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8,760 Hours

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Tomorrow, I’ll begin a thousand mile drive from Fayetteville, Arkansas to Fayetteville, North Carolina. I’m moving my daughter to be with her husband at Fort Bragg where he’s about to begin training for Army Special Forces. Two weeks ago, I performed their wedding ceremony and took this picture right after I gave my son-in-law permission […]

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That’s Not Fair!

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I really, really don’t like hearing, “That’s not fair!” . My kids must have picked up on that, because they very rarely ever said it. The idea of “fairness” has to do with getting what I’ve earned or deserve. Or it’s at least someone else not getting what I haven’t gotten, right? I have two […]

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Money, Health, Relationships

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Day 6 of 40 Days of Believing God I’m going out on a limb here…you’re having trouble in one of those three areas. Aren’t you? The limb looks pretty strong, so I’ll take another step…you’re experiencing some difficulty in not just one of those areas, but two. Still looks strong, so here I go another […]

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What Will You Decide?

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I just got off the phone with my oldest daughter. She’s married and lives in Oceanside, California. We covered a number of subjects, but mostly talked about marriage and family…and making a decision. My dad didn’t have a good childhood. To be more specific, he didn’t have a good father. I never really knew my […]