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Continue reading →: Deep Dish Love
Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza Many, many years ago I traveled a lot. This was back in the good old mainframe software development phase of my career. Being an insurance software company meant we dealt with large insurance companies like Allstate; AIG; U.S. Life Insurance; etc. A number of these…
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Continue reading →: Introduction
Dysfunctional Paradise “Dysfunctional Paradise” is an idea that’s been with me for years. In fact, it goes all the way back to 2007 or 2008, when I first started a blog under that name to share Lane’s mischievous adventures. But the truth is, our life has always been more complex…
Welcome to Our Dysfunctional Paradise
Hi – I’m Johnie. For almost 40 years, my wife Tracey and I have weathered life’s ups and downs while raising our three sons—each with their own unique challenges. The journey has been filled with joy, pain, and a whole lot of stress. And yes, the textbook definition of stress? We’ve lived it.
But through it all, the deep love Tracey and I share became our anchor. It’s what helped us build what I call a “Dysfunctional Paradise”—a home where chaos was constant, struggles were real, but love never wavered.
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