In my storehouse of memories, few things compare to our family’s annual pilgrimage to gather pecans for winter recipes. Looking back, this time spent together as extended family provided lasting memories and intensified my parents’ belief that “money doesn’t buy happiness.” My father, being a painter and experienced climber on tall buildings, used his skills …

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