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Category Archives: Father @ Forty
Father@FortyTwo #13 – This is not Our Home
This morning after Sunday service, I believe I saw one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever witnessed. For several months now our twenty-month-old son, Sweet Baby Ray, has had a bit of a problem with separation anxiety, especially when … Continue reading
Father@FortyTwo #12 – “Keeps On Going”
My place of employment, Barry-Wehmiller, values leadership and training its associates to become great leaders. Our CEO, Bob Chapman, has been telling us for years that we sell capital equipment in the packaging industry and aftermarket parts to fund our internal university … Continue reading
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Father@FortyOne #11 – A Great Father’s Day Present
***NOTE*** I started this blog post several months ago on Father’s Day and finally got back to it. Although it’s history, I felt it was important to finish. Dawn and the kids purchased a new weed-eater for my Father’s Day gift … Continue reading
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Father@FortyOne #10 – “Welcome Son”
“Kenny?” my wife said as she came back into our room. The bathroom light filled the dark hallway. It’s a difficult task to wake me from a deep sleep. I use a machine and mask to help me combat sleep … Continue reading
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Father@FortyOne #9 – “Anticipation”
Do you remember that Heintz Ketchup commercial from the 70′s? (Here it is on YouTube for my more youthful friends out there: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoLoyg3JKRQ&NR=1) Well, that’s more or less our lives right now in the Hoff family household. Not necessarily waiting … Continue reading
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Father@FortyOne #8 – “The Quilt”
My wife and daughters just left for the big shower at church. All of the ladies were very giddy this morning and I’m so happy that Dawn and our family are so loved by our church family, friends, and family. … Continue reading
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Father@FortyOne #7 – “Shower Lasers”
I haven’t had this much fun in months! “PEW! PEW!” I was saying under my breath after each shot. I felt like Han Solo taking down Imperial stormtroopers with my trusty blaster, ducking for cover behind each row. “PEW! PEW!” … Continue reading
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Father@Forty #6 – “The Woman Behind the Baby”
Seventeen years ago today, I stood across from the woman that had captured my heart like no other person I had ever met to say “I do.” Seventeen years is a long time in comparison to most marriages today that … Continue reading
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Father@Forty #5 – “THE Ultrasound”
As promised in the last entry of Father@Forty, our family of four (for now) gathered at Missouri Baptist hospital this afternoon for the ultrasound that could start a name war or stop it dead in it’s tracks. Even in the waiting … Continue reading
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Father@Forty #4 – “What’s in a Name?”
The evening over dinner that we told our youngest daughter Abby that she was going to be a big sister, the great debate over the name of the precious bundle of joy baking in my wife’s oven began. We had two … Continue reading
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