Being part of a family involves a lot of different things to different people. And even though there are a lot of similarities between families every family operates a little differently. Families have their own traditions, common likes/dislikes, inside jokes, and often a family will have its own wa

This post has been a challenge for me to put together. In fact, I finally gave up trying to make a plan and now I am simply writing. So now you and I have something in common, neither one of us knows where this is going and what the post will be about. Our cloud of chaos. Lately life seems to be mov

wenty-seven years ago today a little boy was born; he was named Robert Ethan Saylor. At that time there was no way to know that exactly 26 years and 3 days later that same little boy would die at the hands of law enforcement. His crime? Nothing. He was suspected of walking into a movie without payin

A year in review. I have always loved the “year in review” type radio and television shows that are popular around the new year. Sometimes there are things that seem like they happened several years ago and then there are others that you have already forgotten about. Instead of trying to

When we found out that Leigh Ann was expecting our second child I remember wondering how in the world I would we could have two kids. I loved Bailey so much, more than I had ever thought possible. How could I love two kids? What would Bailey think? Would she understand that I still loved her just as

There has been a lot going on lately and I have been struggling to keep my head above water and as a result the frequency of my writing has decreased. There are a lot of things I could write about and but this morning A Fly Went By. The fly flew by because it was being chased by a frog that was bein

Do you believe me or do you think I am full of it? Are you reading this post because you have seen the blessings of Down syndrome or is it all so new to you that you can’t imagine seeing the good in the extra-chromosome? Well, I tend to be on the cynical side of things and can be prone to be s