dave found blog early devoted readers count regularly chime thought-provoking made parenting faith challenge finding world addition loves writing photography dave engineer kids means super busy spends time kitchen elementary school dave told favorite love list items sitting early morning porch chill coffee open journal thoughtful surprised makes time process thoughts dave halfway normal check blog orange shirt years engineering friend told journaled things journal's contents gratitude simple normal things find months kristin's love list concept immediately connected love list male engineer lists years objectifying things things give good chills simply love list makes easier things core non-tweeted love list items include listening evening crickets photos recalling memories reading good book huge communication non-verbal communication reflect partial list hear telling dave slow solution things require analysis crickets amazing beauty love list necessarily item score love present tool wielded make life here's reflection wrote making addition love list heard siren slowed pulled side tires grass younger kids turned find firetruck eldest asked pulling feeling stomach falling mouth opening forced lungs eyes watering tugging brain heart feeling back thirty years watching opening credits playing nurses brunette hips running helicopter corpsmen running stairs doctor soldier helicopter blades rotating overhead looked eyes watering brow tightened eleven year asked tearing wrong answered touched people racing save lives people skip forward thirty years love people pull ambulances fire trucks police cars love list tweet started post objective tool love list tool tool lets tear explain daughter people rescuing animals orleans catching falling back escalator pull hear sirens tear proves people care neighbors unknown time pull flashing lights sirens figuratively kneel shoulder road part tiny insignificant part godspeed paramedic care person love love love list 