It still catches me off guard…  I still have to stop and pause…  to try to quickly assess…  how I will answer the question.

 It can depend on who asked it…  where we are…  how many people are around…  if I might make someone feel sad or embarrassed for asking…  if I will ever see them again…  how I feel…  if Bryan is there…   is it a man or a woman…  do they really want to know…

and so on and so on.

It is not a trick question…  I know the answer…  I have since February 27, 1990.

The answer is 2…..

Yes…  2…

“My baby” 1990

But it is never an easy answer for me now…  how do I say it…  where do I start…  which one do I start with…

do I tell ages…  now or then…  do I say I have one in Heaven and one on Earth…

 do I say how it happened…  and so on and so on.

Christmas 1990

The Question?

“Do you have children?”

The Answer is 2…

Lauren,  our daughter, who was 21 when she beat us to Heaven… 3 1/2 yrs ago

and

Taylor, our son, who is 23 and works in Austin, Tx.

December 2000

The answer will always be 2…

2 children that I love beyond measure…

ALWAYS HAVE….  ALWAYS WILL.

Easter 2008