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The Path
TODAY, I will walk in the path of heroes. EVERYDAY, I wake up to the same challenges and fears and promise that my ancestors faced…will I be able to keep a roof over our heads, food on the table, and clothes on our backs. Sure the individual circumstances may be different in each case, but… Continue reading
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No Thank You.
Commercial DNA testing companies are busy marketing their services as a way to learn about your genetic background and the geographic history of your family tree. I have been researching my own family history, but I’m going to have to pass on their offer. The analysis of my DNA would be very interesting. The information… Continue reading
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Ripples in time…
In 1976, I graduated from high school in Clinton, Iowa. I guess where is not really important to the issue, but thought I would mention it. Shortly after high school, I joined the Iowa Army National Guard–I was seventeen. The draft and the Vietnam War had both ended and America was a nation at peace.… Continue reading
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The Wolves at the Door
During our Christmas vacation, my son-in-law and I were engaged in a conversation where I was analyzing a condition in his new neighborhood. His reply to me was, “You think too much”. I wonder, can a person “think too much”, or put another way, can a person try to understand too much? I remembered that… Continue reading
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When it all begins
Almost six years ago, my daughter was pregnant with my first grandson. Notice she was not pregnant with her son…he is my grandson…when she writes the story she can write it the way she wants. I love you baby girl. Anyway…many people asked me if I was excited that I was going to be a… Continue reading
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Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Today we are remembering the horrific events of 9/11/01. Four aircraft, three locations, and nearly three thousand innocent souls lost. It was one of those days in American history that those of us who were alive will never forget–and yet, somehow seventeen years later our collective social conscience has seemed to have forgotten. Not the… Continue reading
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Tidbits…
Today, too many Christians believe their lives should define the meaning of God’s word, rather than God’s word defining their lives. While too many non-Christians are trying to find loopholes in God’s word to convince Christians to accept their sin. … There was a time when a man’s word was his bond and a handshake… Continue reading
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Mushrooms
I’m sure my daughter would tell you that I often try to make a life lesson out of everything…or at least that is how I interpreted the eye roll. When she was a teenager and was beginning her dating experience, one piece of advice I gave her was to look for the guy who would… Continue reading
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Some of My Core Beliefs…
NOTE: I wrote this in August 2012, when I first sought elected office. I first took an oath to support and defend the US Constitution when I was seventeen. It was 1976, and I was only a couple of months out of high school when I joined the Iowa National Guard. I celebrated my eighteenth… Continue reading
Tennessee Drifter 