Quotes
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety
Honor, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a right to receive from us. We cannot endure the infamy and guilt of resigning succeeding generations to that wretchedness which inevitably awaits them if we basely entail hereditary bondage on them.
the Declaration of the Causes and Necessities of Taking up Arms (1775)
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.
Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.
The American dream is not that every man must be level with every other man. The American dream is that every man must be free to become whatever God intends he should become.
Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.
Those Who Remain
The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep.
Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.
The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall.
I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure… than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it.
All the water in the world can’t sink a ship unless it gets inside.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed…
Books
A Desert Kill by Collin-Baker Williams by RM Houchin. RM Houchin is my dad!
A Name for John Doe by Collin-Baker Williams by RM Houchin is my dad’s second book!
Random Things
I love all types of coffee but my favorite is a peppermint mocha.
My favorite wine is Barefoot Moscato. It can be the white, pink, or red, and I won’t care.
Is there really any explanation needed for this one? No, there’s not. But, just in case, I love pulled pork, burnt ends, and brisket. Gotta have the brisket!
Sports Teams
They suck but I love them.
I lived in Austin for only a year and never got to go to school there or to a game. But I’ve always loved the Longhorns and always will!
All 3 boys play or have played soccer.
Devin is currently on the OKC Crew team, though with High School soccer in full swing, we won’t have games anymore. Though there is a chance for a tournament in the summer of 2026.
Devin is also on the High School soccer team, playing on both JV and Varsity this year.
He plans to play college soccer at Oklahoma Wesleyan University.
Braden played soccer for a while and even joined the OKC Crew team as well. But he took a break this past year. He’s going to pick it up again in Spring 2026 for some indoor soccer action. I’m excited to see him play again.
Austin has been playing rec at North OKC for a few seasons now, and also did indoor. He’s developed into quite a little soccer player, and we enjoy watching him grow!