Katy and Joseph are in town, so I brought the Mighty Henry donuts for breakfast. He picked the double chocolate for his first donut from St. George's and I followed suit. For reasons unknown to anyone on this planet, he has taken to calling ...
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Day #181
I didn’t want to stop playing catch because I was afraid Emilio would stop telling his stories.
Stories of his nephew Manuel who died in a school shooting in Moses Lake, Washington in 1996.
“That horrible incident made me a better parent. ...
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Day #180
Sometimes you need a change of perspective.
I stopped watching the daily news years ago, back when I still worked at a church, because the news simply told stories about the worst in humanity — murder and greed and hate and scandal. The ...
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Day #179
The story goes something like this.
My dad used to make house calls as a veterinarian; “Home Vet Service” was his business. The Reboris were his clients and he was at their house taking care of their cats. On the stove a marinara sauce was ...
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Day #178
I think the last time I saw Drew we were living in a different millennium. Though we attended different high schools, we went to the same church and grew up in a fantastic youth ministry that has continued shaping our lives decades ...
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