Category: Family
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Dear Beanpod – If I could turn back time, I probably would have double checked our tickets…but I’m glad I didn’t
Dear Beanpod, We’re well on our way now. You are growing fast, just as fast as time itself is going by. Every day we notice something different about you. You are, little by little, discovering the capabilities of your being. My favorite new thing you are doing is emitting these…
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Dear Beanpod – Thanksgiving, your two families, and what Grandma and Grandpa saw
Dear Beanpod, When you become a father, people are constantly giving you tips and perspective from their own experiences. One of the things that everyone says is that it all goes by really quick. We are only 2 months into this new life with you, and I can already feel…
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Dear Beanpod – Veterans Day
Dear Beanpod, We’re quickly entering into the Michigan winter. The days are getting short. And the time is flying by. You are six weeks old today, which by some accounts is a notable milestone. You are in that gray area between “newborn” and “infant.” Make no mistake, in your Dad’s…
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Dear Beanpod – This is our time
Dear Beanpod, A week ago today, the moment that we’d been waiting for finally arrived. You are here. You are a girl! And you have a name, Penelope. But, you are still and will always be our beanpod. What was formerly just something that seemed figurative, that we could only…
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Dear Beanpod – On the Eve of You
Dear Beanpod, We are in crunch time. The blocks are now just “block.” We are currently sitting at only 2 days until your expected due date, and we are prepared that you may come at any moment now. This may very well be my last note to you before you…
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Notes on delivering a eulogy
In my most recent letter to my yet unborn child (we are exactly 14 days from the due date as of today! WOW!!), I was writing about the passing of my Grandma Ann. We held the funeral services last weekend in Lansing, and I was honored to have been asked…
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A eulogy for my Grandma, Ann Lenore Darrah
Last Saturday, friends and family gathered in Lansing, MI, to honor the memory of my Grandmother. She lived for 87 years, and was a huge part of so many of our lives. It was an honor to be asked by our family members to deliver her eulogy. I wanted to…
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