Hey! I’m Their Lala!

December 10, 2013 By 4 Comments

Cadence Make a Christmastime Call at Lala and Papa Rich’s house. December, 2011. Hiram’s Sweet Gift I’m so glad you’re joining us for Thanksgiving, Hiram, I said to our friend as he swiveled round in the pew to chat before worship began. He had graced our day with his kind spirit last year, and we were delighted […]


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The Incredible Sweetness of Being, Part Two

January 16, 2012 By

Cadence Spots a Ladybug The Ladybug Lounge “Lala,” my grandson Cadence says. “I see a beetle in the window.” I’m sitting on the loveseat, sipping water and sorting grocery coupons. Movement at the window has drawn his eye away from the colossal battle he’s staging between army men, Lego guys, a T. Rex and a […]


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The Incredible Sweetness of Being, Part Two

January 16, 2012 By

Cadence Spots a Ladybug The Ladybug Lounge “Lala,” my grandson Cadence says. “I see a beetle in the window.” I’m sitting on the loveseat, sipping water and sorting grocery coupons. Movement at the window has drawn his eye away from the colossal battle he’s staging between army men, Lego guys, a T. Rex and a […]


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Little Boys, Big Hearts

October 24, 2009 By

Grace with GrandsonsThis photo shows our younger grandson, Cadence, “driving” the plane, and our older grandson, Ayden, graciously letting his younger cousin take the wheel of the airplane. They are three and five now, but when this photo was taken last spring their birthday odometers had not yet ticked over for the year. When they […]


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