Deep Thoughts

  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Who Would Have Thought Air Could Be Historic?

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    In the continuation of my family’s journey in Asia, Crash Aunt and I took the kids to Osaka (which was very cool) and then today to Hiroshima (which was cool for very different reasons). Whenever we go places I really try and teach my kids about how important the places we visit are in the…

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  • Sometimes Life Works Out Like This

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    Today after lunch I went to grab a little treat from our remaining Halloween stash. When it comes to Halloween candy, we work on the consecration system. All the kids’ candy is mixed and we all eat out of the entire stash. Selecting the right piece of candy can be a challenge. Do I want…

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  • Memories From the Past Can Come Unexpectedly

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    It’s so funny how the most benign things can bring back some of the best memories. As I was driving home tonight I switched CD’s (yes my car only has a CD player because it is old, and yes I still have CD’s because I am old) and put on one of the discs from…

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  • Fighting the Battle Between Responsibility and Passions

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    I am not really sure where I am going to go with this, but I am hoping that putting my thoughts on (digital) paper will bring some clarity. It is likely not a surprise to anyone that military life can be somewhat chaotic and uncertain.  That is sort of the nature of the beast, and…

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  • Slightly Modifying My Responses to My Children

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    Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about how I respond to my children. This is true when they wake up in the morning, when they get home from school, when they ask me to do something, or need help with something. I think the way I react really makes a huge long term impact and…

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