Category: Culture
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Dear Beanpod – Good Friday
Dear Beanpod, Yesterday, we took you to the Good Friday service here at St. Lorenz in Frankenmuth. It’s traditionally reverent service, given the occasion. We’re marking a death that echoes for all time. You, of course, are still unaware. Your Papa read from the Good Book from the front of…
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Dear Beanpod – About Detroit
Dear Beanpod, You are keeping the time in our family. We measure the progress in our life by the pace of your development. Your Mom and I get such joy every day to watch you look around and experience the newness of everything around you. Being your Dad gives me…
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Dear Beanpod – On the Banks of the Red Cedar
Dear Beanpod, At this point, it’s hard to know where to begin. When I last had a moment to sit down and write to you, well over 3 months ago now, there was a lot happening for our little family. We had just moved into our new home in Frankenmuth,…
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Dear Beanpod – Totality
Dear Beanpod, Yesterday, we marked 8 months since you came into our life. It’s easy to say that nothing has been the same since. What I can say from my vantage point now is that at a fundamental level, that is completely true. Every day is fundamentally different for your…
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Dear Beanpod – About China
Dear Beanpod, We’re starting to get the hang of this. You’ve captured our hearts, even as you have essentially moved in to dominate our lives. We love this new responsibility, taking care of you. I would simply never want to go back to a time where there was no you.…
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Dear Beanpod – Keeping faith in people
Dear Beanpod, We’re closing in on 3 weeks since you’ve arrived. We all are in the midst of a daily experiment to try to get used to this new life – you included! When I look at you, I can’t imagine how strange everything must seem. In your waking moments,…
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Dear Beanpod – The biology of you…and MORE!
Dear Beanpod, Your Mom and I took some classes at the hospital yesterday to get some tips about how to take care of you in your early days of life. It’s pretty clear that although you will be beautiful to us, you are also going to be extremely gross .…
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Dear Beanpod – The Year of the Rabbit
Dear Beanpod, We’re still here in Tuscola using numbered blocks to keep track of how much time we have until you’re here. Right now we are at 97 days. Something funny has been happening in our backyard this summer. Almost every time I look outside, there are bunny rabbits. I’ve…
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