Happy 20th birthday, Abby Kate and Joshua!
Abby Kate is hard working and loyal. She has a huge heart for people who are hurting, which is the driving force behind her decision to study nursing. Joshua is fun loving and fierce. He loves to compete and you’re always glad to have him on your team. They share a heart for service and a love for the Lord. I hope that your 20s are your best decade yet. Love y’all!
Watching the Independence Day fireworks at the San Diego Bay with Abby Kate.
Jackson and I had a fun time hiking the trail at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve today. Probably should’ve worn better shoes, though!
Joshua and I decided to bring our mustaches to Busch Stadium! So glad I could do this with him. Getting away like this, even for a day or two, is a special treat. And we witnessed a great win by our favorite team. Go Cards!
Other than the Lord, there has been one constant in my life: my sister. I’ve literally never known a day when she wasn’t a part of my life. And I can’t say that about anybody else.
Tara is conscientious and kind. She shows up for things. She approaches the world with a sense of wonder — it’s one of the reasons she loves to travel. She also loves to laugh — which makes her great company when you’re telling a story. She makes a place for those who don’t have anywhere else to go and nowhere else to turn. She is all of these things and a million more.
Best of all, she’s my sister.
Happy birthday, Tara!
Our family text thread is filled with pictures like this.
A happy 17th birthday to our Jackson Cash! He is a fiercely independent young man with tremendous gifts of creativity and expression. He’s usually the most well-read person in the room and he has a great sense of humor. He’s also always up for an adventure or a deep conversation. And I love that I get to be his Dad. Happy birthday, Jackson! We love you always.
I am certainly blessed by these people.
I love this picture someone sent me of Joshua teaching Bible class at camp this week. He’s having a great time serving as one of our youth ministry interns this summer.
We decided to run down to Hoover to see some SEC tournament baseball. Go Vols!
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