The Monday morning of September 19th started out fairly normal except for the fact that it was our first day of doing homeschool with Sophia & Zak. If you told me I’d be in the “dog house” by nightfall, I’d be the first to say, “yah, I probably deserve that”! But a night in jail? – that was definitely not on my radar! Here’s how it all unfolded: After visiting our local clinic, a...
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On this day, October 3rd of 1929, my hero was born. My grandmother named her Helen Rita. My Mom gave this amazing foto to my Dad in 1945, she was 16 and he was an Army Yankee boy stationed near West Palm Beach, Florida. Their paths crossed in a little church, she was playing the trumpet and he the trombone. (And 45 years later, history repeated itself as this Yankee boy was smitten by a Southern Belle singing in church!) They were...
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“Your brother Terry was a legend”! That was a comment i heard from a young boy that goes to the school where my brother worked. Over 600 people gathered in Fulton, New York last Saturday to mourn his death but more importantly, to celebrate his life. As each person honored and shared memories, a common thread began to emerge. It was, ‘The Transformation of Terry Richardson”. In his younger days, Terry was a...
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How do we know if God is real? Do we see Him in action, do we have no doubt? That question was answered one more time today in the middle of a “Random Act of Dumbness”! We’re counting down our days in Costa Rica – just not sure how many yet because our visa process is IN process and we can’t make plans or buy plane tixs for Ecuador until it’s complete. No worries – here’s what Ash &...
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