POG
A few years ago I handed a player of the game (POG) t-shirt to a volleyball player. Her mother thanked me later with tears in her eyes. She went on to explain how her daughter was going through a tough time and how much the recognition with the POG t-shirt and picture of her with the shirt on social media meant to her and her … Continue reading POG
CHRISTMAS COOKIES AND MOVIES
When December comes around each year you can count on two things happening in the Raymo house on the weekends. The making of Christmas cookies and watching Christmas movies. I should explain the movies, basically just four Christmas movies that we watch over and over again. “Christmas Vacation”, “Elf”, “Christmas with the Kranks” and “It’s a Wonderful Life”. I should also explain the cookies, basically … Continue reading CHRISTMAS COOKIES AND MOVIES
THE POWER OF ADOPTION
Whenever I hear of a couple adopting a child it always brings me back to when Roxie and I and the boys adopted our daughter, Brianna. All the emotions from the adoption process can be so overwhelming at times. Lots of highs and lows during the adoption process. Adopting a child into our family was a wonderful experience. This past week some friends, Andrew and … Continue reading THE POWER OF ADOPTION
Turkey and Lobster
Let’s go back to Thursday when I was eating my Thanksgiving meal. I was filling up my plate and piling on the turkey and eager to get to the sweet potatoes with melted marshmallows on top. If that’s all there was I would be happy. The Thanksgiving meal is my favorite meal. I enjoy watching Facebook on Thanksgiving Day. My friends and family posting food … Continue reading Turkey and Lobster
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COLOR
Have you seen the video of 12 year old Jonathan Jones of Lakeview High School putting on a special pair of glasses so he can see color? Jonathan is severely color blind and the emotional response from him seeing color for the first time is a wonderful thing to watch. That video has gone viral around the world. Saturday I had the opportunity to visit … Continue reading COLOR
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