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Galen Roberts

Galen Roberts
Location
Springfield, Missouri, U.S.A.
Birthday
November 18

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JANUARY 13, 2011 12:17AM

Confessions from a Middle-Aged Fool

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I married young. I took the tender hand of a girl and led her into a life sorely lacking. I led her across paths of people with narcissistic agendas. I led her into frustration. I took her down a crooked winding trail… Read full post »

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DECEMBER 4, 2010 6:36PM

Laying It All Out!

The following is a post I left on a friend's note in which she expounds on her heart-felt and justified concern over the young lives being spent in the war.

U.S. Soldier - A mutual friend in AfghanistanA US soldier and friend

I voiced what I have wanted to put to words for a long-time ...

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AUGUST 15, 2010 2:31PM

The Reason

Much of what I have written over the past 5 years is with the purpose of leaving documentation of the REALITY for someone facing a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

My ongoing journey of recovery is miraculous, in my opinion ... and I believe things like this happen for a reason. I… Read full post »

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JUNE 19, 2010 7:20PM

Grandpa

I remember my grandfather. I was only 13 when he died. I thought he would be there forever. Grandpa Roberts was a rancher ("farmer" in these parts) ... but was better known as a retired country preacher when I came along.  His house was full of laughter and his stories were… Read full post »

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JUNE 19, 2010 1:24AM

Reconciling Receiving with Dignity

I was a strange child. Not so much because my desires were different from the other boys, but because I voiced beauty when other boys didn't ... or maybe couldn't.

It was considered weakness to be too giving. Our boyhoods are all about competition. We value the boy who goes after what… Read full post »

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