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The Beginning
Once when I was a little boy I lost my parents. I was not quite three years old but I was pondering how it was that I could lose my parents. I wasn’t sure exactly what I did, but one day I had a family and the next day it was just my younger sister…
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Sedona, AZ
I don’t have a bucket list–but if I did Sedona, Arizona would have to be on it. I’ve heard about the place for many years and decided that I had to take a few days of vacation there. I’m going to do some things that are fun and silly while I’m here. I will take…
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Always good to see the fam
When Cary and I travel together we always get around to talking about our families. I think it’s one of those habitual pastimes that we enjoy–because we do it so often. I wonder, if others talk about their families the way we do–or if we are odd or something? Do you conclude that the rest of…
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Hobby Lobby–It’s not the end of the world
So yesterday the supreme court announced that closely held companies may exclude contraception from employee health plans if it runs afoul of a companies religious beliefs. This ruling is being hailed as a victory for religious freedoms by the right and an attack upon women by the left. It is neither. It is not a victory for religious…
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Losing Weight
I was a skinny kid. I weighed about 120 pounds in the picture you see above. I weighed a few pounds more when I got married and held that weight until my 40s. But gradually, the weight began to add on. In my mind, I was still that skinny kid–but everyone but me could see…