An anecdote to being labeled A few months ago, my daughter asked me what one piece of advice I would give her as something of a standard to live by. It is a good question for a daughter or son to ask a parent. I’m not sure how often it happens, so I was grateful…
Stories
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Lessons in Faith and Setting Standards I cannot discover when Mom and Dad moved to the Old Hyde Place. I know it was before 1945 — the year I was born — and probably after 1936 when Dad went to work for the federal prison system in Springfield, Missouri. What I do know is that…
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Thank the Lord for Diarrhea Well, guess what happened on the way to the holidays. I mean, there I was heading into Thanksgiving with what I considered to be some health issues that it didn’t seem likely would be addressed until after the end of the year. I knew something was wrong. My balance was…
