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this life i live
stories of faith, hope and love
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Dec 14, 2023
little jo
It was a cold morning here at the farm this weekend as Indy and I were doing chores together..
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May 7, 2023
liberty
We’ve had lots of a new babies born on the farm this Spring, but this one is extra special…
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Oct 13, 2016
the right left hand
In the spring of 2002, I asked her what kind of engagement ring she wanted someday...
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Apr 4, 2016
forrest and jenny
April 4th. It’s hard to believe that it’s been a month already since Joey left this world and made her journey to the next. In some ways,...
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Mar 27, 2016
less is more
Easter is Joey’s favorite holiday. It always has been. Not because of Easter baskets or bunnies or candy or eggs, but because today...
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Nov 29, 2015
braver than me
My wife is strong. Very very strong. So is her will to live. I have tried to be very careful. To honor her. But my wife is braver than me.
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Nov 23, 2015
manna from heaven
Joey said, “I didn’t think I’d get to see snow again.” Over my shoulder, she saw it... snow. Like manna from Heaven and just what we needed.
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Oct 31, 2015
for better or worse
For better or worse. I said those words to her at the altar on June 15, 2002. Today and each day since our wedding day I try to show her.
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Sep 10, 2015
forty horses
On Monday while we were home from the hospital, we celebrated my beautiful wife Joey’s first 40 years of life for her birthday with family..
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Aug 31, 2015
a song to sing
My wife Joey still has a song to sing. In fact, she has lots of songs that she wants to sing in the future.
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Aug 18, 2015
atlanta at last
We made the drive down to the Cancer Treatment Center of America just outside of Atlanta for the next step in Joey's cancer journey...
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Jul 9, 2015
this is the day
No, this is not the day that I would’ve made. But God knows better than I do. He sees the bigger picture. He is writing our story, not me.
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Jun 19, 2015
stage 4 love
Stage 4 cervical cancer. The doctors say there is a 9 cm tumor in Joey’s sigmoid colon. Even though the cancer is now in the colon, they...
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Jun 14, 2015
a prayer for cancer
God has a plan, and His plan is our plan. Each day that we’re given is a beautiful gift from Him to us. Here's what we pray...
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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
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 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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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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