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The Twins are HOME!
My twin grandsons have finally been released from the hospital and are now safely at HOME! They will soon be in my arms, and have been in my heart from the moment I learned of their existence. With...
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The Twins and Grumbly Grumpalump
My Beloved and I are visiting our son Brian and DIL Kristi and our new twin grandsons, Alexander and Zachary. We’re loving the time we are blessed to have with them. The twins very rarely cry during...
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Family Updates
The trip to visit my new twin grandsons and their parents in Illinois was delightful. Everyone there is healthy. I look forward to going again shortly (this time with my other son Ben, his wife Erika,...
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Hallway Torture
(This is a re-post for newer readers.) One of the toughest challenges My Beloved and I had as parents was regarding discipline. We wanted to be firm but loving and fair, and for the consequences to be...
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Don’t Smile!
(A repost for newer folks to this site.) My Beloved and I found that one of the hardest things about disciplining our young children was staying serious when scolding them—especially when every...
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The Trouble Tree
A friend sent this story to me and I thought some of you would enjoy it as I did. With Love, Russ I hired a plumber to help me restore an old farmhouse, and after he had just finished a rough first day...
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Connection
My oldest grandson Thomas and an orangutan shared a fist bump at the St. Louis Zoo earlier this week. My son Ben snapped the shot during our visit to my twin grandsons and their parents this week. The...
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Running with Both Legs
I have a lot of respect for the wisdom that Rumi has shared with the world, but believe he is only about half-right on his piece “The Real Work” included in this post. Focusing on the “one thing you...
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A War of Wills
Here is an excerpt from my book, “From the Heart of a Grateful Man” which is due to be released next month. A War of Wills As parents, My Beloved and I were blessed with remarkably honest children....
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The Silence Between the Words
(Source: Ute Lark shared Motivation Live share of Zig Ziglar’s quote) (Source: Let’s Be Positive Together) One of the tasks of true friendship is to listen compassionately and creatively to the hidden...
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My First Non-Fiction Book For Adults Has Just Been Released
From the Heart of a Grateful Man: Russ Towne: 9781494212308: Amazon.com: Books Or, you could just go to Amazon.com and type “Russ Towne” in the search field to see all my books and hear several of my...
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I P O Y
Below is an excerpt from my book “Reflections of a Grateful Man”. I P O Y I occasionally write the letters “I P O Y” on the bottom of emails and other written communications to one of my sons. The...
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A Different Perspective
Birds of a feather don’t always flock together. Just ask Jonathan Livingston Seagull. I love seeing life from a different perspective, and my favorite view is through the eyes of a child. The dapper...
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When a Company Gets it Right
The link below is to an ad for Apple. But it is so well done, I didn’t notice until the end when the Apple logo went up. Good job, Apple....
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No Star In All the Heavens
A Most Unusual Christmas Tree Visitors who come to our home near the holidays are often struck by the sight of a most unusual Christmas tree. Instead of a fir or some other traditional kind, we have a...
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Two of My Favorite People in the Whole Wide World
Here are my Grandtwins Alexander and Zachary. With Love, Russ
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Tiny Fingers
One of my favorite rituals between my two year old grandson Thomas and me starts when he rings the doorbell at our front door and My Beloved answers it. Thomas runs in yelling “Papa! “Papa!” (that’s...
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Grandpa’s Treasures
It has been a while since I indulged myself by sharing photos of my grandsons… I think the title says it all… With Love, Russ
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“It’s Real!”
I was touched by the story below. It had more than the normal impact on me as I was born in ’57, turn ’57 this year, and dreamed of owning a ’57 Chevy Bel-Air with metallic paint the color of root beer...
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