Birth Order

By Dwayne Hicks | November 11, 2015 |

  I grew up as the eldest son of my family. There were three sons and three daughters born to my parents. The first daughter was stillborn. I have a sister older than me. There were situations that arose all the time where it was great being up at the top of the birth order…

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Transplant

By Dwayne Hicks | March 1, 2015 |

I know that the best time to plant a garden is in the springtime. I grew up with parents who raised a big garden every year. I really like the fresh vegetables from the garden and I know first hand that it takes some labor to provide the right situation for the garden to thrive.…

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Teachable Moment

By Dwayne Hicks | October 2, 2013 |

There is a moment when we learn faster than at any other time. I believe that when I ask a question and receive an answer – that was a teachable moment. I don’t believe that there is such a thing as a “dumb question”. When a student asked the teacher a true question, then a…

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