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The End of Innocence
I turned 40 in December. It wasn’t an easy transition. My father passed away when he was 41 and left my mother a widow at 39. I had all sorts of anxiety about nearing the number of doom. I was pretty certain I was going to have some disease or maybe wake up with wrinkles all […]
When people suck
Nearly eight years ago, Eric and I were hurt by someone. We were talking to a wise friend who told us something that we still remember to this day. “People will always disappoint you, but God never will.” People do disappoint. We are mankind; it’s what we do.
Why our family will not be shopping at Academy
As many of you know, our oldest son Michael is raising money — $30,000 — to build a classroom for a school in Uganda. A couple months ago we hosted a silent auction to help with this endeavor. It was a daunting task, and part of the deal was that we had to go to businesses […]