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Close to Your Heart
Someone close to me lost someone close to her over the weekend. Totally unexpected while on a trip ten years in the making. In an instant a father, husband and best friend of 28 years, is gone and a wife is alone in the woods with her husband’s body, trying desperately to save him with…
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Lazy Saturday Morning?
Okay, it sounds good, but not happening here and not likely to for a while. So I’m at my computer in my jammies, not yet 7 a.m., playing one of my standard fire-me-up songs in the background as I review my plan for the day – attack algebra once again, then on to my Old…
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Catch-Up?
Playing catch-up? Very often these days, I seem to be in catch-up mode; tonight is no exception. With algebra going fairly well, but still time-consuming, and daily life with all that entails, things are good though the pace is frenetic. What keeps me grounded? My faith, for sure, and the things I’m looking forward to…
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In Over Your Head?
That was my thought at 7:00 a.m., trying to figure out what I’m doing in an algebra class. How, if I’m challenged by navigating the course web site, will I navigate the course? Oh my… “Algebraic symbols are used when you do not know what you are talking about.” I don’t know who said it,…
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Get off the Bench!
So where I come from, a major NFL city, there’s big news today. Our former hero has become big news AGAIN – signing on to a rival team after a long drawn-out story. How do I care? I get frustrated that we’re such a nation of observers. I get frustrated that we idolize a sport…
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Don’t Tell Me …
So I’m thinking about limits today. I have a time limit in which to finish this first semester, looming large at the end of this week. Twitter limits the number of characters you can post; there are speed limits with some fairly large consequences – found that out recently, too. Sometimes we limit ourselves through…
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Second Chances Part Two
Where does the time go? So many things happening every day. An incredible second chance for beloved family members – a second chance at creating the best possible family together in a place that they love. For me, confirmation again of victory over illness, a second chance for sure. And back to school, not the…
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Second Chances Part I
This will be quick, just to throw the thought out there – how many second chances does a person get? I’ve sure been blessed with my share. It’s kind of like a cosmic Do-Over though I choose to believe that they come from a very specific place, Person, if you will. I believe in the…
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Thinking About Eagles
I saw one again today, not that uncommon out here; I saw one yesterday, too. But they sure are fascinating. I’ve always loved birds, little birds that come to feed in your yard, big birds, birds of prey – hawks, owls, osprey, eagles. This morning’s message delivered by a guest preacher referenced eagles, too, one…
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An Angry Man
I was screamed at, flipped off – with both hands, no less – and called a name I really hate!! All by a guy with at least three small children watching him and in front of a store employee! Mentioned the incident to my ErinLee and sure enough, a similar thing happened to her…