Category Archives: Family

Snow in Alabama

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A Tremendous Christmas Gift

One of my good friends gave me a tremendous Christmas gift this year. He scanned hundreds and hundreds of old photos so I would have digital copies of them, many of them going back to my childhood or the early … Continue reading →

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Happy 2025!

We went to the beach for a few days to close out 2024 and ring in 2025. Here’s to a great new year!

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The Parable of the Ugly Christmas Ornament

In the Bybee family, we have a tradition of decorating for Christmas on the day after Thanksgiving. The boys and I get in the attic and bring down all of the Christmas boxes and while Sunny puts out all of … Continue reading →

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Best Albums of 2024

The association between music and memory is strong for me. I can hear a song from years ago — from high school or when the kids were young — and it will immediately take me back. I can remember details … Continue reading →

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Half Marathon #3

Today Jackson ran his third half-marathon. He continues to blow my mind — there’s not much he can’t do. He shaved five minutes off his previous PR for a time of 1:42:14. Super proud of this guy!

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Christmas Concert Solo

Jackson’s school choir performs a Christmas concert every year. At this year’s show, Jackson had a solo during the song, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” which happens to be his favorite Christmas song. I am incredibly proud of him … Continue reading →

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Surprised I Can Still Do This

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Essential

We’re days away from the most important election of our lives. At least that’s what we’re told. On Election Day, I’ll be 48 years old. By my count, this is about the 7th or 8th time in my adult life … Continue reading →

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Carrying the Grief

I read a poem the other day by a writer named Liz Newman. She talks about missing someone as an experience of simultaneously carrying both grief and love. When you think about it, grief and love come from the same … Continue reading →

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