We spent the last five days in Katy, Texas with Jason’s family, visiting, eating, touring, eating, and taking lots of pictures…did I mention eating? Despite the rushed start it really was a wonderful time…and we escaped the incredible California heat wave! So, here’s the recap (fair warning, it’s long)… Friday We arrived in Houston early on Friday morning. The flight …
Packing, Panic, & Priorities
We leave for our vacation to Texas tomorrow. However, the word “tomorrow†needs some clarification. For the past several weeks, I have been under the (mistaken) impression that we were to leave late Friday night (technically, Saturday morning). But, as I was looking at the e-ticket last night, something in the wording just didn’t look right. This morning, I was …
Book Review: I’ll Hold You In Heaven
The stated purpose of Jack Hayford’s book, I’ll Hold You In Heaven, is “to offer a path to hope and healing – not through happy talk or platitudes, but through the solid footing of the holy truth of God’s Word.†(p. 10) This book addresses its message to those who have lost a child prior to birth (as a result …
15 (and a half) Month Update
   Hannah had her 15-month “well-baby†check up this morning. The appointment was at 9:00, in Glendale. We left at 8:10 (which should have been plenty of time), and arrived at the doctor’s office at 9:30….Yeah, you do the math on that one. I think we were both a little cranky after being in the car for so …
In the Dark
Sunny southern California…Usually darkness isn’t what comes to mind. But, on Saturday evening, around 6:00 p.m., just as we were getting ready for dinner, a transformer in our community blew, and the power went out. We decided to escape the darkness, and the heat, for a little while. We dropped Hannah off with my parents, and used the outage as …