By Jude, Age 16 Observing a high-spirited, energetic, and intelligent three year old me, no one ever could have ever guessed what was buried deep under my thick full head of medium brown hair. Some blamed it on sin, but I trust that God truly used for good according to His will and excellence. This …
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By Jude, age 16 Where I come from… Minnesota, the Land of 10,000 Lakes A loving mother and father A household of 6 people I come from… Never-ending competitive soccer A very athletic nature Where I come from… The Forbes Clan of Scotland A clan of prestigious nobility A clan of fierce warriors I come …
It’s been more than 11 years since Jude finished treatment for brain cancer recurrence, but his medical scares keep demanding to be part of his future instead of staying firmly in his past. Just over a year ago, Jude had a seizure that reminded me all too much of his early day seizures that were …
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Have you ever fought something as deadly as brain cancer and won? Have you won such a battle twice? I have, and this is my story. It all began when I was three. Everyone thought I was a perfectly healthy little boy, until suddenly one day, that changed. It was a beautiful snowy day and …
Jude (age 13) to me: “You are a lawyer, but I’m a better lawyer.” Abby (age 4-3/4) to me: “You are so cute; I’m going to keep you forever!” Levi (age 9) to me: “Isn’t that blackmail?” Abby (age 4-3/4) to me: “I wish I could marry Asher, but God won’t allow it.”
Update on Abby: She’s 1! She doesn’t talk much, but appears to say “dada” (for Andy), “da” (for doll), “ma” (for mom). Â One day we may call her “Gabby Abby.” She claps often, especially whenever she sees/hears others clapping. She crawls (not army style anymore). She pulls herself up to standing easily and walks while …
During the week, while Jessica is at work, I need to make the boys lunch every day. We have a standing rule that we will not have the same thing twice in the same week (with the exception that we usually get pizza on Friday, and we usually have pizza on Mondays too). The second …
Jessica’s parents bought me (Andy) a Lego Death Star for Christmas. The boys and I built it over the span of six days. Building the Lego Death Star from Andy Olson on Vimeo. One second of video is 30 seconds of build time. Video of the first day goes by slowly as I was figuring …
A few weeks ago, my dad came by after work to take Jude to Karate. Dad takes Jude to Karate (almost) every Monday after work. He usually works in the area, and can fairly easily schedule Monday jobs such that he doesn’t have to go too far out of his way to come by. He …