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Meet Baby Waylon

Hello friends. I just wanted to take a minute to introduce you to a very special little boy. Meet Waylon Robert Butler.

He's an incredibly smart baby, listens intently to everything you say, and adores Mickey Mouse. He's the son of our good friends, Will and Lauren Butler. Here they are at Waylon's baptism.

Some of you might remember them from our wedding.

Waylon was recently diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Type 1, a genetic disease for which there is no cure.  Obviously, their world has been turned upside down. There is currently a fundraising effort going on to help with some of their growing medical bills. Sam and I are selling raffle tickets for a weekend Hog Hunt out at Barthle Brothers Ranch. Tickets are $20 each or 8 for $100. If you donate $100 you'll also get a handmade pie courtesy of Tripson Pie Co. This could be yours...

So please email, facebook, call or text Sam or me if you're interested. Every dollar helps. And please, please keep this beautiful family in your prayers.

have you heard this?

I recently read an article about Holly Williams (Hank's granddaughter) in the latest Garden & Gun and knew I had to hear her music. I downloaded The Highway this morning and put it on while I cleaned the kitchen. My, my, my. "A Good Man" had me wiping away tears as I scrubbed the microwave, and "Waiting on June" left me sobbing at the sink. Either this is one incredibly honest, soulful album or I'm an emotional train wreck. I suspect it's a bit of both.

Happy Birthday JACK!

Happy Birthday sweet boy!

Book of James

This past fall I had the opportunity to go through Beth Moore's James: Mercy Triumphs bible study at First United Methodist (led by the amazing Beth Smith). It. Was. Awesome. I like group Bible studies. They uplift me and keep me focused, but they don't all resonate as deeply as this one did. If you have the time/opportunity to do the whole study I would strongly encourage it, but there is one session in particular that I keep going back to. If you are going through something right now or just coming out of something that has brought you to your knees, check out Session 3. Don't worry that it's in the middle of the study, it stands on it's own just fine. I wish I could post it on here for free, but I'm thinking that would be illegal. You can download it here. Now, Beth Moore isn't for everyone. She'd probably be the first to admit that, but I love her and I know some of you will too.

Happy Birthday Sam

Day +303 A day at Moffitt

 

We drove over to Moffitt today and everything looks good. His magnesium and phosphorous levels were low so they called us back for a 2 hour infusion.