The reactions of the human heart are not mechanical and predictable, but infinitely subtle and delicate. – Daisaku Ikeda As I prepared for church on Sunday morning, I had a few topics on my mind to write about for Monday, but nothing that really stuck, so as I was in the shower I asked God to […]
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“A day of rest is a worthy event, we just have to believe it is so” – Hank G The beauty of writing post on this blog is I regularly have the opportunity to share my many life experiences prior to their fully manifested end. In other words you the reader get to tap
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“Perspective is everything when you are experiencing the challenges of life.” – Joni Eareckson Tada I’ve always loved sitting in the window seat while flying. There is something about taking off and watching the plane rise above the ground at 400-500 miles per hour that excites me. Call it the kid in me, but
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“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me” – Jim Valvano Sometimes, for no particular reason (that I’m aware of anyway) I find myself reflecting on the role I have as a father to my children. Whether we’re about to embark on a summer road trip
“Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records” – William Arthur Ward We all know the saying that, “history has a way of repeating itself.” Sometimes I wonder how much time we spend examining the “why” to this statement. I mean really getting to the core of the question. I’ve been called
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Over the years I have come to learn that I have a tendency to over think things. At times I can even become a bit of a perfectionist, or just very anal about how things should run in my life. Of course this characteristic has its advantages, but it also comes with its own set
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We’re all familiar with the quote, “you can’t unscramble eggs,” and most of us know exactly what it means or how the saying can apply to our lives at different times. And although I’ll would usually agree with this, I do believe there are times when we should, and must challenge this statement. The
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“Peace secured by slavish submission is not peace.” – Kim II-sung “The submission of her body without love or desire is degrading to the woman’s finer sensibility, all the marriage certificates on earth to the contrary notwithstanding.” – Margaret Sanger So often when we hear any form of the word submit, it can take us
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“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.” – Dale Carnegie I can recall driving on the road on many occasions and accidentally cutting someone off. As I looked over to apologize to the driver, all
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Almost every weekend when my now two older children were younger, we would find ourselves at the soccer field for about 3-months out of the year. Something that I would find at the games consistently, both good and disturbing at the same time was the attitude and idea that no kid really ever loses
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