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    FINDING WAYS TO BUILD COMMUNITY

    Mar 04, 2022 5 minutes

    I fairly recently resubscribed to GRIT. I enjoy every issue, especially the readers’ contributions.

    I’m a career Army National Guard soldier with service in three states (Ohio, Alabama, and Wisconsin). I currently work as a dual-status National Guard technician (mechanic). With just about a year of service to go, some things will be changing soon. My wife and I will soon celebrate our 25th anniversary, and all seven of our children are still at home. We’re currently in the process of renovating a very large farmhouse — just the right size for our family — that was built in 1915. We have some acreage to utilize for gardens and livestock, and it came with mature apple, pear, and plum trees. I’m the only pastor of a

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