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A Derived Family Name

Buy my book   " Joy in the Journey " on Amazon now 20% goes to missions  Mark Twain said about the memories of his father, "When I was a boy of 14 my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to the age 21, I was astonished at how much the old man learned in 7 years." We all have memories of various kinds about our fathers. Unlike mothers day where we always have the affectionate caring and always forgiving moms, father's day memories are mostly different. One time a little boy was asked to define Father’s Day and he said, “It’s just like Mother’s Day, only you don’t spend as much on the presents.” We have choices of many things in life, but parents are not one of them. Marriage is a choice, divorce is a choice. But parents are given to us. As growing up, our expectations about our father change. A dad was carrying his 3 year old son on his shoulders while climbing a trail. He got tired and asked...