Category: Life
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We are all together…
I am very saddened today with the news of yet two more men shot by police. I am very saddened today with the news of five police officers gunned down by a sniper. I am saddened that all of the folks I’m talking to think we are slipping backwards, instead of moving forwards. What if…
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A boy and his family
This is the story of a boy, Jacob, and his family. Maria and Joakim (Mom and Dad) and Sarah (Sister). The first time I met this family was at a mutual friends house for a picnic or a party, I don’t remember which. I arrived with my family (wife and two youngest boys). As I…
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Loss of a friend
About 6 months ago, I received a text from a dear friend. The content explained that my friend had just found that they were sick, and that they wanted me to know. I remember thinking, this can’t be real…and this can’t be that serious. It turns out, it was real, and it was that serious. …
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50…a reflection
So..I turn 50 this week. I have literally been looking forward to that number since…well, I turned 40. An “age” hasn’t really ever carried the stigma for me that it may for others, I am more interested in the number. I had always said I wanted to live to 100. So if I’m lucky enough…
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The Story of Dwight
This is the story of a walking man. This man was known to me first as that…a walking man. You see, he’d walk past my house, daily, on the other side of the street. From where I stood I saw a man with a slight smile, and a smooth gait. I would think to myself,…
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I got the news in early September, and my father was gone in mid November.
When I was told that my father had stage four pancreatic cancer in September, I didn’t now what to think. The immediate reaction was somewhat akin to a dizzy spell. I couldn’t quite hear the words. I’m sure that many have had a similarly powerful reaction to such news. For me, the news caused a…