I am truly blessed to have both of my parents still going strong into their 80s. Today, my father is another year older. He’s turning 87, and I admit that it probably causes me more stress than it does my father. I’ve never really cared about celebrating my birthday, but I can’t say the same…
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In recent years, I’ve noticed that I’m acting more like my father every day. Now, these things that I say or do aren’t big things; they’re often silly. And I wonder why these traits are just starting to show up now. Perhaps it’s just a sign of growing older…
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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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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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As we get older we all experience periodic aches and pains. It doesn’t matter how old you are, we’re all dealing with a little good and bad. I checked up on my father yesterday, and you’ll never guess what we talked about…
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Today’s a BIG day for my dad. He turns the BIG number 81. To me every birthday is the BIG one when we reach a certain point in life. But I have to admit, the older he gets, the older I feel…
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It’s Father’s Day, and I’ve been thinking about my Dad a lot lately. I’ve noticed over the last few years that I’ve picked up more of his mannerisms. Now that’s not a bad thing, it’s just a bit odd. It’s not like I see him very often. It must simply be in our DNA…
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There’s one phrase that my father can say to me or even write to me in a letter, and it always makes me shudder. That phrase is; can you do me a favor. Fortunately it’s never a bad thing, and it’s always going to be something odd. Like just the other day…
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They say that there comes a time in the life of a parent and child when the roles reverse. My father turns 80 today, and I’ve noticed over the last couple of years that there are times when our roles are reversing…
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Today, it’s another “best of” podcast, Or you might call it a rerun. I know… saying ‘best of’ is too kind. Today, we’re looking back at a Mason Minute from a little over 2 years ago. Back in 2013 we were coping with getting older. Sadly, we’re still coping with old age. I guess that’s…
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