Descendants

I don’t really think of myself as having descendants. I have five children and currently three grandchildren. I thank the Lord very often for my family. I am a descendant of my parents, grandparents, great-grandparents and on down the line. I am not really abscessed with my family tree, but I think it’s healthy to…

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Favor & Mercy

I don’t ever remember being the “teacher’s pet” when I was in school. I was pretty average and tried to “fly under the radar” for the most part. I enjoyed history more than most other subjects. I liked learning certain things, just not all the things that were taught in school. I remember times when…

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Morning Joy!

Our English language is a bit goofy at times. We have so many words that are pronounced the same, but because of the spelling or usage they are different. I never noticed this so much until our “Nica Kid” was learning our language. To this day, he will say: “Why do you do that?” To…

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Dwelling Place

I live in a pretty simple house built by a friend some 21 years ago. It is significantly simpler than houses that I list and sell every day. I do love my simple house and my ordinary life. I do not seek fame, although I once did. I would like to continue to build a…

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Favor

  I don’t mind doing favors for others most of the time. I also enjoy it when others do favors for me.  I do realize that doing a favor for someone almost always costs me something. If the cost is minimal it’s an easy call. If someone asked me for a favor like driving them…

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Adopted

I’ve learned more about adoption in the last 6 years than I’ve known my whole life. When my wife and I decided to be open to adoption of a young kid in Nicaragua over 6 years ago, we had no idea what the journey would look like. The adoption process is very detailed and every…

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