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Here it is.  
Some of you may know the history of Thayer's family.  And some of you may not.
Thayer's childhood was far from ordinary.
His mother was murdered when he was five years old.   And his father has been in prison since 1975, convicted of killing his wife, a neighbor and her two small boys.

When Thayer was alive, I was relatively silent about his family history because it wasn't my story to tell.    I remember that he waited and only shared details with friends, once he had established trusting relationships.
As time went on, Thayer started researching his father's case and realized that there was MUCH more to the story.  

Over the past several years, Thayer's brother, Thad, has been heavily researching the case and has put countless hours trying to answer the many questions he has about his father's conviction and the circumstances surrounding his mother's murder.

This is close to my heart, obviously, because we're talking about my boys' Grandmother....who they will never have the privilege to know,  And their Grandfather who they have only seen behind razor wire.

Thayer would be extremely proud of Thad for pressing on and searching for answers, the truth,whatever can be concluded.

http://junctionpodcast.com/podcast/

And with all of this said, I am extremely excited to announce that a storyteller named Blake Higgins has also developed a passion for the case and he has produced a podcast titled Junction.


It is high time that this story is told!   And heard!  


I strongly urge you to listen here.

I have listened twice... because these are my people.
I have cried twice... because it hits close to home.
You should listen because it's fascinating.  I promise!

Please peruse the Junction website and stay connected.

You can also follow Junction on Facebook

And please, please consider donating to help fund future Junction podcasts.  This story needs to be told!   Blake has done an amazing job with the first installment.  Truly amazing.   He needs our help to continue.
Please visit the "Help Out" page on the website for specific ways you can be involved.

I am over the moon that this story is being shared, in this fashion.   I feel that this podcast has ability to reach a gazillion people, the right people.... as long as we share it with others.
Please listen, talk about it at the water cooler, chat about it over lunch.  Spread the word.

thanks :)

possibilities

Wow. Where have I been?
I've had so many things that I wanted to write about.    Maybe one day I'll catch everyone up on my thoughts about work, "Dessert with Dads" at preschool, my unnecessary stalkerish crushes, the conference that I went to, the new guitar teacher, and the Captain America motorcycle dude.

But today.  A beautiful Easter day.   A great day for a road trip.

Our friend from Ruckersville came to visit on Thursday and left his baseball glove in our backyard.   I could have mailed it to him.   But the thought of packaging and dealing with the post office was such a depressing thought.
It was much more reasonable, and easier, for us to hand deliver.
After lunch we hit the road.    The boys watched a movie from Redbox while I rekindled my lyrical relationship with Andrew Peterson.    The drive was perfect and the music felt so much like 'home'.

We made a pit stop at one of those trampoline places and the kids jumped for 30 minutes and then we continued on our journey.
The glove was delivered and a 20 minute chat with our friends.  (Which was basically just me rattling off everything in my head).   And then we headed home.

I LOVE road trips.  I really can't state that enough.    I feel that when I'm on the road, that the possibilities are endless.   If the boys and I had packed bags, (and if we didn't have another road trip planned for tomorrow! yay!).... I think I would have kept driving.    I really long for that type of adventure. I love seeing the open road in front of me.

I focused on the trees today.  I strained my eyes a few times trying to figure out if the branches were budding leaves.    The trees are right on the edge of exploding with green.   So much possibility in those little buds.   Such a great time of transition.

I recalled how I felt a few months ago. Stuck, with no goals.
But God has a perfect way of flipping things.
Just this week... I feel like I've got the whole world at my fingertips.  The change in season has really perked me up.      Perhaps, like the trees, I am getting ready to enter a new season!
I imagine myself happy, fulfilled, and I even thought about what it would be like to be in love again.  How exciting that would be.    :)

I'm looking forward to...