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My Father Worked In A Factory. He Never Won A Lion. He Was Happy.

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Ernie Schenck
Jun 17, 2025
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Father’s Day was Sunday. I’ve been thinking a lot about my dad these last couple of days. He was a simple man. He didn’t need much. He didn’t complain much either. I wrote about him a bit in this post I did a couple of years ago. In this season of the Lion, I thought I’d share it again before we all get a little too full of ourselves.

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