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How I Met My Wife — More Than Once

Posted on August 23, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

I met Daryl in 1988, but that wasn’t really the whole story. We connected in 1991, went our separate ways, and found each other again nearly 24 years later. Continue reading →

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The Job I Almost Didn’t Get

Posted on March 5, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

After two years of substitute teaching, failed interviews, and near misses, I almost gave up on becoming a teacher. Looking back now, those disappointments weren’t failures at all—they were the closed doors that guided me to the place I was meant to be. Continue reading →

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Standing at the Crossroads

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

When I imagine the opening line of my autobiography, it begins at a crossroads between two lives: the fast-paced world of journalism and the quieter but deeply meaningful world of faith, teaching, and writing. Looking back, I realize those paths were never really separate. Continue reading →

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