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Marriage, family, friendships, community.
This post: Nov. 21 – Dec. 4 // For all posts CLICK HERE Wow! It’s been about half a month since I wrote and over a full month since AJ has been in the hospital. AJ was admitted on October 23 and is now well on his way towards 7 weeks (a special date in … More AJ… Trooping towards Home
This post: Nov. 15 – Nov. 20 // For all posts CLICK HERE “Unbelievable.” That is the word one of the head PICU doctors used in describing AJ’s situation. The doctors and nurses have been amazed. And so have we. AJ has had an incredible week where there have been some ‘gains’ in his health. … More AJ…Unbelievable Trooper
This post: Nov. 11 – Nov. 14 // For all posts CLICK HERE How do you describe ‘stable’? ….Especially when life hangs in the balance? Many have asked how AJ is doing. Sometimes we get to chat and give a few details. Sometimes we point people to the blog. Often our answer is ‘he is … More AJ… Stable Trooper
This post: Nov. 2 – Nov. 10 // For all posts CLICK HERE Week of November 2 – 5, 2021 7 Days!… the first leg of the 7-year journey. What a week it’s been! Carried along by God’s grace and power, we surpassed 7 days today, November 5! The next leg of the journey…7 weeks…onwards … More AJ… Still Trooping
NEXT UPDATE: November 6 Saturday, October 23, 2021 Saturday started out as a normal day. We had a late morning breakfast and some plans to paint the living room. AJ enjoyed breakfast with us, watched us get going with the painting for awhile, and then headed out with his Grandma and Nick for a lunch … More AJ… Inspiring Trooper
Dear Katrina and Dathan, Your request was simple… Dad, can you also fill out a card at our engagement party, “Advice and Wishes”? When I began, I soon found that a postcard size wouldn’t cut it. So as I’ve been known to do… I made a post. This one is specific for you, with love. … More A Father’s Blessing… ‘Advice and Wishes’
Certain days on the calendar give opportunity to show a little extra love to our significant other. Sometimes our love is a little misaligned though, because we simply have not loved someone in the way they best feel loved. Ever give a gift that didn’t seem to be received that well? How we best feel … More Can you LOVE me like THIS? Part 1 (b)
Christmas and Marriage meet “In order to keep our expectations of love for each other realistic, we must look deeper and wider than our love for one another. We must look to the source of LOVE. Even when we love each other well… learning and growing in love in creative new ways… we cannot fill … More Can you LOVE me like this? Part 3
Imagine this. Discover and understand emotional needs and then share them with your spouse… a KEY to unlocking deeper emotional oneness and satisfaction in marriage? It’s true. It enables us to communicate ways in which we best feel loved, ways best fitting our emotional needs. It allows for a deepened understanding of each other, and … More Can you love me like this? Part 2, ‘How I best feel loved’
Sometimes our love for our spouse is a little misaligned because we simply do not tell them how we best feel loved. Talk it out. Spell it out for each other. And then ask, “Can you love me like this?”
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