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A Personal Retreat Called Camp Dakota

January 29, 2012

Summer and Fall in Oregon provides a virtual playground for those that love the outdoors. It provides a choice of Ocean beaches, mountains and rolling hills with vineyards doting the landscape. It’s all within a short drive. But then comes a dilemma. The sun moves south in October, the sky turns grey, the days grow [...]

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Why do I have to…

December 23, 2011

I suspect a lot of you are like me. You start your day thinking “Let’s see, today I have to….” I’ve been trying another approach lately. Whenever I catch myself thinking that I have to do something, I rephrase it and I say “I get to…” A little thing. But it can put a whole [...]

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My Pain and My Hurt – Joseph & Foster Kids

August 11, 2011

What if? We have all had that thought before. I recently had that thought cross my mind while attending two Teen Reach Adventure Camps. TRAC camps are specifically for abused and neglected teenage foster kids. Among the many activities are the ‘crosstalks,’ those times when the campers sit on wooden benches in front of a [...]

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Mark Hatfield 1922-2011

August 8, 2011

I read today that Mark Hatfield had passed away at the age of 89. In a previous blog about what would have been the 99th birthday of Ronald Reagan, I wrote the the following about my single personal encounter with Mark Hatfield. There have been times during my career where I have had the opportunity [...]

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3 ways reading will radically change your child’s life

July 26, 2011

“Once I started reading, I learned the person who has the most to do with what happens to you, is you.” ~ Ben Carson I recently listened to an interview with Ben Carson. A world renowned neurosurgeon who was raised by a single mother in inter-city Detroit. His interview below reinforces my belief in the [...]

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Children: Equipping them for success

July 16, 2011

How do you equip a child for success in today’s world? Being a good student and working are no longer enough. For decades our schools have taught children to be compliant. Use a #2 pencil. Score well on tests. March single file. Yet the unemployment rate for college graduates hasn’t been this high since 1970. [...]

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Psalm 8 – What is man that thou are mindful of him?

February 13, 2011

“O Lord our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. When I consider thy heavens the work of the your fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast created. What is man that thou are mindful of him? and the son of man, [...]

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Teen Reach Adventure Camp – Part Two

January 19, 2011

For three years I’ve had the pleasure of serving at TRAC camp, a camp for teenage foster kids who come from abused and neglected backgrounds. Below are my observations from last years camp — Part Two. You can find Part One here. TRAC Camp – FRIDAY — Excited whoops echoed along with the sound of [...]

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Of Weddings and Anniversaries

August 22, 2010

We slowly peeled off the layers of the gift I received on our 26th anniversary. First the elastic band, the gauze wrapping, then what seemed like a dozen layers of square gauze patches. Finally, the last piece came off; a 5” strip of medical tape covering a row of stitches. It was our first look [...]

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Teen Reach Adventure Camp – Part One

August 22, 2010

For three years I’ve had the pleasure of serving at TRAC camp, a camp for teenage foster kids who come from abused and neglected backgrounds. Below is part one of observations of this years camp. Thursday — It’s been a warm day and as 6:00 comes, and then goes, people are slowly rolling in. It [...]

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