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"In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." –John 16:33

San Pedro Garza Garcia

Day: October 10, 2011

This Blog is (semi) retiring – Truth Has a Chance is my new home

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On Monday, October 10, 2011

In General

The blog I am doing with my buddy, Warren, is up and running now.  It is called Truth Has a Chance from the Winston Churchill quote “A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.”  I will blog here VERY sporadically on homeschool topics and maintain my bible reading log here, but the bulk of my blogging will move over to the new site.  The purpose of this blog was to document our homeschool.  That is now officially over and my family and I have beat me into submission.  It is now time to (semi) retire the ChapmanKids blog.

One small problem!  In the move, I lost a comment with the name of a Louis L’Amour book that I really want to read!  If someone could repost that, I would very much appreciate it!

19 years – Absolutely worth it

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On Monday, October 10, 2011

In General

Nineteen years ago, my wife and I were married in an amazing half-Gringo/half-Mexican, wedding at El Tío in Monterrey, Mexico.  Not only did I get the best bride in the world, I married into an amazing family.  Here is a picture of Lorena and here I from last summer.  I am truly grateful that I married Lorena.  Thank you for nineteen wonderful years and two wonderful children.

I will write more about her exceptional family as time permits.  They currently live in a war zone in Monterrey, Mexico.  The litany of horrors with which they have had to deal include a home invasion, armed robbery, an assassination on the street in front of their house, multiple assaults, a kidnapping of an uncle of our sister-in-law, several attempted kidnappings of friends, and the list goes on.  They live just a couple of miles from the casino where 83 people were killed in a fire-bombing just a couple of months ago.  We do not get to see them too often these days because it dangerous for us to go to Mexico and it is difficult for them to visit us here.  Still, Lorena talks to her father and mother every day on Skype.

Lorena’s grew up in a middle class Mexican family that put three boys through great engineering schools.  The only one who did not become an engineer, started his own business that is booming, even in a war zone.  They love Mexico and want to stay there.  They love America, too, but it makes them sad that so many of their fellow citizens go there illegally, willing to live as criminals in a foreign country rather than immigrate legally or stay home and make Mexico a better place.

Note:  My buddy Giles who writes this blog with me and our friend Bryan stood up for me at the wedding in Mexico.  They are part of the family, too.

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