Category Archives: Sunny

Fifteen

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Jason

Fifteen years ago, I made a promise that changed my life. And fifteen years ago, I received a promise that continues to make me whole. ___________________ An anniversary is a way of marking time, a way of measuring the depth … Continue reading →

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Family Road Trip 2014 Day 6

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Jason

The Bybee family minivan pulled out of Milwaukee this morning bound for Chicago. We decided not to take in a game tonight. For starters, we were thinking we might burn out the kids with too much baseball. Correction: we were … Continue reading →

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Family Road Trip 2014 Day 1

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Jason

Well, today marked Day 1 of our summer Road Trip. I’ve always wanted to go on a “baseball trip” with the family and this year, we decided to make it happen. We started this morning in Alabama and drove through … Continue reading →

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On Her 36th Birthday

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Jason

Last Thursday, we celebrated Sunny’s 36th birthday. The kids and I plotted together to make the day as special as possible. Joshua has been whispering to me for months about what we were going to get her for her birthday. … Continue reading →

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Graduation Reflections

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Jason

This week a significant chapter in my life comes to a close: I’ll graduate for the final time in my academic career. In some form or another, I’ve been in school for 30 of my 37 years. No matter how … Continue reading →

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Top Five: January 2014

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Jason

I wanted to take more time to write here on the blog in 2014. Of course, here we are halfway through January and this is my first post of the year! One of the things I thought I’d do is … Continue reading →

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Finish Strong

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Jason

A few years ago, I wrote about my respect and appreciation for my father-in-law, Alan Shates. In that blog post, I recounted the story of our twins who spent time in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) after being born … Continue reading →

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The Story: Given to the Lord

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Jason

There was a ceratin man of Ramathaim, a Zuphite from the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, and Ephraimite. He had two wives; … Continue reading →

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April Showers…

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Jason

…brought these to our little part of the world.

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Thirteen

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Jason

Thirteen Last night I found some old family pictures, photos from my childhood. There’s a picture in there of me when I was about five years old. I’m sitting in front of this pull down background of an orange-hued sunset … Continue reading →

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