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Bill Fortenberry
Sep 14, 20223 min read
to, from
MAY 2018 - He inspires me. I'm sitting here at my keyboard fighting back the tears as I listen to the mellow, slightly sad, somewhat...
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Bill Fortenberry
Sep 12, 20222 min read
one magical evening
OCTOBER 2016 - It was a magical evening. From the warm, incandescent light washing the back yard in a golden glow, to the gathering of 50...
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Bill Fortenberry
Sep 12, 20223 min read
begging your indulgence
OCTOBER 2016 - There are clear lights strung across our back yard and hay bales flanking a spotlighted focal point. Apple cider will soon...
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Bill Fortenberry
Aug 26, 20223 min read
turns out he was talking all time
MAY 2016 - Turns out He was talking to us all the time. A year ago, we were praying for a God-sized miracle to get Ethan to Belmont...
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Bill Fortenberry
Aug 25, 20224 min read
hard times with the good, good father
UPDATE: Nearly seven years ago, it felt like the rug had been pulled out from beneath us. I was never 100 percent certain that God was...
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Bill Fortenberry
Aug 20, 20223 min read
still learning, still trusting my father
JANUARY 2016 - Four months and 15 days ago we moved E into his dorm at Belmont University. It was a momentous and extraordinary day....
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Bill Fortenberry
Aug 13, 20223 min read
autumn's wise words
AUGUST 2015 - It's been a long, teary, quiet week since we dropped our boy at college. The herd of boys, young men really, who have...
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Bill Fortenberry
Aug 13, 20225 min read
move-in day: lesson in faithfulness
AUGUST 2016 - We drove the 200 or so miles and pulled in front of Belmont Mansion where a chipper young coed with copper hair took E's...
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Bill Fortenberry
Aug 13, 20222 min read
the last breakfast
AUGUST 2015 - It didn't hit me until I was in the middle of my summer Saturday routine. Walking back and forth, cutting horizontal...
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Bill Fortenberry
Aug 12, 20228 min read
why i believe God will provide - he is faithful
Update, AUGUST 2022: This blog post, now seven years old, was written at a time when I wanted my words to express what I hoped for, but...
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