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I am enjoying this book and agreeing with it (like "yes!", "write on"...laughing that Jesus wouldn't get hired because he was single...silly but prob would be true). There are some parts that uses particular language to describe leadersh...
Category Archives: growing up
Letter From My Son and What Really Matters
Today I received this letter hand written by 20 year old son who just graduated from University. Yes, I am very proud, but as a parent I know that I have many short comings. But this letter shows me grace. God’s grace. He has taken my shortcomings and turn them into what my son is […]
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Our Son’s Graduation, a reprise.
I wrote a poem in April 2010 before he was out of High School, and our son started school August 23. Tomorrow he graduates. But here some thoughts I wrote in August as well. They are still true today. 17 years ago and 9 months I saw you for the first time, it was the […]
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Letters To My Son: The Myth of Independence
The Myth of Independence Dear Misael, There are many myths that have been passed on without anyone questioning them. One of them is the myth of independence, well, at least this is what it appears to me after examining the evidence. There is this idea among young people your age that independence equals freedom. Once […]
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Fleeting Time
I wrote this poem when my son was a freshman. It’s been almost four years and he is almost out of High School. Fleeting Time Time fleesI’d like to seeStop for meI look at youWhat you doYou’ve grown so tooHold it there!My little boy is goneI don’t know where!Please time, stop fleetingLet me enjoyMy boy […]
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