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Wade and Lainey Thanksgiving 2015 Today would have been Wade’s 46th birthday, this is our first without him. I was Wade’s “SMOM” (step-mom) for 34 wonder-filled years. He was so much his Daddy's son sharing a passionate pursuit of golf and living life as Fan Favorite. With Mike’s Daddy in Dimmitt circa 1975 As I told him shortly before he entered those Pearly Gates, he was the Golden Child most like his Daddy. (When I shared this and an apology to Holly, Jeff and David... Holly said, “Like we didn’t know that.") I certainly wasn’t a golden child but Wade’s...

This guy, Daddy, and Mother lived with us in the final months of his illness. One day I asked him exactly how many times he had read through his Bible. He answered that since retirement he had read it through twelve times. And that got me to thinking—I better get started. January of 2017 I began my second read-through of the Bible. But since David had given Mike Jon Courson’s Commentaries I would reference a topic every now and again to learn more. I was so intrigued with the background   and the in-depth amplification that in 2018 I resolved...

How is it possible we are already in the month of November?  One way is that I spent the month of October in Florida closing on and initiating the move-in process for Buckets & Spades. Our 15th real estate investment since 1985. As my son used to say, “I know what the prolly is.” It has been another year of buying and flipping.  We sold Spanish Oaks in May. And we sent much of the furnishings to the kids. Lucky for us Holly’s family moved to Texas in June. That property will be missed but if I have learned anything in buying...