I’m a big fan of the song “You Are So Beautiful.” I like most (not all) of the versions that have been produced over the last few decades. Joe Cocker’s version is probably my favorite. There’s something deeply soulful about it. Something simple. Something beautiful.
The song fell out of favor in the Graves house a [...]

Our close friends, the Barton family, brought us dinner tonight: sweet tea, pot roast, green beans, fresh rolls, and banana cream pudding. They also brought another good friend, Randy Harris, in town this week, teaching a short course at Rochester College. 

I told Randy three things: 1) I don’t have a “go away” mat on my [...]

Lucas Joshua Graves
8lbs. 10 ounces 21 inches
May 7, 2009, 6:12 P.M.

A few months back, I wrote my “ultimate guy birthing plan” after being inspired by our nurse at Beaumont Hospital during our first “birthing class.” Here’s what I wrote:
Kara and I recently started a birthing class offered at the local hospital where Baby Lucas will enter the world late April/early May. Our instructor (a really [...]

Today is the (second) official due date for Lucas Joshua. Here’s what I wrote on my blog back in October when we were still processing the joy of this new life. We’re still waiting. Patiently waiting for this little guy to turn our life upside-down and inside-out.
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Kara and I have been on many adventures [...]

We are in the final days of waiting for Lucas’ arrival. We thought he’d be here by now (mostly because the doctors thought so also).
He’s not.
I guess we might as well get used to things going a bit differently than expected. After all, we’re about to be parents.
Our bags are packed. We are [...]

We are in the final stretch of pregnancy. At the ten week mark, Kara posted this on her blog regarding an eviction notice for Baby Lucas. If you know Kara, you’ll appreciate this.
NOTICE OF EVICTION:I am issuing a 90 day notice for EVICTION. Tenant will have 90 days in which he can either gather his [...]