• Push Through

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    Today I was sitting at my desk with all sort of things on my mind and work to be done. I just reflexively hit the arms of my office chair and said “Push through.” I didn’t yell it. It was a kind of soft, grovely “Push through.” like something you might hear in a Hollywood…

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  • 4 Categories of Christmas Gifts for Our Kids

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    This year we decided to steal an idea from our lovely neighbors and only give our kids 4 gifts this year. We break the 4 gifts down into something you want, something you need, something you read, and something you wear. I like the simplicity of it. Plus, when you add in grandparent gifts and…

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  • Why I Blog Instead of Writing Books

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    I’ve been really poor at blogging on this blog. What can I say? I’ve been busy writing thousands of blog posts on my Healthcare IT blogs and my reality TV blogs (mostly Pure Dancing with the Stars now). One day those will disappear, be sold, I’ll shut them down, I’ll stop doing them, or some…

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  • One Year Into Adoption…

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    …and my what a year it has been. I remember watching the movie Hook when I was a kid and for some reason when Captain Hook repeatedly talked about death being the only great adventure, that line always stuck out to me.  I don’t know why that was the case, but as my kids continue…

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  • Getting Through the First Day of Adoption

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    As nice as it would have been to just hang out for the rest of the day, we couldn’t afford to waste any time in getting all of the paperwork done, or in some cases just started, so that we would be able to leave China on time.  So after having a couple of minutes…

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  • Gotcha Day: The Most Emotional Day in an Adoption

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    Gotcha Day is a term that I had never heard before starting the adoption process.  Even when we started to research the adoption process and started to see the term it wasn’t immediately apparent what exactly it was.  Fortunately, the wonder of Google allowed me to quickly discover what exactly it was. Gotcha Day is…

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  • True Love

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    True Love Take 1 Going to Walmart at 10 pm to buy a burnable cd (when will schools learn about yhis thing we call the internet?) So you can burn a song for your daughter to audition for the elementary school talent show. True Love Take 2 Doing dishes at 11 pm when you just…

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  • I’m Going to be a Dad Tomorrow…Again

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    I really find it hard to believe that I am actually where I am at right now.  I am laying on a bed in a hotel in Lanzhou, China anxiously awaiting the arrival of my new son tomorrow.   These words may not trip you out as much as me, but in a lot of…

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  • Seeing My Wife Get Out and Use Her Talents Is Beautiful

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    I recently had Pinot’s Palette reach out to me about the grand opening celebration of their new location at Town Square (They also have one in Green Valley and Boca Park). As part of the invitation, I was offered a number of free classes so I could experience Pinot’s Palette first hand. My first reaction…

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