Twenty-Five Years.
It was yesterday. And it was a lifetime ago. Today marks twenty-five years since my Mom drew her last breath on earth and awoke in eternity. Twenty-five years since her cancer-ravaged body was finally, ultimately,...
Category: Purely Personal
Say Hey to Byrdie Rae.
…and then there were four. If you’re keeping score at home, the Franks family just added grandchild #4 to the roster (and the third in the span of the last eight months!). Byrdie Rae Franks...
Merry Christmas from the Franks Family!
(If you’re an email subscriber or RSS feed reader and can’t see this year’s Christmas card, click here.) Again this year, I’m reminded of how grateful I am that you show up to this little...
Say Hi to Eli.
Our family is proud to announce our latest addition: our third grandchild (and first grandson!) Elias Franks. Eli is my second-born’s second-born, making Skylar a big sister and unseating Haddie Nell as the baby of...
Smitten.
Let me introduce you to our newest grandchild Haddie Nell. She’s the firstborn to our firstborn, and the second in what is hopefully a long, long line of grandbabies to come. Haddie Nell arrived in...
Merry Christmas from the Franks Family!
(If you’re an email subscriber or RSS feed reader and can’t see this year’s Christmas card, click here.) As we land the plane on this year, I want to sincerely thank you for being a...
Remembering My Dad
13 days ago, my Dad stepped into eternity. He’d battled pancreatic cancer for 16 months. He made it through multiple rounds of chemo, a round of experimental treatments, countless trips to his oncologist, a nine...
Merry Christmas from the Franks Family!
(If you’re an email subscriber or RSS feed reader can’t see this year’s Christmas card, click here.) Thanks for being a reader in ’22! I’m grateful for you. Celebrate Jesus today. Make much of him, his...
Notes from a First-Time Pops
One week ago today, Merriem and I became grandparents. The call came shortly before midnight on Monday: Alyssa and Austin were heading to the hospital. Lil’ Bean – the nickname given to our yet-to-be-born grandchild...
Another One Launched
Earlier this month our youngest son…who is still two years old, the last time I checked…married the love of his life. If you’re keeping track, this whole “kid getting married” thing is still pretty new...
