Author: fredh20s

Husband, father, grandfather, Christ-follower, Salvation Army officer working in retirement.

The MAGA doctrine

I just finished Charlie Kirk’s The MAGA Doctrine. This book, published in September of 2025, lays out the rise of Trump as a disruptive force in American politics. Kirk makes the point that traditional party politics has only benefited those who are in “the system,” and Trump does not belong to or come from that…

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Nugget turns 1

It is not lost on Philip, even Amanda, that the life that Nugget lives is far superior to that which JR lived. Now to be fair, this is probably true of most children. The resources that their parents had at the time the first child was born are perhaps much less than they had with…

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Celebrating Jason David

Happy birthday, Jason. You were the first – we were terrified of getting it wrong. Feeding you the wrong thing – forgetting an important health matter, or just being a new parent. Were you breakable? And now you are a grown man, a professional, with your own family. Happy birthday. We love you.