It was a nice house. It was a peaceful, yet chaotic house. The beautiful lady, who had three strong and gorgeous children was attracted to a guy who was quite broken and had his own cute and energetic son. These two put their lives together, made a covenant to love each other for the rest of their lives, and built a family, complete with ex-spouses, in-laws, and children of their own. Flash forward twenty one years and the beautiful lady is even more beautiful, talented, and full of love. The broken and goofy guy is still goofy, but works every day to be better than he was the day before.
They have made a family, not the prototypical Cleaver, Petrie, or Stone TV sitcom family, but a loving, dysfunctional, somewhat unique "Yours, Mine, and Ours" group, with Christ as our rudder, and Pam as our anchor, this family continues to grow in love. The players in this story are named Andrew, Laura, Bradley, C.J., Douglas, and Karyl. Children full of anger, confusion, and distain are growing into amazing adults - carving their very own path regardless of how their divorced parents and step parents screwed them up. Then the two children Pam and I had grew up, and now in the year 2017 both plan to branch out, leave the nest and find their own paths. My baby, Karyl, was married in a simple and fun civil ceremony on December 29, and her husband, Jacob, will finish his Army training and be stationed in August, when she plans to join him and set up their home. Our baby boy, Douglas, is moving to Florida to attend college.
Our oldest boy, Andrew, is a professor in Nagoya, Japan and is married to an amazing lady, Chie, and they have an incredibly cute and sweet little boy. Our daughter Laura is a successful Surgical Tech and her man, Jamie, is an accomplished plumber, and their daughter, our granddaughter is 12 years old. Our boys Bradley and C.J., the two that brought us together with their friendship all those years ago are both on their own, living life to the fullest and making their mark in the world. Brad is still working at Disneyland, plus a couple of side jobs, while C.J. is in college and is close to his masseuse license, plus a side job or two.Our six kids are all healthy and experiencing the good things of life. Our family has grown from two divorcees and four kids into nine kids, two grandkids and a whole lot of love.
This year was a good one. Things started, and things ended. we are so blessed to live in a neighborhood of amazing people. We have been rewarded with much more than we need. We pray for and thank God daily that our parents are still with us, that we have cousins, aunts and uncles to laugh with, cry with, and enjoy. This year upcoming, 2017, will mark big changes, challenges, and charges for us all. With the guidance of God and our faith in Jesus Christ, our love for each other, and our amazing children, this year will be record setting!
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