I love to visit friends and family, and they always support my doing my things. I've had plenty of time to play golf and wander as I wished this summer. I come up here to spend time with my son and his children and have had many opportunities to do that over the past month. What has been new and different is getting to spend a significant amount of time with Jess, the love of my son's life. Last summer we spent time together but it was very limited and the opportunities for the kinds of conversations where you get to really know a person were few. This month I had some of those great opportunities to get to know her. I've had the chance to get to know her values and character. She cares deeply about others and shows it by her choices. She has a keen intellect and takes the challenge as a teacher to really grow the minds and character of her students. She is a terrific mom with a remarkable son. She makes my son happy. We have talked about many things this summer and I value all those moments. We even spent some hours sharing thoughts about theology. In many ways this has been like other summers, a time to reconnect with the Maine part of my family, but it has given me the chance to come to love the one my son loves. and that means a lot to me. Thanks Jess for your part in the gift of this summer.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Last Days
I love to visit friends and family, and they always support my doing my things. I've had plenty of time to play golf and wander as I wished this summer. I come up here to spend time with my son and his children and have had many opportunities to do that over the past month. What has been new and different is getting to spend a significant amount of time with Jess, the love of my son's life. Last summer we spent time together but it was very limited and the opportunities for the kinds of conversations where you get to really know a person were few. This month I had some of those great opportunities to get to know her. I've had the chance to get to know her values and character. She cares deeply about others and shows it by her choices. She has a keen intellect and takes the challenge as a teacher to really grow the minds and character of her students. She is a terrific mom with a remarkable son. She makes my son happy. We have talked about many things this summer and I value all those moments. We even spent some hours sharing thoughts about theology. In many ways this has been like other summers, a time to reconnect with the Maine part of my family, but it has given me the chance to come to love the one my son loves. and that means a lot to me. Thanks Jess for your part in the gift of this summer.
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I enjoyed our time together and our talks of family and theology and everything in between. I miss those talks, now that you have migrated south for the winter. I look forward to spending more time with you next summer. Love you, Dad...Jess :)
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