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photo by Victoria Ryng<\/p><\/div>\n

On Friday, my son Tristan graduated from the Art Institute of Portland with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Game Art and Design. He’s a 3-D modeler, and a good one.<\/p>\n

F<\/span>or my long-time readers, you know that Tristan’s life has not been without it’s troubles.<\/p>\n

That sentence there may hold this blog’s record for understatement.<\/p>\n

We are positively overjoyed that Tristan has turned his life around so completely. It’s miraculous; the answer to many prayers.<\/p>\n

He’s visiting Tacoma for a little while. As I type this, he’s asleep on the couch downstairs.<\/p>\n

His chosen field is booming, and after the Christmas holidays he already has a number of recruiters to get back to. But for now, he sleeps peacefully in Pistachio House.<\/p>\n

Praise God in His angels and in His saints. <\/p>\n

\"Tristan<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On Friday, my son Tristan graduated from the Art Institute of Portland with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Game Art and Design. He’s a 3-D modeler, and a good one. For my long-time readers, you know that Tristan’s life has not been without it’s troubles. That sentence there may hold this blog’s record for understatement. 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