I’m spending my evening watching the results for the New Hampshire Primary come in. It’s early, but we’re looking good so far.
Family photos are one of those things that everyone should always put more effort in on trying to make as many as possible, as often as possible. My family wasn’t the best at doing that, and sometimes they were last minute, but the ones that we do have, I just absolutely love.
What you see in the pictures below, is a canvas print of the last family photo I took before Mom passed away, courtesy of Easy Canvas Prints. It was taken on a Dad’s 60th birthday, on a complete whim.
This beauty is now hanging in a prominent place so that anyone that is over can see it. Everyone that’s seen it so far is amazed at the quality, and at how much nicer and unique it looks versus just framing a picture. The quality is unreal—the pictures don’t even do it justice. I had never seen a canvas print up close and in person, but this definitely won’t be my last one. And for someone that has a hard time with gifts, this is the perfect answer!
There’s a temporary all-way stop near the end of our street now, that’s turned into a really good place for those guys that walk up to every car with a bucket asking for money for who knows what kind of “charity.”
Today’s stop went something like this:
Really? That’s supposed to work using Jesus to get people to give you money? That’s wrong if you ask me.
A little smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone near,
A little gift from one held dear,
Best wishes for the coming year.
John Greenleaf Whittier
For the first time in a very long time, I just passed on eating inside Chick-fil-A, but only for a reason that I’m happy for them for—they were absolutely packed with people! Like not a seat available packed. They deserve that kind of business every single day.
Chase & I took Mom some flowers today for Christmas. It was so nice and warm, sunny and…peaceful there. I can only imagine what it’s like where she is.
Just had a 3.5 hour lunch at Zaxby’s with my brother and our buddy Jim—talking about everything from politics, to life, to work, to religion and morals, and everything in between. Good times!
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Just when you think it can’t get any worse, it can. And just when you think it can’t get any better, it can.
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