John and Maggie

I’ve wanted to write something about the Dobbs family tragedy…but I just don’t know what to write. I’ve probably started and erased this post ten times in the past few days. This is about how far I get before I stare at the screen for a long time with nothing else to say.
I’m tired of [...]

Injury Report

I was recently cleaning out a drawer, and found an old injury report from Kate’s preschool. It’s dated 9/18/06. So she was two at the time. Here’s what the report said:
Time of injury: 10:08 a.m.
Staff reporting: Ms. Sandusky
Child’s Name: Kate Rush
Cause of injury: Fell off bathroom stool
Where it happened: Bathroom
Suggested prevention steps: Hold hand while [...]

Life In The Rush House

Turns out – boys and girls are different. For our 14th anniversary, I gave Crystal a love note and had 14 roses delivered to her school. She gave me a Sonic gift card and a new David Baldacci book. We were both thrilled!
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Are we bad parents for forgetting to leave money from the Tooth Fairy [...]

14

Today marks fourteen years for Crystal and me. I’ll spare you all of the lovey-dovey, sweet talkin’. But I will say that I’ve loved every minute of it. I can’t believe that God has blessed me with a woman like Crystal. I know that’s what everyone says. (Well, not everyone.) And I know that’s what [...]