Tag: jackson

  • Two Years of The Joy Machine

    Jackson Turns Two Today Here’s 10 things about our toddler that I wish I could bottle up and save forever.

  • Back From the Brink

    I just turned on my computer for the first time in 7 days.  It still feels a bit funky. My fingers are stretching to familiar places but typing feels totally odd. Yesterday, I woke up to cuddle a freezing Jackson back to sleep. Today, he woke up in his crib to a warm bowl of…

  • Jackson and Dad, 5 months in

    No DNA test required, right? This is my boy. JT has fit into our family from the first moment. We never knew he was missing from the family make-up until he invited himself to the party. He completes our little family. This baby is proof that there are no accidents in God’s eyes, just emerging…

  • The Joy Machine

    It’s been five weeks since Jackson was born. It’s hard to remember what our family was like without him. The fun part about Jackson, to us, is how much of an unexpected miracle he is to our family. With both Megan and Paul we carefully planned their arrival. I remember sitting down with Kristen and…

  • When God shows up

    The last 48 hours have been filled with God’s presence. Little moments of stillness amidst the storm of welcoming a new baby in which God whispered in our ear gentle reminder: “You are Mine.” “Jackson is Mine.” “I’m in charge.” The change started Tuesday morning as the sun came up. In the 24 hours preceding…