Category Archives: My Walk With Christ

Father@FortyTwo #13 – This is not Our Home

Posted on June 30, 2013 by admin

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 →

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Father@FortyTwo #12 – “Keeps On Going”

Posted on June 18, 2013 by admin

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

Posted on September 13, 2012 by admin

***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 #9 – “Anticipation”

Posted on October 30, 2011 by admin

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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Trust Buckets

Posted on September 25, 2011 by admin

I occasionally talk to my daughters about something I like to call their “trust bucket”, especially the oldest one.  The trust bucket is an imaginary container that holds the amount of trust I have in them.  Knowing them the way … Continue reading →

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Stop When You Should… Go When You Should

Posted on July 9, 2011 by admin

Recently, I gave my fourteen-year-old daughter her first driving lesson.  I had sent her to the car after church to start it up and get the air conditioner cranked because it was very hot outside.  When her sister and I … Continue reading →

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Hugging Statues

Posted on January 30, 2011 by admin

I would like to preface this story stating a fact about myself.  I am an old-fashioned thinker when it comes to raising children.  It’s easy to hold to that decision when your children are younger because they trust you one-hundred … Continue reading →

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