My grandfather passed away on Christmas Eve, and a few days later Candyce and I found out that we are going to have a baby. I didn’t think I could fit anything else in 2007, but we finished off the year with intensity.

Candyce and I have spent the past couple weeks spending time with family on both coasts, celebrating Christmas, the New Year, and baby news in California. Then we traveled to Georgia for Grampa’s funeral.

It’s good to be wrapped with the support of family in times like these. I feel like I’m supposed to write something sincere about the funeral and time with the family, death, and life. But I’m still overwhelmed by all the newness in my life. Not everything can be described in words.