Jake’s Blog

SOLES TO SOULS

December 1, 2024

I have been blessed to have experienced many special moments in my life.  I was alone for many of these moments but I am more than thankful for the times there was someone with me. I was once told that the richest farmland is the land where the farmer’s boot print is found.  I remember […]


COUPLE QUESTIONS?

November 1, 2024

Once again, I am going to show my ass as I attempt to gain wisdom and insight on topics that most people won’t talk about and few teach.  At the invitation and urging of my friends at the organization “Focus on the Family,” I attended a Focus on the Family couple’s retreat.  My typical comment […]


DIFFERENT PATHS SAME FOCUS

October 1, 2024

I have been blessed to have been friends with recently retired Texas Ranger Danny Briley and his family for the past twenty-five years.  Through Danny, I have been fortunate to meet several other people in his unique and special law enforcement profession.  Daily they demonstrate their commitment to servant leadership. Over the years Danny and […]


SOUNDS OF SILENCE

September 1, 2024

As I look back over my life, I think about all the times that I spent alone in dead silence, both as a kid and adult, just thinking about things or working alone with my hands.  I have found my routine silent moments have helped me become who I am, forever growing and learning.  I […]


YES,…BUT…………………

August 1, 2024

I strive to ask questions that can only be answered “yes” or “no.” To my amazement, more often than not, I get rambling answers to these questions. I rarely get concise answers. I will ask a simple question such as “Is it raining outside?” and then patiently listen to lots of babbling.  After the person […]


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