August 19, 2014



At the end of July, Andy joined Madison, Hannah and I for our 5-day vacation trip to Cabo San Lucas. We had a great time in the sun, surf, pool and adventures. I was never good a vacationing, Kathie used to push me toward relaxing, I miss her on vacation and I must choose to enjoy my time off. I enjoyed our trip this year.

After returning home, the Girls and I traveled to San Francisco to move Maddie into her new house for the next school year, and then Hannah and I returned home so Hannah could leave for her last Cheer Camp, I was an empty-nester for 48 hours before the Girls started coming home again. This Saturday, Maddie leaves for her fourth year at SFSU. 

Today was Hannah’s last time going through high school registration; she starts her Senior Year on September 2nd. Hannah and I are also in our last soccer season, my ninth year coaching girl’s soccer; we start our Season on September 6th.

Of course, this Labor Day, then the following September 5th will mark nine years since our accident. Earlier this month, on August 5th, I marked five years since we were able to move Kathie to the Care Meridian care facility about 20 minutes from our home. I thanked the staff for the care they give Kathie.

I am still with Kathie 5-6 times a week, the other night I let her know how beautiful she is as I was nose-to-nose with her, speaking softly. As I rubbed her neck, she made a gentle noise to say, “that’s the right spot, thanks.”

“Your Joy is independent of circumstances,” (Jesus Calling, August 19),
Dave

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  1. Sister of TBI GuyAugust 19, 2014 at 11:01 PM

    Beautiful!

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  2. Carol LangAugust 20, 2014 at 8:19 AM

    Thank you for your updates. I continually check, and was glad to see one today. I don't know how you do it, but you're doing a wonderful job.

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