“What am I going to do without my aircraft carrier?”
“What am I going to do without my aircraft carrier?”
William asked me this question multiple times last Saturday, shortly after we watched his beloved aircraft carrier float down the street and into the storm drain on its way to Shoal Creek. Even though it could barely float anymore, William had played with that plastic five [...]
“You always said you wanted three children.”
“You always said you wanted three children.”
Kelly said this to me the other day. I hadn’t thought about it in quite a while, and certainly not in the context she put it. But she was right. William and John everyone knows about, but we also had a miscarriage in between. I asked for three children, and God gave us three children.
Kelly mentioned this as we were discussing a high school graduation ceremony we attended last week. A young lady from our church, along with two other homeschoolers, graduated during a beautiful ceremony in North Austin. During one part of the event, there were slideshows celebrating the life of each graduate with a series of photographs, often with their siblings.
During the slide shows, we were both saddened that William’s graduation slideshow won’t have photos of siblings growing up with him-at least as the future stands today. One day we will be blessed to see all three of our children together, but we will have to wait for that day.
Settling Down
Things are starting to settle down a bit in our home after the wonderful outpouring of love and generosity we received last week. The services and reception were just beautiful and we can’t thank everyone enough for being there, attending to all the details, and lifting us up in prayer. It was a true testimony [...]