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Back to Haiti
It’s that time of year again! The Cooley’s are attempting to serve our friends in Port-au-Prince Haiti. Not true. This year it’s one Cooley. JoLynn has to work, Megan thinks being a new mom will limit her, Micah and Caleb will be at Camp Peniel, and Amanda doesn’t want to take Oliver and Emerson with…
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Fishing for Faith: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The Good: Leanna Craig LeBato has a great way of taking every-day occurrences and seeing something special in them. She helps both parents and their children understand that God is always there, even in the small things. Fishing for Faith is a refreshing read. The Bad: This is a good book, not The Good Book,…
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The King of Torts: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The Good: John Grisham is back to writing his more typical legal thrillers. It’s a great way to waste some time when nothing is pressing and The Bachelor is the only thing on TV. Until you get to “the ugly” that is The Bad: The good guy is… rather yuck. It’s hard to feel bad…
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Nothing to Lose: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
(Jack Reacher book 12) BY LEE CHILD The Good: I love Lee Child’s writing style. His descriptions draw you in instead of bore you, and he has a way of keeping the suspense building. But, for this book, the writing style is the best thing about it. The Bad: Reacher’s political views must be the…
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Cooley 2015 End of Year Letter
COOLEY CHRISTMAS LETTER 2015 – written by our son Micah So you know how we always get me [Micah], your favorite grandson/nephew/cousin/somehow related person, to write the Christmas letter, and how it’s always stupid, and how I always procrastinate to the last minute and it winds up being a “Year in Review” letter rather than…
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Christmas: Bring on the Muslims
I wrote this for our church blog this week – thought I’d reprint it here with a few more personal thoughts. When I was a kid a I wanted a cowboy outfit for Christmas. Later it was a 10-speed bike. Then a horse, then a Ferrari. Santa was good for 3 out of 4. What…
