Saturday, October 31, 2009

Love

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Friday morning Katie and I were spending special time together before her gymnastics class. We were reading a Disney version of Tarzan when ...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Steve's birthday: New time

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Steve's 41st birthday is next Wednesday, Nov. 4. We're remembering the awesome Superman Steve with a balloon release at our neighbor...
Sunday, October 25, 2009

Grief bursts

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Valerie, the hospice grief counselor who visits in our home every other week, often talks about grief bursts -- moments that overwhelm us. T...
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Save the date

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Steve's 41st birthday is Nov. 4. Our family is celebrating and remembering Steve with a balloon release that evening, and we welcome lov...
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Monday, October 19, 2009

Old haunts

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Steve loved art. His favorite was modern, though he appreciated all kinds. He also loved sculpture and dreamed of creating his own bronze wo...
Thursday, October 15, 2009

Legoland

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Three times Steve and I had planned to take Cooper and Katie to Legoland -- spring break 2008 (California), June 2009 (England) and July 200...
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Saturday, October 10, 2009

Not knowing

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In February 2007, Steve developed Bell's palsy. A couple of nights after a scarily high fever, he woke up with the right side of his fac...
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

One month

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Cooper, Steve and baby Katie, November 2005 It's been one month since Steve passed away. I miss everything about him. His smile, his la...
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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Tasmanian Dolphins

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I wrote a couple of weeks ago about the team idea for the three of us. Kevin (a dear friend from church who also designed this blog's c...
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Sunday, October 4, 2009

Drawing a crowd

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We continue to be cared for and supported by an amazing group of family and friends. Take a slice of Saturday, for example. Brae, Cooper, A...
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Friday, October 2, 2009

Connection

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In second grade and again this year, Cooper has been encouraged to make text-to-text and text-to-self connections when reading. When he work...
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Thursday, October 1, 2009

Faith in the future

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I took a three-week break from writing my Briefing column. My first column since Steve passed away was published today. You can read it her...
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Stephen Damm Award

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UT Southwestern Medical School has approved a new internal award for "the resident or fellow rotating through neuro-oncology in academi...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Scripture from Steve's service

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Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will hardship, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it...
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Sunday, September 27, 2009

Peer pressure

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This weekend was my 20-year high school reunion -- Newman Smith High School class of 1989. When Steve started declining so quickly late this...
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Thursday, September 24, 2009

Music from the service

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Steve played a significant role in planning his memorial service. This summer he met with Andy, our senior pastor, to talk about the message...
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

The light

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Last Wednesday I put on hold three plane tickets for a little getaway for Cooper, Katie and me. I needed to purchase the tickets by midnight...
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Michigan question

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It's college week at Cooper's school. Students take college memorabilia, wear college gear, dress up for career day and more. Betwee...
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Sunday, September 20, 2009

Messy mess

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Steve lovingly called Katie a "messy mess" when she was, well, messy -- emotionally or physically messy. He would definitely call ...
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Saturday, September 19, 2009

Guest blogger Liz: Run for Steve

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We will be running the Dallas White Rock Marathon again this year in honor of our friend Steve. This year's race is Sunday, Dec. 13. Th...