Just Keep Singing!
My favorite part of Camp Piasa is the Sing – ing! Every night the dining hall is transformed into a stage for happiness, silliness, dancing and most times shouting out songs! I get teased each year for all the pictures and video I seem to collect at camp! However, it’s this magical time each summer…
Faith
Today is a new day! God has given you this day to use as you will. You can waste it or grow in its light and be of service to others. What you do with this day is important for you have exchanged a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, today will…
United States Naval Academy
Blessings continue to flow! Today in the mail a package from the United States Naval Academy. Friends that Connor had made during his time at the USNA Summer Seminar. We gratefully received letters from friends that tell us how much enthusiasm, energy and positive impact Connor had on their lives. He never knew a stranger…
Hot Chocolate Run!
Connor and I were signed up for our 2nd annual St. Louis Hot Chocolate 15K & 5K scheduled for December 14th, 2014. I would LOVE for friends of Connor and myself and our family to join me this year on the 5k. Last year Connor literally ran circles around me cheering me on to the…
Go outside, look up, be happy!
“Go outside, look up, Be happy!” Connor The sky above our home this morning…Everything happens for a reason. Just believe.
Callie’s Honor of Connor
This journey brings many tears and smiles of memories both old and new. Each day look for the gifts bestowed upon you, they are there. Sometimes staring you in the face as this was for me today. Callie, Connor’s youngest sister, wrote the words to the songs she loves and excitedly gave them to me…
The Day Connor Went to Truman
The following was written the day we took Connor to college. Tonight we are back to celebrate his life & friends at Truman State. He found no greater love…”Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives…
Connor & Claire at Camp Piasa
Our Junior Counselor family drove Claire up to Camp Piasa after saying our goodbyes on Thursday…
Connor, The Writer
Connor was an excellent writer. I gave him this journal in May. I pray these words will help all those he touched during his life here on earth…I hope you can read my handwriting!
Pi Kappa Phi Brothers
Connor loved being a pledge for Pi Kappa Phi! God chose his initiation path into Heaven gates. Thank you for honoring his time with you his brothers. I believe he was always a Pi Kapp at heart as his vision was already yours…A future where every Pi Kappa Phi embraces his role as a leader,…
Thousand Hills State Park
Truman State Memorial for Connor brought us all back to Kirksville, one month after family weekend. Calvin, John, myself, and Claire visited the beautiful Thousand Hills State Park with Uncle Tommy, Aunt Jill and Melia.