey’s surgery and she’s really doing great. She’s pretty much back to her normal self – doing what...
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Jun 26, 2014
the joy of Joey
People have asked how Joey keeps smiling through all of this. Well, I think a better question is how can she/we not be filled with joy...
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Jun 25, 2014
home of the brave
It’s been almost a month since my last post. And though I had planned, and even written, some entries to share...
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May 28, 2014
an Indiana morning
Indiana sleeps in Hopie’s old room, next to ours, in a little wooden cradle that someone made and gave to us at one of our concerts. ...
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May 28, 2014
an Indiana morning
A few days ago, I grabbed my camera to capture the first few minutes together of a new mommy and the baby daughter...
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May 26, 2014
remembering Heidi’s wedding
I can’t believe that it’s been two years since our daughter Heidi’s wedding day...
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May 26, 2014
remembering Heidi’s wedding
I can’t believe that it’s been two years since our daughter Heidi’s wedding day...
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May 14, 2014
a breakfast story
Today watching and listening to Joey talk to and care for her sick hen... it was easy to see that my wife loves and cares for them daily.
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May 14, 2014
a breakfast story
A major part of the homesteading that we’re doing this year, is living off our land and knowing first-hand exactly where most of the food...
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Apr 28, 2014
my uncle Leo
My mother’s cancer has been progressing and hospice has been called in to help manage her pain. I’m pretty sure Mom’s been in alot of...
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Apr 28, 2014
my uncle Leo
When Uncle Leo comes to visit, he only brings love and joy with him…that and a set of golf clubs. He is filled with life and...
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Apr 22, 2014
joey’s favorite holiday
I love Christmas. I start talking about it and getting ready for it in about June every year. Something about it changes me. Makes me...
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Apr 22, 2014
joey’s favorite holiday
Christmas isn’t my wife Joey’s favorite holiday, nor is Thanksgiving, Valentine's day... more than any other, it's Easter...
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Apr 10, 2014
flip phone 5s
I have every Apple gadget there is… and Joey and I each had an iPhone. Tech has helped us make a career at home in our own unique way, but
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Apr 7, 2014
just say yes
If you would have told me back then, that that one decision would open the door for all of Joey’s dreams to come true...
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Mar 25, 2014
naming Indiana
A number of people have asked us over the last month if there’s a story behind us naming our new little girl Indiana Boon. Yes actually,...
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Mar 18, 2014
our special gift from above
On Fathers day last June, after eleven years of marriage, my wife Joey and I found out that we were going to have a baby. We were elated...
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Mar 7, 2014
an everyday hero
I got a call this afternoon from our youngest daughter Hopie (I mean middle daughter…now that little Indy is here) and she was out of...
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Mar 3, 2014
serving us dinner
Tonight our new friends brought us a meal to fill our stomachs, but it was our hearts that were full when they left.
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Mar 1, 2014
wives and midwives
Joey loves her midwife. There’s a special bond between her and Pamela that has taken place over the last 9 months and even more so over...
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Feb 24, 2014
down melt
I spent the afternoon editing in the big barn, then Hopie and I went and saw my Mom this evening for an hour. My brothers and my sister...
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Feb 22, 2014
the last grandchild
I was downloading some pics today to my computer that I took the last week and saw this one of my mother and Indiana. Mom had driven...
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Feb 21, 2014
heart check
We took our first trip out of the house with our new baby today, and it wasn't a fun one...
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