my greatest devotion in this life is to my family. As a husband I have been blessed to love and be loved by a spectacular woman who has given me seven wonderful children.


Fifteen minutes later, the phone rang and three frantic women employees pushed me out the door, babbling wildly in just enough English to make me understand that Marianne was about to pop. The three block sprint took less time than the elevator ride up to the maternity ward, and when I found my sweetheart she was huffing through a serious contraction.
"Don't push!" the doctor ordered mid contraction, and obediently Marianne did the seemingly impossible while skilled hands prepared her for delivery. Then, on the very next contraction, came our beautiful Kristine. Actually, at first sight, my reoccurring fear of the previous months seemed to be confirmed as she appeared to have no chin.

In her short life so far, Kristine has become infectious, winning the hearts of any who come near her, accomplishing much while blessing the world with her talents, whit and charm. She began exploring song around four and has developed a singing voice that without exception is my favorite sound of anything on earth. For the past sixteen months I've had to wait for her semi annual phone calls on Christmas and Mother's Day, just to hear her sing for a brief moment over the phone as she's been away serving an LDS mission in Dallas Texas, ...each period of waiting has been a drought nearly long enough to kill me. I love that she loves and wants to serve her Savior this way, but I'm not going to lie, ...I'll be so happy to have her back!
To my beautiful and talented Teenie, Happy Birthday and God be with you until we meet again. You are loved beyond words, and Heaven knows, for me, that means something...
I miss you
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