Tag: grandkids

• Choose To Play The Winning Hand

  Dad’s ability to play poker served him well during World War II while on board ship. The men would often pass the time playing cards. Depending how close to payday it was–or how long since–the stakes would vary. Dad knew what it was like to be on the winning and losing end of a hand. […]

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  October 21, 2021

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  Choose To Play The Winning Hand, connection, Dayle Rogers, God, grandkids, intimacy, Jesus, love, poker, time, Tip of My Iceberg

• The Stories We Tell

  Having raised six children, one boy, and five girls, I became adept at deep emotions and excessive drama. It’s a whole new world with eleven of the fifteen grands being boys. Trains, earth moving equipment, anything that can be thrown, dinosaurs–I’ve learned much about the passions of the younger male gender. Their energy level surpasses […]

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  February 4, 2021

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  Dayle Rogers, different, diverse, God, grandkids, Jesus, narrative, nobody is a cookie cutter, parables, rough and tumble boys, stories, The Stories We Tell, Tip of My Iceberg

• You Should Have Seen What Got Away!

  Watching it flop shouldn’t have bothered me. It did. I’m not a die-hard fisherman. A fish dying to return to water bothers me. We won’t eat it; it’s catch and release because of all the chemicals leeching into the water. Let him go! But everyone needed to see it. It was a big bass, about […]

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  April 3, 2017

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  comparing, comparison, fish, fishing, God, grandkids, hobbies, Jesus, skills, strategize, uniqueness

• The Great Gift Of Grins

  Life is hard. That’s a statement that most everyone would agree with. A peek at the news confirms it. Hurt and pain recognize no borders. Fear and despair have no nationality. We question our safety, the fairness of life, the limits of our paychecks. Hope can drown in our daily emotions. Until you look in the […]

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  March 27, 2017

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  enjoyment, focus, gift, grandkids, grins, happy, hope, Jesus, joy, smiles, thankful, worry

• Getting To Like You, Getting To Hope You Like Me

  You go where you’re needed. And if you’re needed in Austin, Texas? That’s big Texas FUN. John and I headed out to the Lone Star State to spend time with our son and his family. Give them a little break before son #2 shows up. Huck is almost 19 months old. All boy, he’s a […]

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  March 28, 2016

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  acceptance, Austin, comfortable, Easter, fearful, forgiveness, grandkids, Jesus, love, Texas