Marriage and Family
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Grace and Glory
I have a dear aunt who may well not see the end of the year. Of course, her days, like ours, are on the Lord’s timetable, not our own (or the doctor’s), but my heart grieves already for the loss… Continue reading
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Happy Birthday and Hats Off to You, Dad!
In God’s good providence, a Father’s Day sermon by Chuck Swindoll was re-aired today on my dad’s 73rd birthday. I share it with two purposes. One is to enter into, but minutely, the complexities of what it means to be… Continue reading
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Honor
Well, here we are… the bridge between July and August has come. While growing up, this always meant a celebration. You see, July 31st is my mom’s birthday (1942-2004) and the 1st of August is my dad’s birthday (1940). In… Continue reading
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(Don’t) Digitize Me, Captain
Doctors in South Korea are sounding the alarm to an increase in patients they are seeing who exhibit a decline in cognitive abilities which are “more commonly seen in people who have suffered a head injury or psychiatric illness,” according… Continue reading
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June 26, 2013
Ten years ago to the day, Supreme Court Antonin Scalia prophetically warned in his dissenting opinion of Lawrence v Texas (2003) that the majority opinion to strike down the sodomy laws of Texas would put into question other moral choice… Continue reading
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As the Twig is Bent, So the Tree Inclines, Part II
In my last post I recounted many of the graces Dana and I received throughout our parenting years that helped to train up our children’s parents in the way they should go. Continuing on the parenting theme, I recently read… Continue reading
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As the Twig is Bent, So the Tree Inclines, Part I
Dana and I have had a lot of opportunity in recent years to look back in gratitude and marvel at the teachers and ministries that have mentored us in the various stages of our parenting. The Lord carefully placed us under their tutelege at… Continue reading
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Congratulations, Ashley
Congratulations to my oldest daughter, Ashley, who graduated this month from NDSU with a music education degree. Through the course of her college years, she took a year off to work as Miss North Dakota and competed in the Miss… Continue reading
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Grace
My dad was married yesterday. We lost my mom in 2004 to cancer and later my dad lost his 2nd wife to a stroke. His new wife, Judy, lost her own husband over a decade ago to a heart attack. … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday, Dad
Happy 72nd birthday, Dad! I can only hope to resemble you in so many, many ways. I love you! [This picture was taken the same day (same couch) as Mom’s photo; see 07-31-2012 post. Dad (Ray) was probably 27 years… Continue reading
Shooting Over the Horizon 