After the Christmas holiday in 2008 our fourth son Nathan and love, Jennifer, told us they were planning to become engaged to be married. They also said they did not want to wait or have a long engagement. That’s how Ann and I did it. We became engaged in June after I graduated from PSU and were married in November of the same year. Nate and Jen set a date of September 4th for their wedding.
This having kids grow up and get married stuff is advertised as making your family smaller but don't believe it. We did not lose Nate we gained Jen. We did not lose a son. We gained a daughter. It is great adding kids to your family as they are about to graduate from college. It's really great benefitting from someone else’s hard work. Previously we added Sydney and Corinne to our family. These are three of the finest young ladies for which a father and mother could hope. We've grown from 7 to 10.
So many folks have commented about us “losing another one”, or having another “leave the nest”. In that case we have. They are gone from our everyday routine. They are gone from the breakfast table. They are out of the shower line. However, they are not gone from our family. They are not gone from our hearts. They are not gone from our prayers. - Dan
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