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    A Dying Way of Life
    A Dying Way of Life
    A Dying Way of Life
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    A Dying Way of Life

    By Ben Dupree

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    A reality show in print, A Dying Way of Life showcases a boy-to-manhood series of excursions through Gods creation. As Ben makes his way through the woods and waters where he grew up, he leads us on a journey of appreciation for his world and the people and creatures that inhabit it.
    Often humorous and sometimes introspective, his stories range from documentaries of this-is-the-way-it-really-happened to mostly true fables and campfire tales he heard as a little boy. He encourages us to seethrough his eyesthis unique and disappearing lifestyle.
    A much-loved teacher, coach, and minister, Ben used his tales to set the stage for teaching young people about much more than classroom situations.
    His sons are the fifth generation to inhabit the land purchased by the family in the early 1900s and the fifth generation to attend the same little country church founded in 1880.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestBow Press
    Release dateMar 26, 2014
    ISBN9781490828282
    A Dying Way of Life
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    Ben Dupree

    An avid outdoorsman, Ben was raised on the piney wood banks of Black Lake and Saline Creek in North Louisiana. He took his skills as a natural-born storyteller into the public education classroom and the ministry. He and his wife, Kristin, and sons, Reagan and Michael, reside in Goldonna, Louisiana.

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      A Dying Way of Life - Ben Dupree

      A Dying Way of Life

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      Copyright © 2014 Ben Dupree.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      Scripture taken from the Holy Bible, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Used by permission. NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION® and NIV® are registered trademarks of Biblica, Inc. Use of either trademark for the offering of goods or services requires the prior written consent of Biblica US, Inc.

      WestBow Press books may be ordered through booksellers or by contacting:

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      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

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      ISBN: 978-1-4908-2827-5 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4908-2828-2 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2014903677

      WestBow Press rev. date: 03/20/2014

      Contents

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      Introduction

      1. A Lake Full of Memories

      2. That Nice Old Man

      3. The Floating Fire

      4. The Duck Blind Schizophrenic

      5. The Flight

      6. Wood Glue, Bubble Gum and other Cover-Ups

      7. A Water-Leak Baptism

      8. The Silent Victory

      9. I’d Like to Meet Him

      10. Duck Calls and Parking Lots

      11. Worth Passing On

      12. This Too Shall Pass

      13. Watch Your Eyes

      14. Sitting on My Sling

      15. Tall Tales

      16. Why I Hunt

      17. What are you leaving behind?

      18. The Most Beautiful Evening I Never Saw

      19. A Look at Life Through Closed Eyes

      20. A Dying Way of Life

      For Kristin:

      the woman found in Proverbs 31 longs for the day she is as awesome as you.

      Verse 31 says Honor her for all her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.

      Without you, this book would not exist.

      I love you!

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      Introduction

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      T he components of this book have been in the works for well over fifteen years. Mostly written in a deer stand and born out of the quietness it provided, I’ve found that I enjoy putting pen to paper and recording events, stories and lessons of my everyday life. I can recall reading a devotional whose name and author I’ve long forgotten that discussed Jesus’ methods of teaching. It stated that we should mimic his teaching style by keeping it simple, keeping it short, being content to leave some things unsaid and forget about impressing others. I’ve tried to follow this advice in speaking and writing. The story or sermon ends because that’s all there is. To go any further would be a waste of time for both of us. These stories follow that same pattern. Short and to the p oint.

      However, before we get to the stories, I would like to present you with a rather lengthy list of my family members who have supported me and prayed for me, but most of all have provided material for me. Thank you Roy, Linda, Sam, Kim, Hannah, Madison, Rebekah, Dan, Debby, Rachel, John, Kristin, Reagan and Michael.

      Enjoy, my friend. You are holding a dream come true.

      A Lake Full of Memories

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      E arliest memories are special things. What is it about these everyday occurrences that causes them to latch on to one of our fledgling neurons and imprint that memory? Is there any correlation between that first memory and the passions and lifestyle that are to follow? I certainly hope so. You see, my earliest memory finds me on the deck at my parents’ camp house on the shore of Black Lake. As if it were last week, I can recall propping my forehead on the hand rail that enclosed that deck, looking out at the lake and wondering when I was ever going to get the opportunity to start attending school. Since I got the opportunity to start school at the ripe old age of 4 and that camp house and its adjourning deck had fallen victim to flood waters in 1989 and even if that deck were still in existence, its handrail would catch me below the hip pocket, it’s safe to say it wasn’t last week but rather a long time ago.

      I’ve always felt fortunate that my earliest memory involved something that is still precious to me today. I’m glad it wasn’t of some irrelevant toy or household item. Rather, it was something that shaped who I am. Other fond memories include staring at my bright orange cork as I impatiently waited for it to wiggle over a bed of blue gills in May, watching a flock of buffleheads, mallards and canvas backs bank over our decoy spread in December, seeing my spinner bait suddenly jerk to the left as it passed a swell butt cypress and then halt and disappear simultaneously in June, giving my father a nervous nod for him to gun

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