The other night I saw something on TV that took me back to my younger days. They were celebrating a child’s birthday and had two sparklers stuck in the cake. That was a sight I remember from special occasions back in the day but haven’t seen in years. Are sparklers still popular, or have they…
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We all have good days and bad days. Sometimes how the day goes is out of your control. But one thing I know for sure, October 20th is always a good day. It’s my father’s birthday, and that’s a day I can still celebrate with him! It’s one of the things for which I’m most…
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For most people getting older isn’t that big a deal. I usually feel that way, except when that first digit changes every ten years. When you’re younger, you get excited about the numbers. But, as you get older…
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This morning, I looked at the calendar and felt like I had forgotten something or someone. Today’s date is important, but I don’t remember why. Perhaps it’s a birthday for someone I once worked with or even dated…
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As we get older, birthdays become something of a mixed message. You like the fact that it’s your special day, but you often don’t like the numbers getting bigger. For my wife, her birthday is truly a mixed message. Her birthday is today, the day after Christmas, and that has its own built-in set of…
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I’ve always lived far away from my parents. Ever since I graduated from college I’ve live hundreds and even thousands of miles away. For the last decade or so we’ve lived 800 miles apart. And during these challenging times, the distance often seems much greater…
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By itself, the number 85 is really nothing. There aren’t many football players who wore the number. Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson is one that comes to mind. Heck, I can’t even recall anyone who ever drove that number in NASCAR. But when you add the words ‘years old’ to the number 85. It becomes extremely special…
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They say that a mother’s love is unconditional. I honestly can’t argue with that fact. My mother has always been one of my biggest supporters in life. And today, is a big day for my loving mother…
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I know that I’ve mentioned before that I’m not a big birthday person. Even when I was younger, I always felt that my birthday was just another day. And that definitely hasn’t changed as I’ve gotten older. And that makes me wonder why some people love their birthday while others like me, don’t…
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I don’t know about you, but it’s been a rough year here in the Mason house. But the reason it’s been rough is a bit unique…
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