July 2026

July 2026
Over the years, we've always compared our family life to a wagon train heading west. Just as everyone had to do his part to get to Oregon years ago, so everyone in our family must do his/her part to make our journey through life successful. If somebody climbs in the wagon and lets the others do the work, we just don't make any progress. We all have to pull our weight and work together. Along the trail we find lots of pebbles that make for a smooth ride and some bigger rocks that jar us a little; we hit the occasional pothole that can slow us down. But if we purpose to search diligently, there are countless gold nuggets and precious gemstones along the way as well. This journal is an attempt to preserve some of those precious moments for our children, and our children's children, as together we travel this trail called life.

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Psalm 16:11


Monday, December 15, 2025

Thanksmas 1

 Was very good to be at UJeff's again.  

Some of the clan traveled on Wednesday and were there for Thanksgiving Day church services and afternoon. I have no px of that day.

Dad & I, Tori, Jewel, and Josh left Thursday morning and had a good trip, getting there in time for a delicious Thanksgiving dinner. Px are from random people and in random order-ish. So it goes.

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Jason collected all the plates and was ready to carry them to the kitchen but could hardly lift them. What a helper💙


This was a highlight for many of us 𝅘𝅥𝅯





Super fun family game: Fishbowl.


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Friday morning. Asthma in little tykes isn't so fun. But with treatments and medicine, he did fine!




On a walk with ASandy. Now that's the way to plow some snow😄


Many Risks were taken lol




Every family needs an ASarah who will brave the cold with the tykes.


Shopping crew.


Another highlight𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅯𝅘𝅥



Guess who?


Wasn't this one!







If I had to pick a #1 highlight of our three days there, this was probably it. UDave shared a Dad Joke with UJeff. The highlight for me wasn't the joke; it was UDave and UJeff's hilarious delight in the joke. They shared it with the rest of us non-dads eventually, and Idk if they even knew I recorded the whole story on video. So glad I did!

Thus ended Friday. 

Meanwhile, life beyond the pictures consisted of prayers and texts and thoughts of loved ones on the other side of the Iowa snowstorm - specifically Betty and her family as her health continued to decline and her earthly journey approached her heavenly one.

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