Things Come Full Circle

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რამდენიმე კვირის წინ, my second foray into the martial arts came full circle. My daughter started studying Taekwondo again after more than five years away from the sport. It is actually Caity, who brought me back to martial arts in the summer of 2000. After my natural father passed away in July 1999, I went on a year-long fitness

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Happy Birthday, Kenneth!

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My oldest son Kenneth will turn 18 this week. It is hard for me to believe he is a grown man already. It seems like five years ago he was a little guy running around and climbing on everything. When he was less than a year old, he could hang out of his exersaucer and pick up his toys off

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Happy Birthday, Caleb!

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This week my youngest son Caleb turns 16. I can’t believe it has been 16 years since I saw and held him for the first time. Caleb was the baby and waited until he had a good meal at Red Lobster before making his appearance in the world. When he was ready though, he didn’t wait around. He was born 40 minutes

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Happy Birthday Grandpa

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Today would have been my maternal grandfather Gilbert P. Ellis’ 100th birthday. Grandpa Ellis only lived to 85 but he imparted 100 years worth of wisdom into the 32 years I knew him. I could write books about him but am going to focus today’s post on how he inspired me by refusing to grow old. Grandpa Ellis maintained his physical

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Happy 21 დაბადების, Baby Girl

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My daughter Caity is 21 years old this week. It is a bittersweet birthday because my baby girl isn’t my baby girl anymore. I am so proud of the young woman she has become but as she grew up I regretted not being able to pick her up, wipe her tears and make the “small hurts” go away. Caity came

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გადარჩენის ბოლო Dance Tam

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შევხვდი ჩემი მეუღლე, ჩემი დის ქორწილში სექტემბერში 1995. მე რომ ცნობილი Tam, როგორც ჩემი პატარა დის საუკეთესო მეგობარი 10 წლის განმავლობაში, მაგრამ მე ვერ ვხედავ მას, როგორც ქალს გახდა დღემდე სექტემბრის ბოლოს. I actually got to know her better because I was on wolf duty this day although it

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Dad იღებს us ჭიდაობის მატჩები

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ჩემი stepdad Ernest C. Diaz ცოლად ჩემი დედას ივნისი 8, 1981. დედა და მამა მუშაობდა, რათა დავრწმუნდეთ, რომ ჩვენ გვქონდა ნორმალური ოჯახური ცხოვრების. In 1981 ან 1982, მათ გადაწყვიტეს და ჩემი დები ჩემთვის პროფესიული ჭიდაობა შოუ Checkerdome (ასევე ცნობილია, როგორც Arena). Our favorite wrestlers were the Von Erichs. David Von Erich

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Camping ერთად Dad

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მას შემდეგ, რაც ჩემი დედა ცოლად ჩემი მამინაცვალი, Ernest Diaz, in 1981, he was looking for a way for us to spend time together. მე კარავში ერთად Boy Scouts, so Dad decided that camping would be an effective way for us to get to know each other. A friend of Dad’s owned property and a cabin in Greenville, MO. ჩვენ

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გაცნობა ჩვენი ახალი შავი ქამარი

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აპრილს 27, 2013, on what would have been his grandfather and namesake’s 71st birthday, კენ “Trey” Zimmerman III became the first black belt in the Zimmerman Self-Defense System under his father Ken Zimmerman Jr. “Trey” began studying martial arts shortly before his fifth birthday. “Trey” has trained in Taekwondo, Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Gojo Shroei Weapons System. His goals

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