Our Story [Old]
By Tillie Olsen in ‘I Stand Here Ironing’
The reality of the day is at times not easy. There have been many days when we feel beyond our capacity by 9 or so in the morning. Life with three children sixteen months apart is enough to make your head spin on a regular basis. Then, you add work and the pressure to provide, the never-ending stacks of laundry, the football games you don’t get to watch, keeping your car filled with gas, trying to work out, remembering to call your friends on their birthday and having some kind of meal each evening to the mix, and you just become dizzy.
In the midst of this seeming chaos, there is peace because of a great gift. And it is this gift that we want to share. Father God is revealing to us this “life that is truly life” (1 Timothy 6:19) or “life to the full” (John 10:10) that he speaks of in his Word. We taste it, and it is very good!
While at an early age we believed in God and all that he has done for us through Jesus, walking in friendship with Father God is a fresh experience. It was a religion that we practiced but never a friendship that we discovered. We celebrate his nearness, his support, his direction and his love. We need him and have found life with him to be extravagant! The Whole Peach came as a result of this revelation. It is a way of seeing and a way of living! We celebrate it all!
Ron Hagan
Middle name: William Birth Date: 5-26-1971 Married: Karla (5-29-93) Children: Maya (2-2-02), Ada (2-2-02) and Carson (6-17-03) Mission in Life: Pursue God, Love my Wife, Lead my Family, Build my Business and Share the Story (Matthew 11:28-30, Joshua 1:9 and Psalm 37:3-4) Favorites: the Colorado mountains, connecting people, the kids’ faces after a night’s sleep, Pandora.com, C.S. Lewis, getting around in new cities with Karla, meeting a need, long dinners, King David, new office supplies, a nice cup of strong coffee, watching Ada run on the soccer field, Darrell Evans, Fernando Ortega and Kevin Walker, time to reflect and journal, John 4 in the Bible, skiing in a white-out or the warmth of spring, a great dinner after hard work in the yard, my Trek bike, reading at night, Maya’s touch, seeing people growing and experiencing God, Richard Foster, a run through River Legacy Park, college football on a Saturday in the fall, 11:11, “investing in relationships,” baseball with Carson, time with mentors, good lighting in a room, sitting on my front porch, No Mercy, Whole Earth Provision Co., a good suit, conversations with Father.
Karla Hagan
Middle name: Beth Birthdate: 2-19-1971 Married: Ron (5-29-93) Children: Maya (2-2-02), Ada (2-2-02) and Carson (6-17-03) Mission in Life: Knowing God, Seeing his treasures and Walking in Love! (Jeremiah 9:24, Amos 5:4, and 2 John 6) Favorites: journaling, wind in my hair and sun on my face, watching Maya, Ada and Carson when they don’t know that I’m watching, words and writing them, the color red, One Thousand Gifts, Pappasito’s chips and hot sauce, No Mercy, the view from my kitchen table, going on dates with Ron, the movie 1492, Dallas Willard, when no one wakes up before 7 in the morning, the book of Hosea, our community, a Saturday full of sports events, a bargain, FOAM, Whole Foods, art that moves me and music that sings what I’m thinking, Old Navy flip flops and a sun dress, hope and harmony, a quiet moment, words that build up not tear down, C.S. Lewis, my kitchen table and family board, my Breville juicer, Carson’s deep eyes, Maya’s tight hugs, Ada’s contagious laugh, when Kevin sings “Show Yourself,” a good walk around the neighborhood, SEEDS cds, anticipation and butterflies!
Ron Hagan
Middle name: William Birth Date: 5-26-1971 Married: Karla (5-29-93) Children: Maya (2-2-02), Ada (2-2-02) and Carson (6-17-03) Mission in Life: Pursue God, Love my Wife, Lead my Family, Build my Business and Share the Story (Matthew 11:28-30, Joshua 1:9 and Psalm 37:3-4) Favorites: the Colorado mountains, connecting people, the kids’ faces after a night’s sleep, Pandora.com, C.S. Lewis, getting around in new cities with Karla, meeting a need, long dinners, King David, new office supplies, a nice cup of strong coffee, watching Ada run on the soccer field, Darrell Evans, Fernando Ortega and Kevin Walker, time to reflect and journal, John 4 in the Bible, skiing in a white-out or the warmth of spring, a great dinner after hard work in the yard, my Trek bike, reading at night, Maya’s touch, seeing people growing and experiencing God, Richard Foster, a run through River Legacy Park, college football on a Saturday in the fall, 11:11, “investing in relationships,” baseball with Carson, time with mentors, good lighting in a room, sitting on my front porch, No Mercy, Whole Earth Provision Co., a good suit, conversations with Father.
Karla Hagan
Middle name: Beth Birthdate: 2-19-1971 Married: Ron (5-29-93) Children: Maya (2-2-02), Ada (2-2-02) and Carson (6-17-03) Mission in Life: Knowing God, Seeing his treasures and Walking in Love! (Jeremiah 9:24, Amos 5:4, and 2 John 6) Favorites: journaling, wind in my hair and sun on my face, watching Maya, Ada and Carson when they don’t know that I’m watching, words and writing them, the color red, One Thousand Gifts, Pappasito’s chips and hot sauce, No Mercy, the view from my kitchen table, going on dates with Ron, the movie 1492, Dallas Willard, when no one wakes up before 7 in the morning, the book of Hosea, our community, a Saturday full of sports events, a bargain, FOAM, Whole Foods, art that moves me and music that sings what I’m thinking, Old Navy flip flops and a sun dress, hope and harmony, a quiet moment, words that build up not tear down, C.S. Lewis, my kitchen table and family board, my Breville juicer, Carson’s deep eyes, Maya’s tight hugs, Ada’s contagious laugh, when Kevin sings “Show Yourself,” a good walk around the neighborhood, SEEDS cds, anticipation and butterflies!
