Category: Life

  • Dear Kacie – 2023

    Dear Kacie – 2023

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    We left 2022 with a lot of changes behind us. 2023 was a year of settling in. I am in awe at how much you accomplish on a weekly basis. From changing diapers, meal planning, grocery shopping, cooking, home schooling, and somehow having the energy left to spend time with me. You continue to push…

  • Year in Review – Dad – 2022

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    2022 was a crazy year. Career: I continued on at Omni Federal. I have had conversations with people I have no business speaking with. I got to provide a demo to a 4 star general and spoke with the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. We managed to get 2 applications approved for production.…

  • It’s Cool to Hate Christians

    For the majority of my life, the United States had stuck closely to Christian principals. We are in a new age now. As more and more of those so called Christian’s have started to change their beliefs, it has put additional pressure on Christian’s to know how to respond. With a great divide on things…

  • 2022 Recap

    2022 Recap

    2022 was a big year. Lots happened.

  • Carmela the Dog

    Carmela the Dog

    Mela has been struggling for awhile. Not eating, uncontrollable shaking, somewhat lethargic. It was an incredibly difficult decision to put her to sleep. We had taken her to the vet about a month before in Austin, he said she likely had some issue but whatever he said she had didn’t make sense to us. Then…

  • General Life Update

    General Life Update

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    In 2020 I found out I was losing my job at IBM. I hated my job at IBM. Grateful to have a job, which is why I kept it for a couple of years and I enjoyed some of the people I worked with, but ultimately the atmosphere and lack of insight into any feedback…

  • The Home Depot

    The Home Depot

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    In April of 2020, I found out I was being laid off from IBM. In the beginning of the pandemic, when 40+ million people didn’t have jobs. I was terrified. I just saw the headlines about how unemployment numbers had skyrocketed, I didn’t really think about what type of positions were impacted. When I saw…

  • Protected: Bourbon Reviews

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  • Gourmet Saturday (Gourmaturday) Breakfast Recipes

    It all started when I realized I was eating the same thing for breakfast every day. I wanted to spice things up a little, try something new. Saturday seemed like a good morning to try it and it turned into a family tradition. Title Link/Recipe Dad Rank Mom Rank Enzo Rank Emilia Rank Cinnamon Roll…

  • Good Books

    Good Books

    If you’re looking to relax and delve into a good book, here are my recommendations: Parenting Books Theology Adventure Biographies Historical

  • My Stories

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    I love to write and occasionally an idea hits me for a clever, unique book idea. I rarely ever finish the books that I start but I always enjoy the complexities of coming up with new stories. I also feel that coming up with a new story is a creatively outlet when dealing with some…