Hometown Brandon - Summer 2015
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Publisher & Editor<br />
Tahya Dobbs<br />
CFO<br />
Kevin Dobbs<br />
CONSULTANT<br />
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Staff Photographer<br />
Othel Anding<br />
Contributing<br />
Photographer<br />
Onsby Vinson<br />
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Daniel Thomas • 3dt<br />
Contributing Writers<br />
Camille Anding<br />
Olivia Halverson<br />
Charla Jordan<br />
Terri McCarver<br />
Amber Kennedy Thompson<br />
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The Little League fields have turned green and a part of me wants to park my car and take a<br />
nostalgia break on their tender spring grass. I recall innocent childhood times swinging my Little<br />
League bat at the gentle throws that my coach/dad pitched to me. My dad sponsored our team and<br />
was an assistant coach. I was confident I would be a star.<br />
There was just one small glitch. My brother, younger by four years and shorter by six inches, could<br />
hit the ball closer to the outfield fence and could field a ground ball like a miniature pro. He knew<br />
I could outrun him–but this was baseball, not track.<br />
My daddy knew how badly I wanted to out-perform my kid-brother, so he practiced with me in<br />
our backyard. And while that should have given me just the extra training I needed to compete with<br />
my brother’s natural athleticism, he, unfortunately, showed up at every practice, too. He caught the<br />
grounders that I missed and relished throwing me out when he fielded for Daddy and me. I was the<br />
one needing the practice but little brother was the one that benefitted<br />
the most. But, despite our sibling rivalry, those times make for some<br />
of my fondest memories.<br />
Perhaps this will be the summer that you, too, can make memories<br />
around the baseball park or with other special family outings. Don’t<br />
waste a moment. Time flies, for sure. Invest some quality time in a<br />
young person. Great memories are practically guaranteed.<br />
Thank you for picking up this month’s issue of<br />
<strong>Hometown</strong> <strong>Brandon</strong> Magazine. We appreciate your support<br />
more than you’ll ever know. Happy <strong>Summer</strong>!<br />
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In this issue The Way We Were .....................6<br />
Dual Servanthood .................... 1 0<br />
Never Far From Home ................ 13<br />
Going Off Script .................... 20<br />
Hearing With Their Hearts ...26<br />
In Search of an Outdoor Solution...... 32<br />
90 is the New 60.................... 38<br />
Freedom Isn't Free................... 44<br />
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