The Duck Who Flew Upside Down
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Rusty Bear and Thomas Too
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Clyde and Friends 3 Books in 1!
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Slices of Life
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Palpable Imaginings
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From the Heart of a Grateful Man
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Reflections of a Grateful Man
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Heart Whispers
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My First Non-Fiction Book For Adults Has Just Been Released
http://www.amazon.com/From-Heart-Grateful-Russ-Towne/dp/1494212307/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1386654200&sr=8-3&keywords=russ+towne Or, you could just go to Amazon.com and type “Russ Towne” in the search field to see all my books and hear several of my songs. “From the Heart of a Grateful Man” is focused on Relationships, Family, and … Continue reading →
Posted in Children, Commitment, Discipline & Consequences, Fairness, Family, Family "Fun", Feelings/Emotions, Forgiveness, Friendship, Grandparenting & Grandkids, Growth/Learning, Humor, Joy & Happiness, Life, LIfe Lessons, Loneliness, Loss, Love, Marriage, Mistakes, My Written Works Misc., Non-fiction Stories I've Written, Non-Fiction Writing I've Done, Pain & Grief, Parenting, Story Writing Adventures, Traditions & Rituals, Writing, Youth
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Tagged author, book, children, commitment, couples, daughter, Family, friends, friendships, husband, Love, non-fiction, parenting, Relationships, sons, spouses, wife, writer
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Proud Papa and the Twins
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Posted on July 22, 2013 by russtowne
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Tagged father, Grandchildren, grandfather, grandsons, Mother, papa, parenting, sons, twins
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23 Comments
Braces
(A repost for newer readers to this site.) Sometimes it is really tough to be a kid. When both of our boys needed braces we knew they were in for a rough time. In those days braces tended to be … Continue reading →
Posted in Challenges, Children, Parenting, True Stories I've Written
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Tagged boys, braces, children, parenting, parents, self-esteem, sons, teeth
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20 Comments
Like Father Like Son
A friend just sent this wonderful article from Flying magazine about how airplanes can help fathers and sons connect with each other. It is a bit long but includes two heartwarming stories that I found well worth my time. Like … Continue reading →
Posted in Love, Stories That Touched Me
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Tagged airplanes, Fathers, Flying magazine, Lane Wallace, Love, sons, touch, wings
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8 Comments
A Rite of Passage
Beloved spent many of her formative years on a farm and knew what it was like to work hard. I chopped firewood for my grandparents who needed a lot of it as it was the only source of heat for … Continue reading →
Posted in Family "Fun", Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Parenting, True Stories I've Written
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Tagged beloved, big grin, Dog, hard work, knowing, lawns, mower, physical, physically, pride, proud, push mower, rite of passage, smile, son, sons
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Clasped Hands
On a shelf near my desk are a couple of chunks of Paper Mache that I value more than if they were made of solid gold or chiseled by a master sculptor our of the finest marble. They were made … Continue reading →
Posted in Family "Fun", Gratitude, Love, Parenting, True Stories I've Written
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Tagged arm wrestle, bond, brother, brothers, clasp, clasped, dad, father, Fathers, finest marble, FSB, Gold, grieve, hands, heal, Love, marble, pain, plnet, Relationship, respect, son, sons
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13 Comments
Get Your Stories Straight!
Like nearly all siblings, our sons sometimes got into quarrels. When that occurred, Beloved and I attempted to unravel how it started so we could create learning lessons as well as determine fair and appropriate consequences for their actions. Not … Continue reading →
Posted in Choices, Creativity, Family "Fun", Humor, Parenting, True Stories I've Written
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Tagged beloved, boys, consquences, fun, funny, humorous, learning lessons, lessons, light, sons, stories, worked tother, working together
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Sock Wars!
One day when our boys were still fairly young, I kidded my Beloved about something as she sorted and matched a basket of clean socks and was rolling the matched pairs into little balls to keep them together. The next … Continue reading →
Posted in Family "Fun", Humor, Love, Parenting, True Stories I've Written
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Tagged boys, famiy, hilarious, hilariously, laugh, laughter, laundry, sock, Sock Wars, socks, sons, throw, young
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7 Comments
Earthquake!
Shortly after moving into our current house in 1989 I was shaken out of a deep sleep. Earthquake! And a big one! I was disoriented from being jerked awake in the dark in a home I hadn’t been in for … Continue reading →
Posted in Abundance, Family "Fun", Parenting, True Stories I've Written
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Tagged asleep, beloved, earthquake, Family, infant, precious, relief, sleeping, son, sons, The Great Race, wife
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I P O Y
I occassionally write the letters “I P O Y” on the bottom of emails and other written communicationss to one of my sons. The reason for doing so takes a little explaining but involves Fred Rogers of “Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood” … Continue reading →
Posted in Forgiveness, Friendship, Gratitude, Healing, Inspiring, LIfe Lessons, Optimism, Random Thoughts, Vids & Stories That Touched Me
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Tagged anxieties, anxiety, Audiobook, author, better world, Caring, children, childrens', compassionate, confidence, confident, death, empathetic, fear, Fred Rogers, Friendship, gentle, I P O Y, IPOY, kids, kind, letters, Life, loving, making the world a better place, Mister Roger's, Mr Roger's Neighborhood, Mr. Rogers' Neigborhood, safe, safe space, self-worth, show, son, sons, television, their world, troubling, TV, world, writer
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