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What are you worth?

My son is a good looking young man. He gets that from his mother. However, he is going through a little test right now. As you probably have read, he is a wrestler. Wrestling requires close physical contact. Unfortunately, at … Continue reading

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A manly decision

This morning, my wife told me my son got home at 3 IN THE MORNING!!! He was pretty frustrated when he learned that he had to work last night. He was looking forward to a very busy and productive night … Continue reading

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Dad saved his bacon!

My son, my youngest daughter and I were headed to The Prayer Room early this evening when I asked my son what his work schedule was for the week. “I don’t know.” “What do you mean you don’t know? Do … Continue reading

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Surprise!

My son turned 18 today. Just like his father, he forgot that fact so his boss scheduled him to work tonight. But, having had much practice at making lemonade (you know, turn your lemons into…), we decided to surprise him … Continue reading

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Ambushed by a teenage brain

It’s been awhile since I have been negatively impacted by the two developing adolescent brains that live with me. I mean, I live with them every day and deal with them every day. I am very aware that they are … Continue reading

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Ahhh, my familiar role

Frequently as a father, I find that it is my role to be the bad guy. The latest example happened today… My son has been working very diligently at his school these past two weeks. One of his classes is … Continue reading

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A completed project

We had a scheduling conflict tonight… my son and youngest daughter wanted to go to the school football game. I however, wanted to take my wife out to dinner, so… My son decided to take the old F-150, named Wild … Continue reading

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A big open house

My wife and I attended an open house tonight… We went to meet our children’s teachers at the high school. I must say that I was impressed. Every class had a very good, if not great teacher. No wonder this … Continue reading

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Heard at our house #2

My son enjoys ribbing and picking on his sisters. So, at the dinner table, he said, “Oh, Cakes, look! You have a mole on your shoulder.” She deadpanned, “It’s my twin!

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Heard at our house #1

While my wife was preparing lunch, our youngest daughter walked up to our oldest daughter and said “I just want you to know that I’ve already told three people and posted it on Facebook that I am going to miss … Continue reading

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