Category: From the Heart!
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“In the Morning, Deep calls to Deep.”
There have been times in my life where I have been desperate to hear someone’s voice. When Russia invaded Ukraine, the whole world took a breathe. My youngest son who is serving in the 82nd Airborne was in Poland, just a few miles from the Ukrainian boulder. He was not able to communicate with us.…
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Love at a different level…
When my wife, Janet and I were first married, we decided to wait for a while before having children. We were both young and wanted to live a carefree lifestyle. After two years we decided we were ready for children. Shortly after, my daughter Jessica and then our son Scott were born. We were a…
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A Life…Well Lived.
The word “Legacy”, and the phrase, “a life well lived”, both gain more meaning the older I get. I don’t believe 63 is old. I still compete against 20 something’s in tennis. I loved the look a young man who is on a college tennis team gave me when he asked me how old I…
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A Christmas Prayer…
Lord, another year has come, and almost gone. We’ve celebrated… *Epic family vacations together *Barbecues by the pool *Band performances & Volleyball matches *Kindergarten & First Grade caroling *A Guys-only road trip & a family girls trip *Celebrations of lives well lived, and lives just beginning *Sickness, disease, and surgeries *Protecting our country and the…
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The True Gift…
I was privileged to whiteness the birth of all three of my children. It brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it. The joy I feel is immeasurable. We will be celebrating the birth of Jesus in just two days. I can’t imagine what was going through Gods mind as he witnessed his son…
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Arby’s & Orange Chicken joined in the chorus…
This remarkable event took place 12 years ago and (now) over 55 million people have watched the youtube clip of unsuspecting shoppers getting the surprise of their life while eating lunch. A young woman, seemingly enjoying her lunch in a food court, stands up, appears to be on her mobile phone, and begins singing the…
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Remember my hands…
Growing up, I don’t recall my moms or my dads hands. That’s a strange thing, isn’t it? I mean, I can remember almost everything else about them…including their feet, lol. I don’t recall being held, hugged or one of them holding my hand. I know my parents loved me. They just had trouble with the…
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We Win, or We Learn (Grow)
What battles are you fighting in your life? Temptation? Anxiety? Fear? Depression? Employment? Financial battles? Health battles? Relationship battles? A dear friend of mine has been struggling to build a business for the last four years. He’s done everything he could to keep staff employed and bills paid. Little by little cuts had to be…
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Spiritual Erosion
It seems to me the older I get, the more evil I see in the world. Good has been a mighty rock blocking a relentless torrent of water (evil) from flooding in. The rock seemed indestructible and immovable. However, over the years the rock, little by little, has been eroded by the constant pressure of…
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Like oil on my head…
I started my mortgage career at a national bank. Later, when NMLS licensing was established, I had moved from originating loans to management so I didn’t need an NMLS license. When my son decided to join me in the business we studied and took the test together. Both of us passed on our first attempt.…
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