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Friends are Friends Forever

Part 1 of 3 And friends are friends foreverIf the Lord’s the Lord of themAnd a friend will not say never‘Cause the welcome will not endThough it’s hard to let you goIn the Father’s hands, we knowThat a lifetime’s not too longTo live as friends Michael W. Smith I wasn’t on Oahu one week before the connection with Cathie was made. After talking to an Air Force family that used the same homeschool curriculum I…

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What you are made to do makes you

The pool was woven into our everyday summer days. Open from Memorial Day to Labor Day six days each week. The pool was closed on Mondays. My mother magically got all her work for the day done by 11 am when the Navy pool opened. Off we’d go until the whistle blew at 7 pm. It is still fascinating to me how she could do her daily routine with 9 kids at home and have…

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Changing Perceptions

My father and I shared many things together. He raised a big family of 12. I am raising a big family of 9. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1942. I graduated from the Naval Academy in 1981. He was my biggest cheerleader during my naval service when his legacy in the Navy often impacted me, even though we were miles apart. There were several opportunities during this time when senior naval officers knew…

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