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The Shifts in Our Lives
Our youngest son turns 18 today. I remember this day three years ago. That was the day my life shifted into another phase, and I remember it so clearly. Our oldest son had just asked his girlfriend to marry him that day. We went out to one of our favorite restaurants to celebrate both the birthday and the engagement. Sitting…
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Christmas
We will be winging our way to San Diego on Christmas Day. It is a time with family (on my wife’s side) we have been looking forward to for months. We have anticipated this time and now we get the reward of that anticipation. Christmas is celebration. Christ has come. He is God WITH US. We also anticipate his coming…
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What I love about “Black” Friday
This is the day we wake up slowly, my wife makes an incredible brunch for us, then we go find the biggest tree we can fit into our house. No huge lines anywhere. Completely enjoyable.
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Transitions
There are always transitions we deal with in life. Almost three years ago I went through a huge transition in one night as I realized our boys were in a completely different stage of life. It was weird that night, but I knew it was just a time of life for me and have enjoyed that transition. We shifted gears…
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Heroes — and Post #500
According to WordPress, this is my 500th post. The count is a bit off due to migrating from Blogger, but I’ll take it. I wanted to write about heroes for this post. (I actually contemplated a post!) On New Year’s Day I was watching some of the Rose Parade. I’d say I watched all of it, but the telecasts are…
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Thankful… Our Oldest Son is Engaged
Our oldest son Joshua proposed to Lisa Bailey last night. Lisa had just arrived in Minneapolis for a Christmas visit. Joshua was waiting for her at our home (which we vacated as soon as we dropped off Lisa). He had some wonderful notes for her… and a song he had written just for her. As she walked into the house,…
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