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Jan 3, 2020
4 min

7 Weeks

I wrote about belly buttons in this post in September of 2018, on my birthday. It talked about being by my mom’s side as she succumbed to...

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Dana Vanhoy

Sep 18, 2018
2 min

Belly Buttons

I’ve been thinking about my belly button a lot lately. Maybe it’s because my belly button is a reminder that I was attached to my mom. I...

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Dana Vanhoy

Aug 6, 2018
3 min

For God So Loved the World

What does John 3:16 and my six year old son have to do with one another? Read on to find out.

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Dana Vanhoy

May 29, 2018
5 min

Oh Brother!

True story: My brother ran away from home when I was born. The legend goes likes this (and yes, the story has been told and re-told so...

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Dana Vanhoy

May 17, 2018
2 min

Time

I wrote this when my son turned 2 years old. I find that with each passing birthday of his, it resonates even more with me. And makes me cry

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Dana Vanhoy

May 7, 2018
4 min

Mom

She was born Carol Ann Fenlon on October 18th, 1943 in Cheboygan, MI to proud parents Lucille & Mark Fenlon. Little Carol Ann joined big...

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Dana Vanhoy

Apr 26, 2018
2 min

Documenting My VO Journey

I’m about to get real y’all. Starting a side hustle is difficult. I’m learning this fact the hard way: by trying to start a side hustle...

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Dana Vanhoy

Apr 10, 2018
3 min

And now six years have passed.

I’d imagine six years would seem like a long time if you had to spend it in prison. But when those six years are attached to a little boy w

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Build Your Home Recording Studio For Cheap

Dana Vanhoy

Feb 4, 2018
4 min

Build Your Home Recording Studio For Cheap

After training for a year with a fantastic voiceover coach, I set about creating my in-home recording studio for as little money as...

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What I Have Learned From Wearing Hearing Aids

Dana Vanhoy

Jan 13, 2018
4 min

What I Have Learned From Wearing Hearing Aids

Yes, I wear hearing aids. Yes, I’ve been wearing them since I turned 40. I have never been a fan of getting older. Therefore, I have...

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Dana Vanhoy

Jan 8, 2018
3 min

5 Ways Humans Should Be More Like Dogs

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Dana Vanhoy

Jan 7, 2018
4 min

Why?

Because I was completely blind-sided when the company I worked for for 10 years eliminated my position leaving me with no job. Because I...

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Dana Vanhoy

Dec 7, 2017
3 min

Advice to My Son When He’s Older

Dear Son – since you were born, you have changed my perception of boys. Until I had you, I didn’t know much about raising a little dude....

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