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 justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EWarwick =
Marsh=A0=A0has been married=A0to Alison for=A028 years=2E He is the father o=
f five children, four boys and one girl, ranging in age from 23 years to=A01=
1 years=2E=A0 Warwick is a musician, songwriter, producer and public speaker=
 who likes to think he can still laugh at himself=2E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=3E</P=3E=
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0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN=
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 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3EQuite often I w=
onder about the older generation of our society; the things they=92ve seen o=
r done; the wisdom they=92ve gained along the way; the hardships and good ti=
mes experienced=2E When sitting down and talking with these wise old folk, i=
t becomes apparent that their quiet and loving persona has not come about ea=
sily=2E So often we hear of their hardship=85how they have been shaped along=
 the way, and ultimately how this has made them a better person=2E<o:p=3E</o=
:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-=
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N lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font=
-size: 11=2E0pt'=3EI love the beach=2E I love just sitting there watching th=
e waves, watching their awesome power, how they just keep shaping the shorel=
ine day after day=2E As a keen surfer I have a great deal of respect for our=
 beautiful and majestic ocean, and continually gasp at its works=2E Just the=
 other day, my son came home from school and starting reciting the great stu=
ff he had learnt in science that day=2E In particular, how the beach was for=
med, the amazing number<IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau=
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vspace=3D4 border=3D0=3E of grains of sand, and how these grains of sand and=
 small stones were once solid rock on the cliff faces of our coastline=2E Pi=
cking up some small stones at the beach a couple of days ago, I recalled my =
sons=92 science lesson, and it occurred to me the amazing journey that these=
 stones must have been through=2E How these stones have not been shaped in a=
 day; not formed in a single storm; yet a product of a long and painful proc=
ess that has gone on for countless years and scores of stormy seasons=2E Sma=
ll smooth stones once stood as sturdy rock ridges or rugged bedrock=2E Broke=
n and battered by countless thundering seas, they have been shaped to ultima=
te perfection in the rolling mills of tide and surf=2E Their smooth surface =
emerges from the rugged rasping of sand, the grinding of gravel in the rock =
tumbler of the tides=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal st=
yle=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
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o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0=
pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT=
-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3EOur lives too, are like th=
at=2E It takes the hard and sometimes shattering events of life to break our=
 hard hearts=2E It takes calamities and losses to crack and fracture our bol=
d, brave fa=E7ade=2E It takes the surge of sorrows, the grinding of grief to=
 shatter our proud spirits, our tough hard wills=2E This constant refining d=
oes not come easily, and often we ask the age old question =91why me=92=3F B=
ut=85think of our grandparents, and the severe hardship they went through=2E=
 It appears to me from those older folk I have contact with, these hardships=
 and calamities which they faced =96 were taken not with self pity and sorro=
w; but with toughness and resilience not often seen today=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN=
: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verda=
na; mso-bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P clas=
s=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lan=
g=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size=
: 11=2E0pt'=3EI mentioned in the last couple of articles of my admiration fo=
r my father, and how he was raised during the tough times=2E His father was =
raised throughout the years of the depression, and from my understanding =96=
 it didn=92t get much tougher than that=2E They suffered terribly; more than=
 we could imagine=2E However, you talk to anyone from that era, and there is=
 no self pity =96 they all went through it; they took it head on and did the=
 best they could=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FON=
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</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TE=
XT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3EAs a father raising three childr=
en, I sometimes feel my troubles are enormous; worse than anyone else=92=2E =
I wallow in grief and demand sympathy=2E I argue with my 14 year old over hi=
s mobile<IMG hspace=3D3 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/=
client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fmobile%20boy=2Ejpg' align=3Dright vspace=3D3 borde=
r=3D0=3E phone bill; I whinge that he doesn=92t communicate; why do my child=
ren expect everything and give nothing in return!!!! And then we throw on to=
p the mortgage, school fees, bills, sickness, you name it=85we pile it on=2E=
 All of a sudden our household is in turmoil=2E We have it so bad; why us=3F=
 Let=92s get serious here folks, we don=92t have it that bad after all=2E Ou=
r family is together, we are all healthy, we are able to just about anything=
 we want=2E We have everything on tap in today=92s society; we want for litt=
le=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0c=
m 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10p=
t; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E<=
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 justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdan=
a; mso-bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3EI think of those small stones on the beac=
h, the refining process they go through is continual; never ending =96 yet t=
hey continue to get smoother and smoother each time they are tumbled and gri=
nded=2E We are like those stones, every time we face a challenge; go through=
 hardship; have a tough week =96 we are being refined=85becoming a better pe=
rson for it=2E I know it=92s a hard thing to accept; but remember our parent=
s and grandparents =96 they went through it too=85and raised us in the midst=
 of it all=2E My prayer is that the Lord refine me daily=85for I need shapin=
g=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm =
0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt;=
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PAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: j=
ustify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana;=
 mso-bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3ETill next time, Paul</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=
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: 12=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=
=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E<=
SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-f=
ont-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F<BR=3E<BR=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-=
AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E=
0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-f=
amily: ; mso-ansi-language: EN-US' New=3F=3F Courier=3EPaul and his wife are=
 the Children=92s Ministry Coordinators for the Goodlife </SPAN=3E<SPAN styl=
e=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: ; mso-ansi=
-language: EN-US' New=3F=3F Courier=3ECommunity Centre in Buderim, QLD=2E Pa=
ul has</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Ver=
dana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E children aged two,=A0ten and=A0thirte=
en years=2E Paul is an active surfer and a family man who hasn't lost his se=
nse of humour=2E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=3E</P=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E=
</SPAN=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3E=
Back to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E<=
/td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E=
<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/t=
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te=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3 face=3D'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif' colo=
r=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor3'=3E</a=3E<b=3EGrandads</b=3E</font=3E<f=
ont face=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2E=
bosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue82-22nd March=
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E: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-f=
amily: ; mso-ansi-language: EN-US' New Times AR-SA=3F mso-bidi-language: Rom=
an=3F; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: =3FTimes=3E<P c=
lass=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3EJohn Chrysostom (347 =96 40=
7 AD) said a long time ago, =93There is no other place where the human spiri=
t can be nurtured as to prosper spiritually, intellectually, and temporally,=
 than in the bosom of the family=92s rightful relation=94=2E</P=3E<P class=3D=
MsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =
=3D 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office' /=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</P=3E<P=
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=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<o:p=3E=A0<IMG hspac=
e=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fa=
thers=5FFamilyAfricanAmerican=2Ejpg' align=3Dright vspace=3D4 border=3D0=3E<=
/o:p=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E=91The bos=
om of the family=92s rightful relation=92, in other words, the real core of =
a nurturing, loving and caring family structure=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spaceru=
n: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EA structure consisting of grandparents, parents and c=
hildren, aunts and uncles=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
Some families are fortunate to even have great grandparents=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMany cultures around the world value this=
 structure=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<o:p=
=3E=A0</o:p=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3ESad=
ly today, we see very little evidence, of not only this structure remaining =
intact but more so, that future generations will not be capable of developin=
g this structure due to the wide dysfunctional position our families and mar=
riages have in society today=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPA=
N=3EIt is entirely possible for future generations not to be able to experie=
nce a nurturing, loving and caring family structure, if they have never live=
d in one themselves=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0p=
t'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0=
pt'=3EThe family unit is widely recognised as the glue that holds society to=
gether =96 without it, society crumbles =96 much like what is happening in t=
he world today=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E=
<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E=
Yet society, consciously or otherwise, attempts to redefine family to fit in=
to what it wants it to be=2E Living arrangements of couples, children or oth=
ers do not create family=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
If it did, why is it not working=3F<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 <=
/SPAN=3EMore than ever, this is the time to uphold the family=2E</P=3E<P cla=
ss=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</P=3E<P cl=
ass=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3EFor grandparents and parents=
 it is the time to increase the investment in family=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-sp=
acerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EParents often have little time in our fast paced=
 world =96 but grandparents are often better placed=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spa=
cerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ENot only to nurture, but to mentor and model=2E</=
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Get down to the nitty gritty, expose yourself, let them know how hard it is =
and what you went through (without lecturing), even the mistakes you made=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBe an encourager and suppor=
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e centuries=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ENo culture ha=
s survived without family=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
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lass=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</P=3E<P =
class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E=91There is no substitute =
for quality=92, a certain biscuit company used to say on their products=2E<S=
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au/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/banner=2Ejpg' width=3D5=
95=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' bac=
kground=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/te=
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<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=
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#0000ff size=3D2=3E<P=3E<STRONG=3EBut Mum, you wouldn't let me have a dog!</=
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'#ffffff' nowrap=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/=
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<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' background=3D'http://w=
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e=2Egif'=3E<blockquote=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3 face=3D'Verdana, Arial, Helveti=
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e Dads</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<i=
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ass=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center' align=3Dle=
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<FONT color=3D#000057=3E<FONT face=3DArial=3E<U=3EDaddy's Pledge</U=3E </FON=
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=3DArial=3EDown the hall, or down the road, I'm here for you=2E<BR=3EOur cei=
ling is the stars, and our night light the moon=2E<BR=3EWhen I'm not next to=
 you or holding you in my arms,<BR=3EI'm with you in spirit and carry you in=
 my heart=2E<BR=3EYou'll always be Daddy's child, and I'll never forget=2E<B=
R=3EOur days may begin apart and we'll meet again soon,<BR=3EI'm always read=
y to listen and play=2E<BR=3EOur time is precious and our hugs so dear,<BR=3E=
Wait patiently and enjoy your day=2E<BR=3EYou're always on my mind and in my=
 thoughts=2E<BR=3EMy love for you will never fade,<BR=3EAnd I'll always be o=
n the way to you=2E <BR=3E<BR=3E</P=3E</FONT=3E<P=3E<BR=3E<FONT color=3D#000=
080 size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DArial=3E(c) Blaine M Serven Sr All Rights Reserv=
ed </FONT=3E</P=3E<FONT face=3DArial=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3D'Arial, Helvetica' =
color=3D#000057 size=3D4=3E<U=3EA Father's Love</U=3E </FONT=3E<P=3E<FONT fa=
ce=3D'Arial, Helvetica' color=3D#000000 size=3D2=3EYour fingers curl up tigh=
t to make a fist<BR=3EYour lips purse up as to make a kiss<BR=3EYour eyes so=
 bright, joy is all they bring<BR=3EYour presence would cause angels to sing=
 <P=3EYour first day filled and broke my heart<BR=3EFor I knew then that we =
would be apart<BR=3EThere is nothing more important to me<BR=3EThen giving y=
ou my love for all eternity <P=3E<BR=3E<FONT face=3D'Arial, Helvetica' color=
=3D#000080 size=3D2=3E(c) 1998 Jedi All Rights Reserved <P=3E<FONT size=3D4=3E=
<FONT color=3D#000057=3E<U=3EMy Daddy</U=3E </FONT=3E</FONT=3E<P=3E<FONT fac=
e=3D'Arial, Helvetica' color=3D#000000 size=3D2=3EThe first day I met you to=
o young to understand=2E<BR=3EThat my loving, caring daddy was holding my li=
ttle hand=2E<BR=3EI must of seemed so small and fragile as can be=2E<BR=3EBu=
t when I looked at you, my daddy was all I could see=2E<BR=3EAs I grew older=
 and needed your helping hand=2E<BR=3EI know it was hard with all of my dema=
nds=2E<BR=3EBut even through the hard times and those younger days=2E<BR=3EI=
 would thank the Lord for my daddy every time I prayed=2E<BR=3ENow I am a wo=
man with a son of my own=2E<BR=3EI hope I can teach him all the love you hav=
e shown=2E<BR=3EHe can love my daddy in a very special way=2E<BR=3EHe will b=
e 'grandpa' each and every day=2E<IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2E=
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<BR=3EIn my heart my daddy you will always be=2E<BR=3E<P=3E<BR=3E<FONT face=3D=
'Arial, Helvetica' color=3D#000080 size=3D2=3E(c) Ellen Shost All Rights Res=
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=5F=5F=5F=5F</P=3E<P=3EThe poems are part of a collection at <A href=3D'http=
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Sans MS'=3EA friend is someone we treasure</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E<FONT color=3Dbl=
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</P=3E<P=3E=A0</P=3E<P=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 13=2E5pt; BACKGROUND: whi=
te; COLOR: #990033; FONT-FAMILY: ' Arial=3F mso-bidi-font-family: MS=3F; San=
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ont-family: MS=3F; Sans Comic=3EWith beauty, joy, and grace</SPAN=3E</FONT=3E=
<FONT color=3D#990033 BACK=3D'#ffffff' FAMILY=3D'SANSSERIF' PTSIZE=3D'12'=3E=
<SPAN style=3D'BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #990033; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'=3E<BR=3E=
</SPAN=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E=A0</P=3E<P=3E=A0</P=3E<P=3E<IMG hspace=3D3 src=
=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fd=
og=5Fboy1%20200=2Ejpg' align=3Dright border=3D0=3E</P=3E<P=3E<SPAN style=3D'=
FONT-SIZE: 13=2E5pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #990033; FONT-FAMILY: ' Arial=
=3F mso-bidi-font-family: MS=3F; Sans Comic=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS'=3E=
</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E=A0</P=3E<P=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 13=2E5pt; BACKGROU=
ND: white; COLOR: #990033; FONT-FAMILY: ' Arial=3F mso-bidi-font-family: MS=3F=
; Sans Comic=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS'=3EAnd makes the world we live in=
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=3D4 BACK=3D'#ffffff' FAMILY=3D'SCRIPT' PTSIZE=3D'14' DEFANGED=5FSTYLE=3D'BA=
CKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 13=2E5pt; COLOR: #99003=
3; FONT-FAMILY: ' Arial=3F mso-bidi-font-family: MS=3F; Sans Comic=3EA bette=
r and happier place</SPAN=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E=A0</P=3E<P=3E=A0</P=3E<P=3E=
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<P=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 13=2E5pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #990033; =
FONT-FAMILY: ' Arial=3F mso-bidi-font-family: MS=3F; Sans Comic=3E<FONT face=
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e heart=2E You do not know how it happens or when it gets it's start</FONT=3E=
</SPAN=3E<FONT face=3DArial color=3D#990033 BACK=3D'#ffffff' FAMILY=3D'SANSS=
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=3E<FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack BACK=3D'#ffffff' FAMILY=3D'SANSSERIF' PT=
SIZE=3D'12'=3E<SPAN style=3D'BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: A=
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always brings=2E You realize that friendship is God's most precious gift!</F=
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l=2E Remember, everyone needs a friend; someday you might feel like you have=
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