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little jo
It was a cold morning here at the farm this weekend as Indy and I were doing chores together..
Dec 14, 2023
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liberty
We’ve had lots of a new babies born on the farm this Spring, but this one is extra special…
May 8, 2023
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the right left hand
In the spring of 2002, I asked her what kind of engagement ring she wanted someday...
Oct 13, 2016
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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,...
Apr 4, 2016
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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...
Mar 27, 2016
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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.
Nov 29, 2015
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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.
Nov 23, 2015
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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.
Oct 31, 2015
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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..
Sep 10, 2015
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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.
Aug 31, 2015
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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...
Aug 18, 2015
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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.
Jul 9, 2015
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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...
Jun 19, 2015
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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...
Jun 14, 2015
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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...
Jun 25, 2014
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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...
May 28, 2014
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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.
May 14, 2014
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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...
Apr 7, 2014
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