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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, han kunde hänga ur sin exersower och plocka upp sina leksaker
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 minuter
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. Morfar Ellis behöll sin fysiska
På April 27, 2015, I had the honor of promoting my sons to Black Ranks in our system of self-defense. I promoted my oldest son Kenneth to 2nd Degree Black Rank. Kenneth was the first student I promoted to Black Rank on April 27, 2013. Over the past year and a half, Kenneth and I have been working on a
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 kom
Michael Hyatt skrev nyligen en artikel om pension som en modern uppfinning och fult ord. Jag håller med sina åsikter med en varning. Vid olika säsonger i vårt liv, det är dags att låta somethings gå att göra plats för nya saker. För att göra nya saker väl, vi ibland måste släppa taget om det gamla. When I was in
Jag träffade min fru på min systers bröllop i september 1995. I had known Tam as my little sister’s best friend for 10 years but I did not really see her as the woman she had become until this day in late September. I actually got to know her better because I was on wolf duty this day although it
Min styvfar Ernest C. Diaz gifte sig med min mor på Juni 8, 1981. Pappa och mamma arbetade för att se till att vi hade ett normalt familjeliv. I 1981 eller 1982, De bestämde sig för att ta mina systrar och mig till en professionell brottning show på Checkerdome (även känd som Arena). Vår favorit brottare var Von Erichs. David Von Erich
Efter att min mamma gifte sig med min styvfar, Ernest Diaz, i 1981, he was looking for a way for us to spend time together. Jag camping med scouterna, 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. Vi
På April 27, 2013, on what would have been his grandfather and namesake’s 71st birthday, Ken “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