So far away. . .

A journey homeward to see Daddy, doggies, and more Toy Story!

33 years ago tonight. . . we went to bed, not knowing we had a little girl on the way. Mom had pizza. A sure cure for being late in childbirth. We awoke at 4AM and mom said, “it’s time.” A neighbor and church friend, Gary, looked after Matthew. And we went on to the [...]

Dateline: July 23, 1977, Manhattan, KS. Home of Bruce, Joan, and Matthew Edwards. God designs daughters. He commissions them. He makes each of them special and unique, and sends them to us to change the lives and the world of the families to which he has assigned them. We have been granted Mary Elizabeth, and [...]

#36 and #10 celebrate their 8th anniversary! We wish we could be there, of course, in that Alaskan sunlight in which you could have a party all night long. But we will rejoice where we are in knowing you are ensconced in your wonderful cabin with son and dogs and having the times of your [...]

I have only one daughter, hence, only one possible son-in-law. And there has only ever been one possible son-in-law: Joseph Casey Sanford. From the time we first heard rumors of Casey (Mary: “I may have met someone. . .”) while we were in Africa, to the phone calls Casey and I shared from my plush [...]

35 years ago I became a dad. We went to bed in St. James, MO, on January 7, 1975, wondering, hoping, praying, that this would be the night. It would be. By Noon, Matt was patiently waiting on us, ready to come out, and so he met us at the Rolla, MO hospital. Cold outside, [...]

Surfing Alaska from Bruce Edwards on Vimeo.

Sebo and Bono from Bruce Edwards on Vimeo. He catches the music and must Dance. MUST DANCE.