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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I’ve been thinking about my mother a lot lately. It’s nothing bad, just some deep thoughts. Today we celebrate her birthday and that has me thinking about life…
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I know what it’s like to be busy, but it’s not often I have a day like today. If I lived in a perfect world I would actually be in three places at once. Of course we know that’s not possible, so I have to pick…
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I’ve never been one for big birthday celebrations. Even as a kid I wasn’t into my birthday. Our 6 year old niece Hattie is just the opposite…
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Do you remember the old Chi-Chis Mexican Restaurant? I still have a fond place in my heart for the old chain. Many years ago we celebrated my wife’s birthday at Chi-Chis. Back in those days we were thinking party rather than finding a place for a good meal. Who knew that all these years later…
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