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Memorial Day, Mouthfuls, and Miracles: The Day the Woodchuck Was Caught · HAVE FAITH LET IT BEGIN®

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  It's Monday, and you know what that means. Welcome to Have Faith. Let it begin.
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  Podcast of inspiration. It's a podcast of hope.
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  It's a podcast of faith, and it's a podcast of friendship.
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  Here is your host, Angel Santana, and special co-host, Dr. E.
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  We're a three-podcast guy. That's it, man. Let's rock and roll. In three, two, one.
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  Hello, everyone. Do not adjust your TV sets.
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  It is back to the drawing board, but I mean that in a good way.
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  Why? Because we're resetting.
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  We're resetting because it is Memorial Day.
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  Happy Memorial Day to everyone. And before we actually start it, let me do this.
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  It's a Monday. It's Have Faith, Let It Begin.
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  This is Angel. Dr. E is back. And today we're enjoying a little day off while
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  taking time to remember and honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate
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  sacrifice for our country this Memorial Day.
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  To all of our military families, veterans, and those remembering loved ones today, we thank you.
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  We honor you. We will keep you in our prayers.
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  Now it's time for us to entertain you.
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  So with that being said, after your meaningful weekend, I've got a story for
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  you. And trust me, this one has been weeks in the making.
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  I've been following along. You all been following along with the battle of the woodchuck in the yard.
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  And I've got breaking news. I want to hear it. This little guy, Dr.
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  E, has been treating my backyard like an all-you-can-eat buffet.
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  Yes. Digging holes, sneaking around, outsmarting me at every turn.
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  I tried everything. I mean everything.
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  But this week, ladies and gentlemen...
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  I finally caught him. Oh, Angel, tell me more. I got him. I got him.
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  But first of all, Dr. E, how are you, buddy?
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  Oh, man. Happy Memorial Day, everybody. And our blessings, of course,
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  to all of our military and, of course, our fallen heroes.
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  But Angel, speaking of the fallen groundhog, tell me a little bit about,
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  well, first of all, what did you name him?
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  Oh, this guy's name is, well, I should actually change it because we can get
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  some letters. All right. I'm going to change it real quick.
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  We're just going to call him, we're going to call him cordo,
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  which is cordo, which I'm going to, well, in Spanish, it means,
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  you know, a little bit chunky, but I don't want to be, you know,
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  I don't want to name call, but he's a big dude. He's a big dude. Let's put it that way.
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  So tell me the circumstances of his capture. Well, listen, I finally caught
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  him and I believe it or not, the secret weapon was raspberries. That's right.
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  Not traps, not fancy stores, not some complicated strategy, just good old-fashioned raspberries, buddy.
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  Yes. Yes. And so today, we're going to talk about persistence, patience.
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  Well, tell me. Tell me about, so what did you do with the raspberries?
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  Well, it's funny how something small can consume your attention, right?
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  This woodchuck became part of my daily routine. So what I did was every morning
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  I'd look outside wondering, did he come back?
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  Did he dig another hole? What did he do to destroy everything now? Right?
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  So the more I tried to force the solution, the worse it seemed to get.
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  And I tried different foods in the trap.
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  I moved the cage around. I watched videos online.
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  I was preparing for some wildlife championship.
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  And every single time this woodchuck went out, smart me. But.
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  Something hit me. Ariel was eating raspberries one day and she didn't want to
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  finish them. And I don't like to throw out food.
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  So I said, well, let me put raspberries in the trap. And that was it.
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  Somehow this was the answer. And honestly, it reminded me that sometimes in
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  life we over complicate things.
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  So I looked in the trap one day and there he was.
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  And it was like the raspberries were still all over his mouth. Oh, poor Gordo.
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  That's it. That's it. Where did Gordito end up? Where did you end up letting
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  him loose? Well, you know, we just got him.
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  So he's in the trap right now. I've got, I fed him.
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  I've been feeding him because I don't want to leave him out there.
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  I'm trying to find gloves that will not allow him to bite me.
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  So when I pick up the trap and throw it in the truck, I can get him over to
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  Winding Hills or somewhere far and release him back into a wild.
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  That's beautiful. I have this vision. I don't know if all of our half-faith
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  family out there have ever seen the movie Caddyshack,
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  but I could see Angel dressed like Bill Murray with some C4 throwing down the
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  dynamite down into those holes.
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  Let me tell you, we've tried every single problem and with bigger plans,
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  louder reactions, and more frustrations, but sometimes patience,
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  consistency, and trying something simple can finally open the door to success.
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  So let's go to the metaphor, Angel.
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  So we honor our, our brave soldiers. So persistence, simplicity,
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  and relocation to a new home at a state park. Are those the metaphors this week?
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  It is, it is. And you know what? There were moments I wanted to give up.
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  And just like the woodchuck on the backyard, I thought about our brave soldiers
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  who did not give up and how they stayed with it and how they realized that you
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  have to do everything you can to survive, right?
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  So today, wherever you are, whatever frustrations you're facing, keep going.
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  I mean, your raspberries moment might be closer than you think,
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  but as we honor Memorial Day today, let us also remember the power of sacrifice. That's really the key.
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  Hey, listen, lead us in prayer, my brother. Yes.
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  So let's talk about, as we close out, Heavenly Father, thank you for sacrifice,
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  perseverance, gratitude, freedom was never free.
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  And we thank those who gave everything so that we could have the opportunities
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  and moments that we enjoy today.
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  So if you're a veteran, if you're in the armed forces, if you're right now overseas, we thank you.
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  We want you to know that the last 24 hours, Dr.
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  E and the Croc Podcast, Have Faith That It Begins, has delivered a one-two punch
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  and honored our brave men and women.
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  And we want you to listen to them. We are now offering you an opportunity to
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  let us know what you think of
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  yesterday's Croc Podcast episode And the Half-Faith Let It Begin episode,
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  because if you write to us, you're getting a free bracelet.
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  You get a 25-pound woodchuck named Gordo. Yeah, yeah.
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  There goes our views right there. But God bless you guys.
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  We are excited about today's day off and we want everybody to have a good time.
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  We hope you got entertained and we want you to know that we love you and we support you.
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  May God be with you. May he shine his light upon you and grant each and every
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  single one of you peace on earth and never forget.
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  Have faith, let it begin. Hey, Angel, one of these days on Monday,
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  we have to do a crazy date story.
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  Oh, it's coming. I'm already writing the latest one. So that you were on the same wavelength.
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  We'll see you guys later. Enjoy your hot dogs and hamburgers.
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  God bless. Happy Memorial Day.