
And may God bless us with enough foolishness to believe we can make a difference in the world, so that we can do what others claim cannot be done.
- Franciscan Blessing
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Here are the most recent posts from my journals

- Franciscan Blessing
Here are the most recent posts from my journals
I have heard that “when the student is ready, the master will appear.” This book comes at a perfect time. I am in the middle of building a plan to keep ODL privately held for generations to come. Dave’s book gives me an outline to build our own “why”. I for sure recommend.
Kacie is battling ovarian cancer, which apparently has metastasized. My daughter shared her Instagram with me, where I quickly picked up on something special about Kacie: her smile.
Kacie, my cancer and treatment is way different from yours. Even though there is no cure for multiple myeloma, I have not been through surgery or chemo. I still, however, have hard days. We all do. The next one I have I will think of your smile. Thank you!
Wow! What an afternoon. Finished the conference I was attending and knew I was close to Arlington National Cemetery. 400,000 graves, 20+ burials a day. Being expanded to add 50,000 more sites.
I then went to the Vietnam Women’s Memorial. 10,000 American women were there. 67 died. 8 service women. Almost completely ignored until about 20 years ago.
My Dad bought me this shirt a few months ago. The bottles say: PARTY PANTS. The joke here is that I don’t drink. I never have. And I have maybe been to three parties in my entire life. He knows that and got me the shirt anyway. Ha!