You Don’t Belong

My son Camden is 12 and one of 4 boys in our family. One of the things I’ve noticed in him is a great desire to be included with and approved of by his older brother. We just finished up a week long camping trip and one of the most memorable moments was when, one …

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The Truth About The News

It’s not all bad, but much of it is. Here are 2 acronyms for the N.E.W.S that I find, helps to describe it in a mostly, accurate way. Negative Energy Warping Society  Negative Emotional Warfare System  The former, from me, the latter from my wife Corene. Everyone has an agenda, the question is – are …

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A Quality Most Admired

‘Grief is such a beautiful, wild beast.” -Amy Starr Allen Today we said ‘Godspeed’ to our Grandpa, Great grandpa, Father, neighbor and friend. Although there were many aspects of my Grandpa’s character to aspire to, one of the things people seemed to admire most was the faith he had. My cousin Cylee told me a …

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Want Vs. Will

Wants are common, wills are rare. Countless people have dreams of better futures. The one’s who will do what it takes to make those dreams a reality, are much smaller in number. I’ve been re-reading our book of the month for May, How To Read A Book, by Mortimer Adler and came across this little …

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My Grandpa’s Superpower

One superpower of my #GrandpaFord was, he could fix anything. This is a picture of my mom, him and I in one of his large shops on his farm. He helped me sharpen our lawnmower blades as a kid… and he always had the right tools for whatever job needed to be done, hanging on …

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My Grandpa Ford Is Dying

Tears want to burst forth and fill my eyes as I write the title to this blog post. It’s true. A couple days ago I found out that my Grandpa Ford had a stroke and is now in the process of leaving this earth. I talked to him on Facetime this last Sunday and he …

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The Crucial Lists

Life can be hard, and confusing.  I don’t know that any of us are immune from this and I think at some point in time, we all struggle with some of the bigger questions in life.  ?I was listening to a clip from clinical Psychologist Jordan Peterson the other day where he was sharing his experience in working …

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Why I Started ‘My Own’ Company

I never wanted to be ‘the boss’ or ‘a boss’. That’s part of what drew me to network marketing originally.  The idea of passive income without the headache of product creation, employees, large responsibilities.. etc. But the big problem I kept running into was that long term passive income seemed to be impossible without people …

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