Maybe I should get this tattoo, but I’d have to keep moving it down :-)
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Family and Kids
My son Jesse with little Bella who said of her new brother, “I wuv Danny.” This is grandson number 6, grandchild number 9, with another girl coming in October!
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Bravo Jesse and Anna! Beautiful new baby boy. Our 9th grandchild (one more coming in August :-) Here is a beautiful picture of Daniel Xavier with all his brothers and sisters looking on – overjoyed! Aunt Emily is in the upper right corner.
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We are on a short family vacation up North in Michigan about 4 hours north of our homes. Great to be with our kids and grandkids for a few days without all the pressures of daily life. Swimming, rafting, visiting Janet’s family, many of who live up here, and visiting fantastic Catholic sites and even [...]
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Enjoy this incredible unplanned video! Share it with family and friends who will sure enjoy it.
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Even though it was 92 degrees, my son Jesse and I took off riding our bikes together. We headed down the country dirt roads to the Cherry Hill Nature Preserve. It is a mature hilly forest with rugged trails. We raced around through the trails at a pace to get a good work put. Riding [...]
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We gathered in the lobby at 6:30 AM – all fourteen of us. Anticipation and a bid of dread filled the air. “All the way around the Walls of Jerusalem? Can we keep up?” I took the opportunity to show the pilgrim runners all the great sites around the city. It helped tie up the [...]
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If your father is still alive, make sure you tell your dad how much you really love him. If he is no longer on this earth, pray for his soul. Sirach 3 (removed from the Protestant Bible, but still in the Catholic Bible) Children, pay heed to a father’s right; do so that you may [...]
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Happy Anniversary to us! 17 years ago this Pentecost our family was received into the Catholic Church! Blessed be God! Best decision ever! Thanks to Fr. Ed Fride.
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I had a great time speaking to my daughter Emily’s friend at the Madonna University Kairos’ group. Great bunch of college students concerned about the most important thing in life – God! My daughter Emily is 4th from the left standing, leaning forward and smiling. Proud of that girl!
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Visiting Charlotte outside Chicago. Her boyfriend Wes joined us for for Church, lunch and a nice day.
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Our grandson Joshua received 1st Communion today on Easter. We are proud of this bright boy. Thanks Fr. Ed for now bringing the NEXT generation of Ray’s into the heart of the Catholic Church!
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Contributed by Jesse Ray 4-18-2011 I arrived on the scene with my gun and stoically loaded in some self-defense rounds (although I was clearly not in danger). I did not lavish the idea of slaughtering a lamb, but my friend and new-farmer, Pat, called and sheepishly asked for some help. I guess he thought I [...]
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Baby Rosary Click on the link to the right to listen. Bella is seen below with her older sister Maria Faustina Ray. Missing from the picture is older brothers Joshua Thomas and Samuel Tarcisius (and the new baby still in the womb).
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You have to look a few minutes to see what this is but … … it is Nana (Grandma Janet) reading to our Ray grandkids on the new iPad that just arrived. Cozy indeed!
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Now that our grandson Dominic is out of the hospital we could take him for his birthday lunch.
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