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Blisters

God has seen fit to bless Whetstone Boys Ranch with its third boy!  He comes with his own unique set of strengths and weaknesses…just like

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Deep Cleaning

Because our ranch home contains 10, 000 square feet, we have to make sure it gets cleaned on a regular basis.  Chickens, cows and horses

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Thoroughly Equipped

Whetstone Boys Ranch is intentional and proactive when it comes to character development – a goal that is expressed in our very name.  Like the

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Running the Race

We were on the last leg our first group 3-mile run.  All three boys and two staff had set out to “hit pavement, ” 1.6

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Cultivation

We start each day at Whetstone Boys Ranch & Boarding School, by logging the number of hours we have spent working on three things:  health

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Memorial Day

I think it might be cool to post a bit of the boys’ writing at the ranch each week.  It will be encouraging for all

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Lessons from “Elvira”

There is a website out there dedicated to preserving misheard lyrics.  Its name (kissthisguy.com) comes from the most infamous misheard lyric of all-time.  “Excuse me

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Bittersweet

This is Jon again.  I thought I might write a short reflection on my experience here at the ranch now that my time at Whetstone

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It’s Hard But Good

This is not Axel. Sorry to disappoint any of Axel’s readers who clicked the link for some of his eclectic prose, but this is the

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