Things Come Full Circle

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Несколько недель назад, 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, он мог вывесить его exersaucer и забрать свои игрушки от

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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 минут

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Happy Birthday Grandpa

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Today would have been my maternal grandfather Gilbert P. Эллис’ 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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Счастливый 21 День рождения, Девочка

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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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Сохранение Last Dance для Tam

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Я познакомился со своей женой на свадьбе моей сестры в сентябре 1995. Я знал Tam как лучший друг моей маленькой сестры для 10 лет, но я не вижу ее как женщина она не становилась до сего дня в конце сентября. I actually got to know her better because I was on wolf duty this day although it

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Dad Takes Us To The Wrestling Matches

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My stepdad Ernest C. Diaz married my mother on June 8, 1981. Dad and Mom worked to make sure we had a normal family life. В 1981 или 1982, they decided to take my sisters and me to a professional wrestling show at the Checkerdome (also known as the Arena). Our favorite wrestlers were the Von Erichs. David Von Erich

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Отдых на природе с папой

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После мама вышла замуж за моего отчима, Эрнест Диас, в 1981, he was looking for a way for us to spend time together. Я жил в кемпинге с бойскаутов, 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, Миссури. Мы

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Представляя наш новый черный пояс

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

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