Family

A Letter From Fred

Kimberly sent along the following video link. Maybe she was thinking about the occasion for our trip. Whatever she was thinking, it is worth your time to watch.

Enjoy.

And, get some tissue.

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My How You’ve Grown – Happy Birthday Cohen!

“It is funny how I remember every detail of that day.” Aunt Tommie’s memory is like a lock box. She remembers many details I have long forgotten.

cohen1webLast week we were talking about three years ago today. Tommie’s reference was to what began a normal day turned tense when … Continue reading

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Brothers

We can be serious. Discussions about who has more hair, which of us is developing the Littleton Paunch, or how the Sooners will fare in the upcoming football season alters conviviality in an instant.

Recently Paul, the one in the photo in need of a lap to sit, offered … Continue reading

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Frank Schaeffer, Cycle of Life, and What Matters

“See, I will listen to Dad,” said the pediatrician as she put her stethoscope to my chest. She did not know I am Grandpa, not Dad.

Generally my weekly schedule is flexible. Should Kimberly or Tommie need me to go with them and one of the Grands to … Continue reading

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