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    • AFRICA
      • Kenya
        • 2005 “Passing Through Kenya”
        • 1999 Kenya Mission Trip Journal
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      • The Gambia
        • Birding Gambia
        • Moringa – a simple leaf food
      • Senegal
    • NORTH AMERICA
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        • 2009 New Brunswick Mission Trip
        • 2008 Prince Edward Island Ministry
        • 2003 Alberta Seminary Service Project
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        • Great River Road, MN to LA, 2003-2010
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    • CENTRAL AMERICA
      • Costa Rica
        • Hotel & Lodge Reviews – Costa Rica
          • Alajuela Province or North-Central Costa Rica
            • Maquenque Eco Lodge & Reserve, Boca Tapada, San Carlos, Alajuela
            • Xandari Resort, Alajuela, Alajuela
            • Arenal Observatory Lodge & Trails, Arenal Volcano National Park, La Fortuna, Alajuela
            • El Silencio Lodge, Bajos del Toro, Alajuela
            • Chachagua Rainforest Hotel
            • Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Hotel & Nature Reserve, San Ramon
            • Celeste Mountain Lodge, Tenorio Volcano NP
          • The Caribbean Slope or Eastern Costa Rica
            • Hotel Banana Azul, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Limón
            • Almonds & Corals Tent Hotel, Manzanillo
            • Casa de Las Mujeres, Bribri Yorkin Indigenous Reserve
            • Cariblue Beach & Jungle Resort
            • Tortuga Lodge & Gardens
            • Turtle Beach Lodge, Tortuguero NP
            • Laguna Lodge Tortuguero
            • Guayabo Lodge
            • Tapirus Lodge, Braulio Carrillo NP
            • Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui
            • Chalet Orosi B&B, Orosi & Tapanti NP
            • Rancho Naturalista, near Turrialba
          • The PACIFIC SLOPE or Western Costa Rica
            • Villa Lapas at Tarcoles & Carara NP
            • Hotel Savegre, San Gerardo de Dota
            • Macaw Lodge, Carara NP
            • Esquinas Rainforest Lodge, Golfito
            • Playa Cativo Lodge, Golfo Dulce
            • Hotel Cristal Ballena, Uvita
            • Bosque del Cabo Lodge, Osa Peninsula
            • Monteverde Lodge & Gardens
            • Punta Leona Hotel, Jaco
            • Si Como No Resort, Manuel Antonio 
            • Danta Corcovado Lodge, Corcovado NP
            • Tambor Tropical Resort, Tambor Bay, Puntarenas
            • Aguila de Osa Lodge, Drake Bay
            • Cerro Lodge, Tarcoles
            • Rio Chirripó Lodge, Chirripó NP & Cloudbridge Reserve
            • Trogon Lodge, San Gerardo de Dota
            • Los Campesinos Eco-Lodge
            • Mariam’s Quetzals Cabins, San Gerardo de Dota
            • Villas Rio Mar, Dominical
          • GUANACASTE
            • Hacienda Guachipelín, Rincón de la Vieja
        • My Advice to Those Considering a Move Here
        • Atenas
        • Birding Costa Rica
        • Visiting San Jose
        • The Indigenous People of Costa Rica
      • Guatemala
        • 2006 Guatemala Adventure Description
      • Nicaragua
        • Two Good Field Guides on Nicaragua Birds
      • Panama
    • SOUTH AMERICA
      • Brazil
        • 2006, August 24-31 — Mamiraua Amazon River Brazil Nature Trekking
        • 2006, August 17-23 — Amazon River Brazil Mission Trip
      • Columbia
    • TRAVEL VICARIOUSLY THROUGH INTERNATIONALS
  • Family
    • Family of Marriage
      • OUR BEGINNING
        • The “Requirement” of Marriage
        • Dating & Courting Ginger
        • The Wedding in Dallas
      • OUR PLACES
        • First 4+ Years in Memphis
      • OUR CHILDREN
      • OUR LOSSES
        • Death of Juli 1997
          • Funeral Card
          • Juli in Casket, Flowers & Visitation Room
          • Death Certificate
          • Gifts of Funeral Flowers
          • Funeral Guest Register
          • Messages by Jimmy Dunn & Russ Roach
          • Music by Margi Hawkins & Sam Sanders
          • Pallbearers
          • Poem: “My Daughter Juli, God’s Precious Jewel”
          • Newspaper Obituaries
          • Memorial Park Bench at King’s Daughters School
          • Book Memorials
          • Other Memorials
          • Cards & Letters from FAMILY
          • Cards & Letters from CHURCH
          • Cards & Letters from KING’S DAUGHTERS
          • Cards & Letters from COLUMBIA GENERAL
          • Cards & Letters from LIFEWAY
          • Cards & Letters from HICKORY VALLEY CONDOS
          • Cards & Letters from OTHERS
          • The COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS Support
          • “Our” ’97 Christmas Card (Juli helped choose)
        • Death of Ginger 2016
    • Family of Origin
      • 1938-39, Mom & Dad Courtship-Marriage
      • 1940, First Year of Marriage & My Birth
      • 1942-1943 and Birth of Jerry
      • 1944-46, Surviving World War II as Family
      • 1946-47, Marianna & Pine Bluff
      • 1947-55 El Dorado & Bonnie Born 1952
        • Important Places & Buildings – 47-55
        • Bonnie Born 1952
        • Family Vacations 1948-55
        • Family Togetherness as I Remember
      • Extended Family or Relatives
      • My Life Formed in Small Towns
      • The Adventure of Tulsa, 1955-58
      • Separating from Family in Universities-Seminary 58-65
      • Family of Origin is Always With You
      • Mom’s Page
        • Memories of Mom by her cousin Ruth Hunt Quattrucci
        • Death of Mom 1988
      • Dad’s Page
        • Death of Dad 1995
      • Jerry’s Page
        • My Memories of Jerry & Me as “Little Kids”
        • Death of Jerry 2008
        • My Report on Jerry to Andy Anders
    • Family History
      • Genographic Project DNA Family Report Details
      • DOGGETT-PARNELL Family Lines
        • Doggett Name Origin & Coat of Arms
        • Rev. Benjamin Doggett
        • Alabama History
          • George Washington Doggett, Sr. (1848-1935)
            • G.W. Doggett Family Bible
            • Civil War Soldier
        • Earl Doggett – War Hero 1944
          • Earl’s Last Days Detailed
          • Earl’s Flight Crew & Planes
          • Sandy Wilson’s Research Data
          • Second Air Division Memorial Library
          • Earl Doggett’s Military Diary
          • Book: Nine Yanks and a Jerk
          • Letter from Earle Robert Metcalf on name of plane
        • Bradley County Courthouse & Veterans Memorial
        • Parnell Cemetery, Bradley County
        • Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Bradley County
      • HARDGRAVE-HUNT Family Lines
        • Hardgrave Pedigree Charts
          • My Children’s Pedigree Chart
        • Hardgrave Cemetery Nashville
          • Readable Stones
          • Photos of Each Stone
          • Deeds Research
          • Cemetery Timeline
          • 1997 Family Assn Report
          • State Archaeologist Visits
          • Directions to Cemetery
        • DeMoss Cemetery Bellevue
          • Providence Church Timeline
          • DeMoss Plot Plan and Stone Listings
          • DeMoss Stone Inscriptions & Photos
          • 1975 Cemetery Cleaning in Oct 27 Tennessean Newspaper
          • 1995 Cemetery Cleaning in Oct 19 Westview Newspaper
          • 2013-Sept Meeting Minutes
          • 2013 Nov 4 Tennessean Article on Friends Group
          • 2014 May 27 Bellevue Messenger on new stone & Friends Group
          • 2014 April Bellevue Messenger Online Article
          • 2014 May Tennessean Online Article on new stone
          • Map: 1871 with church located 2 places
          • Map: Footsteps Along the Harpeth
          • Map: River Plantation Condos
          • 1824 Deed for Church Property
          • 1825 Deed for Church Property
          • 1827 Deed for Church
          • 1866 Deed Mentioning Cemetery
          • Research Bibliography for DeMoss Cemetery & Providence Church
          • Log of Letters & Calls
          • Hardgrave Family Connections
  • HisSpirit
    • Will Campbell Discipleship
    • The Beatitudes & Me
    • My Evangelical/Political Disclaimer
      • MY FACEBOOK PAGE: Republicans: Please Un-Friend Me
      • First Peter Passage Describing Trump and His Evangelical Leaders
      • The Deepening Crisis in Evangelical Christianity
      • Only Half the Kids Raised Southern Baptist Stay Southern Baptist
      • Jesus wept. Or maybe just rolled His eyes.
      • How Do Christians Fit Into the Two-Party System? They Don’t
    • Churches in My Life
    • Ridgecrest & Glorieta Experiences
    • Denominational Work
    • A Lifetime of Mission Trips
      • 2018 Hogar de Vida, Costa Rica
    • Gambia Missionary
      • How I Got to The Gambia
      • Missionary Learning Center – 1999
      • Gambia Newsletters
        • #00 – Announcement Letter Summer 1999
        • #01 – November 21, 1999
        • #02 – Dec. 30, 1999
        • Coup Email – Jan. 17, 2000
        • #03 – Jan 30, 2000
        • #04 – Feb 15, 2000
        • #05 – March 2000
        • #06-A – 10 April 2000 Student Riot Email
        • #06-B – April 2000
        • #07 – May & June 2000
        • #08 – July 2000
        • #09 – August 2000
        • #10 – September 2000
        • #11 – October 2000
        • #12 – November 2000
        • #13 – December 2000
        • #14 – January 2001
        • #15 – February 2001
        • #16 – March 2001
        • #17 – April 2001
        • #18 – May 2001
        • #19 – June 2001
        • #20 – July 2001
        • #21 – August 2001
        • #22 – September 2001
        • #23 – October 2001
        • #24 – Nov-Dec 2001
        • #25 – January 2002
        • #26 – February 2002
        • #27 – March-April 2002
        • #28 – May 2002
        • #29 – June 2002
        • #30 – July 2002
        • #31 – August 2002
        • #32 – September 2002
        • #33 – Oct, 2002
      • The Bantaba – Story-telling Place
      • Weekends as Tarzan
      • Funeral of Steve Jones
        • Colorful Description
        • Funeral Message
        • Friend’s Tributes
      • Miracle Leaf Story
      • LifeWay in Gambia 2001
      • First Baptist Nashville 2001
      • LifeWay in Gambia 2002
      • Jason In The Gambia 2002
      • The Return Debriefing 2002
      • Gambia Return June 2009
      • Gambia Return November 2009
    • First Rampant Feelings on Possible Cancer
  • About
    • Atenas Art Gallery At My House
    • Why I Blog
    • The Saga of Charlie Doggett
      • 1. Pioneering Roots
    • Biographies
      • Biography Books
      • Little Bios & Resumes
        • My Cars
        • 1999 Biography for IMB
        • 1999 – Charlie Doggett: Missionary
        • 2003 Resume
        • 2008 Featured Artist Bio
        • 2013 Where’s Charlie Doggett?
        • 2018 Brief Autobiography
      • 2012 Story Corps Interview
    • Jobs
    • Scrapbooks
    • Journals
      • 1963-1989 Journals
      • 1990-1999 Journals
      • 2000-2002 Gambia Journal
      • 2003 -2013 Journals 
    • Life Stories
      • 1940 – Yankee Doodle Contemplation
      • 1940- A Watermelon & Firecracker Birth
      • 1943 – My First Bible Stories
      • 1953 – Gunshot in the Forest
      • 1956 Tenth Grader’s Rocky Mountain High
      • 1957 – A Secret Discerned
      • 1963 – When I Nearly Died – A Healing Story
      • 1966 – My Bear Story
      • 1975 – Oh . . . Damn it!
      • 2011 – Rainforest Immersion
      • 2013 – Sleeping with a Killer
      • 2014 – Scoping Above My Insanity
      • 2014 – Uncle JC in Guatemala
      • 2014 – Metaphors of Modification
    • Schools
      • Yocum Elementary School, El Dorado, AR, 1947-52
      • El Dorado Junior High School, 1952-55
      • Will Rogers High School, 1955-58
        • Will Rogers Medical Club
        • The Citizenship Award 1958
        • Sacker/Checker at Sipes Supermarket
        • “Famous Classmates”
        • Never Totally Fitting In
        • The Big Decision About University
        • Thoughts on that 35 Year Class Reunion
      • University of Oklahoma 1958-59
        • Freshman Year Whirlwind
        • Losing a Medical Career or Gaining a New Purpose?
        • The Big Influence of 2 New Friends
        • The Directions BSU Gave My Life
        • My “Mission” at Oklahoma Baptist Children’s Home
        • The Life-changing Seattle Summer Mission
        • The Impact of Multiple Jobs at OU
        • Adjusting Sophomore Must Change Schools
        • Limited Family Visits While at OU
        • Letters Home Tell a Story Too!
      • Ouachita Baptist College 1960-62
      • Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary 1962-65
    • Boy Scouts
      • 1981-83 – Nashville Cubmaster – Scouting Finale
      • 1970’s – Using Scout Skills with Royal Ambassadors
        • The RA Campcraft Book – 1969-73 Project
        • A Few Campcraft Training Events- 1969-75
        • How do We Compete with Boy Scouts?
        • Trying to Have Uniforms WAS Trying to Compete with Scouts
        • Two Mexico Mission Tours – 1970 & 1972
      • 1967 – God & Country Awards in Miami, FL
      • 1962 – Woodbadge Training, AR
      • 1962 – Hiking Shiloh National Military Park, TN
      • 1962 – Taking Scouts on the DeSoto Trail, AR
      • 1962 – Camp Quapaw Staff, AR
      • 1962 – National Camping School, Camp Yocona, MS
      • 1955-57 – Tulsa, OK Explorers
      • 1954-55 – El Dorado, AR Explorers
      • 1950-54 – The Call of the Wild!
      • 1952-54 – Camp Logoly
      • Badges & Patches
      • “I Blame the Boy Scouts” Magazine Article
      • 1947-50 – Cub Scout Den Meetings
    • Hiking & Camping
    • “The Tarzan Effect” 
      • Movies, Treehouses & the Outdoors
      • Outdoor Youth Ministries
      • Tarzan Treehouse Room at Maquenque Lodge
      • Reading the Tarzan books
    • Doing Good (Volunteering)
      • Hogar de Vida Children’s Home Atenas
      • High School English Language Helper Atenas
      • Angel Tree Atenas
      • Su Espacio Language School Atenas
      • Reading Tutor Nashville
      • Nashville Zoo Docent
      • Assisting Jerry with Healthcare & Death Preparation
    • Art Lover
      • Nashville Art Scene
      • My Art Collections
        • Costa Rica Artisan Birds
        • African Art
        • My Photos Displayed at Home
        • Nativity Scenes
        • Jason’s Art
        • Uncle Harlan’s Paintings
        • My Childhood Art
    • Photographer
      • My Photography Equipment
      • Published Photos
      • Photo Exhibits
      • Awards & Honors
      • Arts & Crafts Fairs – Slideshow
      • Photo Books
    • Birding
    • Butterfly Photographer
    • Ship Named Charles Doggett
      • Chapter 7: Children of the Sun
      • Built at Cohasset
      • Named After . . .
      • Historical Sketch of Salem
      • Palau & Pitcairn, HMS Bounty
      • Cannibals at Rewa
      • New Zealand Postage Stamp
      • “Old Glory” Flies when Nashville Fell
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  • “Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family.”
  • –Anthony Brandt

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