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BY ORDER OF THE AUTHOR - Wendell Berry's introduction to Jayber Crow.
This article was posted to Jayber on 9 January 2007 by to the following categories: Family.
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On December 23rd, 2006, Brian and Jill gave birth to Bode Davis Benson. What a cute little guy! Congratulations Brian and Jill. Bode was 8 lb, 6 oz, and 21 in long. Brian and Jill and doing great and are settling in to their new home. Read on for some photos.
Right after being let out of the hospital, Brian and Jill and Bode came to our house for our family Christmas party--I mean straight from the hospital! Now that's dedication. There are some more photos of Bode, Brian, and Jill on Flickr here: Bode Davis Benson. (Slideshow.)