My brother works entirely too hard.  He’s successful and good with finances and long term planning.  He can fit in at a dinner with more forks than he needs and he’s right at home with a bunch of small town rednecks talking about hunting season or cleaning fish.
He’s versatile like that.
Brother reads this here blog [...]

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I was just a kid when I started college.  I’d never been away from home and I had no idea how the world worked outside of a 50 mile radius of that house on a hill in Nowhere, MS.  But, even so, I was a dreamer.  I guess I always have been I just hadn’t put [...]

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I need to take a deep, cleansing breath.
Because if I don’t some folks might die today and that’s just not becoming of a lady, now is it?
A list should suffice as the aforementioned deep, cleansing breath.

I cannot expect people to value my time as much as I do.
Manizales weather does NOTHING for my hair.
It’s fall [...]

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That could be because she isn’t with me….
Nonetheless, I’m off to the Amazon!
It’s October break here and three friends and I are headed out in the morning at a not-so-bright 3:00.  IN THE A.M.!
I have no clue where we’re staying or what we’re doing or what to pack or how my Spanish works in the [...]

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Mis amigos, mi familia:
I’ve never liked Valentine’s Day, really.
First of all, shouldn’t you be all mushy and romantic everyday? Commercialized holidays shouldn’t tell us when to buy flowers or say nice things, should they? Fair enough, I’m probably just bitter and against relationships altogether.
Generally I wear all black on February 14th, eat chocolate [...]

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Seriously, these are two of my very favorite people.
She was my assistant my first year teaching. She’s organized and honest and she loves Jesus bigger and better than anyone I know. Part of her heart is in Africa and her car is always a disaster. She used to write me little notes [...]

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Dear Boomama,
I didn’t know who else might sympathize the way that you would.  We are kindred spirits, you know.  How could we not be?  Southern girls, Mississippi born and raised.  Bulldogs by choice.  MA-ROOON!  WHITE!  See the spirit?  Do you FEEL the spirit?  I have it.  You have it.  WE have it, Boomama!
So, the thing [...]

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I had to ask permission first. 
Now that this mother and friend that I love so but shall forever remain nameless has given said permission, you’ve just GOTTA read some excerpts from the letter that she sent me. 
There are those women who don’t gain a pound and never look like they even think about a piece [...]

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Deep in the woods in the darkest of night
there is a place where ships take flight.
Where little boys roam and ride and explore
through caves and caverns along ocean floors.
Past monsters and trolls and sword wielding men
over mountains and walls and back again.
Dancing with mermaids and ladies fair
while fighting with pirates and bandits there.
So, climb aboard this [...]

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So, Brody got this thing started and I keep rolling with it.  It’s cool to say nice things about nice folks.
Like Blake, for example.

Blake’s a super guy, super dad, super bulldog fan, super youth director, and now a super pastor at our church.  Blake’s a super friend, too.  He’s selfless with his time and gives [...]

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