>The Family Love Built

> Front row, L-R: My dad Rod, Jordynne, Phillip, Ayden, Carly, Cadence. Second row: Jeffrey, Rich, me, Sawyer (in my arms), Rachael,  Ryan. Third row: Elaine, Rebecca. Fourth row: Rob, Jeff, Rich’s parents Beth and Rick, Kevin. 14 Blessings Sunday we gathered the family to celebrate two birthdays. My bonus son Ryan turned 23 on January 25; Sunday […]


The Family Love Built

Front row, L-R: My dad Rod, Jordynne, Phillip, Ayden, Carly, Cadence. Second row: Jeffrey, Rich, me, Sawyer (in my arms), Rachael,  Ryan. Third row: Elaine, Rebecca. Fourth row: Rob, Jeff, Rich’s parents Beth and Rick, Kevin. 14 Blessings Sunday we gathered the family to celebrate two birthdays. My bonus son Ryan turned 23 on January 25; Sunday I […]


The Family Love Built

Front row, L-R: My dad Rod, Jordynne, Phillip, Ayden, Carly, Cadence. Second row: Jeffrey, Rich, me, Sawyer (in my arms), Rachael,  Ryan. Third row: Elaine, Rebecca. Fourth row: Rob, Jeff, Rich’s parents Beth and Rick, Kevin. 14 Blessings Sunday we gathered the family to celebrate two birthdays. My bonus son Ryan turned 23 on January 25; Sunday I […]


The Family Love Built

Front row, L-R: My dad Rod, Jordynne, Phillip, Ayden, Carly, Cadence. Second row: Jeffrey, Rich, me, Sawyer (in my arms), Rachael,  Ryan. Third row: Elaine, Rebecca. Fourth row: Rob, Jeff, Rich’s parents Beth and Rick, Kevin. 14 Blessings Sunday we gathered the family to celebrate two birthdays. My bonus son Ryan turned 23 on January 25; Sunday I […]


Family of Certainty

Rich, Vaite, and Ryan Counting Kin My niece Vaite visited us last week. She’s Tahitian and attends university in France. She’d been home to Papeete for the Christmas holidays and planned a week’s stopover here on her return trip. We’d negotiated a schedule so that she could spend time with us, visit my daughter in […]