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		<title>A Letter to Tisha Young</title>
		<link>http://douglasryoung.net/2009/05/26/a-letter-to-tisha-young/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 14:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Tisha,
It’s hard to believe that as of Sunday we’ve been married 12 years. I’m sorry that the weekend didn’t make it conducive for celebration. I promise to make it up to you!
This is the last of my letters, at least for now. I’m writing it to you, because of earthly relationships yours in most important [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Letter to the Gappas</title>
		<link>http://douglasryoung.net/2009/05/19/a-letter-to-the-gappas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 13:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
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In late 2004 or early 2005, Tisha had heard through her sister Tara Matson about a Dallas couple, Jon and Tami Gappa, who discovered their infant son Sam had been diagnosed with cancer. The end result of a surgery to remove the tumor was that his kidneys would never regain function. For the next three-plus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Letter to Jason Browning</title>
		<link>http://douglasryoung.net/2009/05/11/a-letter-to-jason-browning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 13:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Note: I met Jason in 1998. We went to Southwest together for a year. He and his wife Cody have two sons. He preaches in LaGrange, TX.
Doug
Jay,
Its hard to place a specific value on friends, but one can more or less develop an idea by way of how friends endure things together. For example, Daniel’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Letter to Clay Martin (aka Question)</title>
		<link>http://douglasryoung.net/2009/05/04/a-letter-to-clay-martin-aka-question/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 17:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Note: When I first started writing these letters, I made up my mind that the last two were going to Jon, Tami, and Sam Gappa and my wife Tisha. Up to this point, all of the letters that I’ve written have been directed to family, but there are a few friends that I want to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Letter to Robert &amp; Theda Landry (In-Laws)</title>
		<link>http://douglasryoung.net/2009/04/27/a-letter-to-robert-theda-landry-in-laws/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:51:45 +0000</pubDate>
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I know I’m not the only one whose made a joke or two about “in-laws” in my lifetime. The “in-law” relationship has its own unique dynamic to it. Even when its good, you feel compelled to joke about it just because its normal. 
It works both ways by the way. I’ve heard numerous parents, in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Letter to Jennie Vandever (Sister)</title>
		<link>http://douglasryoung.net/2009/04/21/a-letter-to-jennie-vandever-sister/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Jennie,
I haven’t talked to you in a while, so I don’t know if you are aware of what I’ve been doing in writing these letters of late, but I thought I would let you know that once a week I have been writing and posting letters to those who mean the most to me. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Letter to Julie Jones (Oldest Sister)</title>
		<link>http://douglasryoung.net/2009/04/14/a-letter-to-julie-jones-oldest-sister/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:24:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Note: For those of you who don&#8217;t know, I have two older sisters. Julie is 10 years older than me and Jennie is older by 8 years. Both are amazing women to whom I am greatly indebted. Over the last two years, Julie has experienced deep pain from a tumultuous divorce. Along the way she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Letter to Rinda Young (Mom)</title>
		<link>http://douglasryoung.net/2009/04/06/a-letter-to-rinda-young-mom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Mom,
Let me begin by saying that I do not have a terminal disease. I promise. I know you, and I know you&#8217;re wondering why I am doing this letter business. People always seem to do this kind of thing when something&#8217;s wrong with them physically. It&#8217;s OK. Take a deep breath and wipe away your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Letter to John Young (My Dad)</title>
		<link>http://douglasryoung.net/2009/03/30/a-letter-to-john-young-my-dad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Dear Dad,
I am writing you this letter for a number of different reasons. This is actually the second of a number of different letters that I am writing to family and friends. The first letter was to God the Father. You can read it by clicking here. The most important reason that I am writing [...]]]></description>
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