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I loved going to the river as a kid. I loved fishing for some reason. Part of it was it gave me something to connect with my grandfather. He was an awesome, big hearted, broken, lost man. He made me laugh and I felt like a real man when I hung [...]

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It started with watching Cooper be Abraham Lincoln for a class report. Underneath that beard is a bow tie. Cooper’s favorite fact about Lincoln - he was the tallest president. So much for great moral causes, right? ha ha.

Next, fishing with Rowland at this beautiful place just outside of Stuttgart, Arkansas. [...]

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Rob over at Orangejack has a great idea. He’s calling it the Lent Challenge.
Basically - insteading of giving something “up” for Lent, commit to read the 4 gospels during Lent. Here is a reading guide you can download, courtesy of Rob.
I’m going to do it…and today’s assignment is to eat pancakes. Seriously, [...]

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