Category Archives: Family

The Song Remembers When: Sunny

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Jason

I’ve always had this memory association thing with music. I don’t claim to have the best memory in the world, but I can remember certain events / periods in my life based on the music I was listening to at … Continue reading →

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Things I Want to Remember, Vol. 14

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Jason

Joshua is a talker. A nonstop talker. As in, the kid scarcely takes a breath as the words just come spilling out. I’ll bet he speaks 30,000 words a day. Easy. The little guy has always kept us in stitches … Continue reading →

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January Link Love

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Jason

It’s been a while since I’ve done an “around-the-horn” link post. Lots going on in the lives of my friends that I encourage you to check out. Such as: My friend Lane has written a great blog entry entitled “Course … Continue reading →

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Things I Want to Remember, Vol. 13

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Jason

I just went back and read some of these older posts about “Things I Want to Remember”. (If you’d like to read them, just click on the “Kids” category to the right.) I’m so thankful that I’ve written these little … Continue reading →

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An Overlooked Ingredient

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Jason

Among other things, Paul writes the Philippians to encourage unity. He writes in 1.27-28, “Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in … Continue reading →

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Birthday Wishes from Grandmother

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Jason

Today, Jackson was asking to see a picture of my mother, so I got down an old photo album. In the back of the photo album, there was a stack of old papers. I started going through them: my old … Continue reading →

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If She Were A Prophet…

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Jason

This post is just one more reason why I love my wife. If she were an 8th century Hebrew prophet, she’d be Micah. Do justice; love mercy; walk humbly. That’s my wife.

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Counting My Blessings

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Jason

Tonight on Thanksgiving Eve, I’m thankful for a good many things. Lately, when my kids have been complaining about something, I’ve been telling them, “Most people in the world would love to have your life.” And that’s a good dose … Continue reading →

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On Thanksgiving

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Jason

Yesterday, I was reminded to be thankful. During worship yesterday, our church family participated in “Mission Thanksgiving”, an effort to provide a Thanksgiving blessing to some impoverished families in our community. The Mayfair family brought in enough canned goods to … Continue reading →

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Things I Want to Remember, Vol. 12

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Jason

I love listening to Jackson talk. He has all these little “Jacksonisms” that continually crack me up. When we’re driving home, he always asks if we’re going to “ours house”. If he cleans his plate, he asks if he can … Continue reading →

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