The final 120 days

Adventure of college — Photo library and this one caught my eye.

Dear Son, you begin College in 120 days.

There’s a new category on all five blogs (starting today April 17) to capture the reality of your final four months with us.

Obviously, no one can predict the future and you could very well spend a Summer or multiple Summers living at home.

There’s also the distinct chance you may not.

Adventure awaits.

Amazing days await.

PS. Every single day is yours to make amazing. You must define and hone what qualifies as amazing. Hint: That your eyes opened this morning, and you can see is a great place to start.

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Of what special skills, strengths, achievements, or potential

florida pool — Last night, October 5, before the High School football game…a screen capture from a security camera.

Regarding our Son, of what special skills, strengths, achievements, or potential are we especially proud?

Skills: Honesty, behaving admirably, personal responsibility, self-control, initiative, fun.

Strengths: Kindness, creativity, learning, simplicity, perseverance, story creation including complex storylines. A sense of humor. Instinct; similar to an animal’s, he can sense other’s energy as sincere or insincere.

Achievements: Overcoming shyness (including self-confidence challenges) and transitioning from a middle school with 11 students to a high school of 500.

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Do the math

Family trip to Glacier — Summer 2018 (1, 2, 3).

Add up:

The number of days we hugged after school before driving home.

The number of mornings i kissed your forehead then knelt to pray at the foot of your bed while you slept.

The number of dinners we said our Family prayer, the second half of which contains the meaning of life (peace in your soul, joy in your spirit, and love in your heart).

The number of hours we spent together.

The honesty, the behaving admirably, the self-control, the personal responsibility, the initiative, and the fun you observed and were taught.

The number of times i reminded you i’d die for you in a heartbeat.

The number of conversations we had in which i taught you about the interconnectedness of mind, body, spirit, money and hq.

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Dear Son, Happy 18th birthday

Dear Son, Happy 18th birthday.

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The jar has been there for 18 years

Bead jar jeff noel — Final bead comes out today. The bead jar has been on my desk for 18 years.

The jar has been there for 18 years.

The jar was filled with 936 small beads – one bead for every weekend in an 18-year old’s life.

Our Son turns 18 tomorrow.

i have a calendar appointment for every Saturday labeled “take a bead”.

Today is Saturday.

The jar in the photo above is now empty.

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