Tag Archives: family

The Dangers in Reunion

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Robert Franklin

This summer I have scheduled a trip back to Oregon.  Amongst visiting family and enjoying the stunning landscapes, I will be reconnecting with people I have not really seen in twenty to twenty-five years.  These people knew me before I … Continue reading →

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Smoking Alone Doesn’t Hurt Anybody

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Robert Franklin

[picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=marlboro&iid=7447577″ src=”a/5/c/0/Indycar_Testing_267d.jpg?adImageId=9540443&imageId=7447577″ width=”234″ height=”160″ /]I have noticed on these cold winter days, the brave few who need tobacco often partake in groups.  It is a rarer sight to see someone shivering alone.  It seems like even the … Continue reading →

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Monochromatic (Part 3 A Little Crowing)

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Robert Franklin

[picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=crowing&iid=5238140″ src=”d/d/8/7/Crowing_Rooster_on_1d62.jpg?adImageId=9292820&imageId=5238140″ width=”234″ height=”354″ /] I want to stop and give thanks to God for his provision and goodness to Michelle and me.  Ryan is currently working with Messer Construction Co. as an engineering intern.  The funds he will earn … Continue reading →

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A Family Problem

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Robert Franklin

The modern American experience nearly ensures every person’s first-hand knowledge of problems within the family.  Divorce, abuse, abandonment, conflict, nearly every family experiences at least one of these things first hand.  The hurt and broken lives which come parceled with family problems … Continue reading →

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Meet Your New Grand-Mama!

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Robert Franklin

I think you bear a distinct resemblance, don’t you? You think not? Well, there are approximately four million years of mutations, I mean “improvements,” between you and Mama Ardie. Personally I think she is an improvement on Mama Lucy who, I … Continue reading →

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Rainy Day for Pooping…Joy!

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Robert Franklin

It’s 4:50am and my morning prayer is already lifted up and I am up out of bed trying to convince myself that I need to go workout. I lose the argument, succumbing to the queasy rumble in my stomach and … Continue reading →

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