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Never This Old
June 23, 2026
Never This Old
June 23, 2026
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June 23, 2026
Use What You Have
June 17, 2026
Use What You Have
June 17, 2026
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June 17, 2026
Working Yourself Up
June 10, 2026
Working Yourself Up
June 10, 2026
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June 10, 2026
Telling Me Stories
May 13, 2026
Telling Me Stories
May 13, 2026
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May 13, 2026
They Wanted You to Live
April 23, 2026
They Wanted You to Live
April 23, 2026
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April 23, 2026
Who You Should Be
March 24, 2026
Who You Should Be
March 24, 2026
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March 24, 2026
This Story
February 10, 2026
This Story
February 10, 2026
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February 10, 2026
Why Cook
January 13, 2026
Why Cook
January 13, 2026
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January 13, 2026
Won’t Quit
January 6, 2026
Won’t Quit
January 6, 2026
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January 6, 2026
You Are Showing Me
December 30, 2025
You Are Showing Me
December 30, 2025
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December 30, 2025
I Will Be There
November 4, 2025
I Will Be There
November 4, 2025
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November 4, 2025
The Price You Pay
October 28, 2025
The Price You Pay
October 28, 2025
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October 28, 2025
Opportunity to Grow
October 21, 2025
Opportunity to Grow
October 21, 2025
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October 21, 2025
You Are on Your Way
October 8, 2025
You Are on Your Way
October 8, 2025
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October 8, 2025
The Legacy You Leave
September 17, 2025
The Legacy You Leave
September 17, 2025
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September 17, 2025
The Ability To Create
September 10, 2025
The Ability To Create
September 10, 2025
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September 10, 2025
Begin Again
September 4, 2025
Begin Again
September 4, 2025
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September 4, 2025
This Game Is Preparing Them
August 7, 2024
This Game Is Preparing Them
August 7, 2024

I was watching a little league baseball game last night and the kids are 8–12 years old. When on deck they swing their little bat so hard, then step up to the plate and strike out.

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August 7, 2024
The Ability to Turn
July 10, 2024
The Ability to Turn
July 10, 2024

The words that brought me to my knees were words I had been practicing for months. I wanted to find the right time and place to ask you to be my wife, for I knew you would appreciate the attention to details.

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July 10, 2024
Still Stuck On
May 1, 2023
Still Stuck On
May 1, 2023
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May 1, 2023
Don’t Want To
April 10, 2023
Don’t Want To
April 10, 2023

Understanding that some people won’t change

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April 10, 2023
Open My Heart to You
March 31, 2023
Open My Heart to You
March 31, 2023

Speaking volumes with no words at all

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March 31, 2023
As You Invest
February 16, 2023
As You Invest
February 16, 2023

Thank you to those who hear our stories.

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February 16, 2023
Honestly Say
February 13, 2023
Honestly Say
February 13, 2023

Three words that changed my life

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February 13, 2023
Cycle of Adulting
February 3, 2023
Cycle of Adulting
February 3, 2023

Our day-to-day life

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February 3, 2023
A Day That Seems to Last Forever
January 31, 2023
A Day That Seems to Last Forever
January 31, 2023

Experiencing Saturday for what it is

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January 31, 2023
In the End
January 24, 2023
In the End
January 24, 2023

Try to remember the good times

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January 24, 2023
The Refrigerator
January 17, 2023
The Refrigerator
January 17, 2023

A visual guide to the past

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January 17, 2023
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As I Remember
November 21, 2022
As I Remember
November 21, 2022

My life before it ended

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November 21, 2022
Version of Us
November 14, 2022
Version of Us
November 14, 2022

How the family used to be

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November 14, 2022
Ever So Kindly
November 4, 2022
Ever So Kindly
November 4, 2022

What does courage look like to you?

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November 4, 2022
Face the Truth
October 31, 2022
Face the Truth
October 31, 2022

Coming to terms with the past

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October 31, 2022
Hope
September 19, 2022
Hope
September 19, 2022

Sometimes it’s the only thing we have left

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September 19, 2022
A Different Form
September 16, 2022
A Different Form
September 16, 2022

A new version

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September 16, 2022
As I Enjoy
August 30, 2022
As I Enjoy
August 30, 2022

Enjoying God’s creation

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August 30, 2022
A Dog Named Ralph
August 16, 2022
A Dog Named Ralph
August 16, 2022

A life lesson from our dog.

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August 16, 2022
A Taste of Freedom
August 15, 2022
A Taste of Freedom
August 15, 2022

Working for the weekend

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August 15, 2022
As I Sit Here
August 7, 2022
As I Sit Here
August 7, 2022

Watching the world go by

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August 7, 2022
Out in the World
July 29, 2022
Out in the World
July 29, 2022

Someday we will be

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July 29, 2022
New to Me
July 6, 2022
New to Me
July 6, 2022

A never ending supply

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July 6, 2022
Getting Accustomed
July 1, 2022
Getting Accustomed
July 1, 2022

Searching for a place

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July 1, 2022
Summer of 2020
June 28, 2022
Summer of 2020
June 28, 2022

Time to go camping

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June 28, 2022
Walking Back To You
June 17, 2022
Walking Back To You
June 17, 2022

What I’m always doing.

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June 17, 2022
Let You Know
June 11, 2022
Let You Know
June 11, 2022

Gone but not forgotten

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June 11, 2022
Maybe
May 31, 2022
Maybe
May 31, 2022

Hope lingers on

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May 31, 2022
Comfort Zone
May 9, 2022
Comfort Zone
May 9, 2022

Will you step out of yours?

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May 9, 2022
Best/Worst Advice
April 22, 2022
Best/Worst Advice
April 22, 2022

What advice have you received?

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April 22, 2022
We Were Friends
April 4, 2022
We Were Friends
April 4, 2022

How some friendships end.

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April 4, 2022
Advice
March 15, 2022
Advice
March 15, 2022

What we offer each other

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March 15, 2022
Smile
March 11, 2022
Smile
March 11, 2022

It says so much

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March 11, 2022
Complaining
February 22, 2022
Complaining
February 22, 2022

That’s all you do.

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February 22, 2022
Where I Belong
February 14, 2022
Where I Belong
February 14, 2022

The place I want to be

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February 14, 2022
Nights
January 24, 2022
Nights
January 24, 2022

It’s nights like these

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January 24, 2022
Your Crazy
January 22, 2022
Your Crazy
January 22, 2022

A different kind of love.

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January 22, 2022
Always and Forever
January 13, 2022
Always and Forever
January 13, 2022

A one sided conversation

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January 13, 2022
Let Me Go Home
January 6, 2022
Let Me Go Home
January 6, 2022

Old age coming to an end

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January 6, 2022
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