Spent the evening last night with a lawyer going through the creation of wills, medical directives, etc. Not the funnest night but something that must be done. If you have children under your care and you do not have a will please please please go out and get it done. I know how easy it is to put it off because we did so for four years, and fortunately nothing happened. But if something did the girls would not have been in a good situation. For some good information on things to think about, I recommend Wear Clean Underwear!: A Fast, Fun, Friendly and Essential Guide to Legal Planning for Busy Parents by Alexis Martin Neely. Some of it is a little over the top, but she recommends things that we would have never thought of.
We also made sure that the church is mentioned in our wills. I will tithe a portion of my estate to the church and her operation through supporting scholarships for M.Div. students at the Boston University School of Theology and to the endowment fund for social justice at the General Board of Church and Society. Is the church, either locally or nationally, mentioned in your will? If not, why not? As you work on your wills, please consider one last gift to the church as well.
Everyone is asking what I think of the Yankees results. While I'm obviously happy, it's only the first three games of the year. There are still 159 games to be played. But, that being said, it was good, exciting baseball, and last night's game was the best match-up of number three pitchers you will see anywhere in the majors. I'm just glad baseball is back, although I'm not sure the family is ready.
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