Thursday Ramblings

Addition to earlier post:  Although I indeed did win one game of racquetball against Dan, I failed to mentioned that I lost four – two of those with skunk scores!  So, Dan, my apologies.  Your athletic reputation is thus restored.
Today played volleyball for a long time and I’m feeling it in my right [...]

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Making Peace

There are times when you know that your day will not be productive.  You just have that feeling, that presence of mind that makes it difficult to get moving or focused on tasks.  Today was one of those days.  I wasted a good portion of the day.  Some would say that is the intent of [...]

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Moving Day

I spent Monday helping a family move into their new Habitat home.  It was a great day for moving and  we got a lot accomplished by evening.  The house is beautiful and very much theirs.  The kids were very excited about their new home and new rooms.  What a wonderful fresh start and new beginning [...]

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Wait for Me

Merry Christmas to each of you!  We began our Christmas Day by gathering for worship – a unique opportunity when Christmas falls on a Sunday.  I do believe it is a wonderful way to start Christmas.  This morning had a very relaxed, family feel to the day and was a pleasant continuation from last night’s [...]

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Oh, Those Songs!

There are those songs.  You know the songs of which I speak.  Songs laced with a hypnotic melody that cause them to be forever burned into our memory.  Songs so infectious that they appear to jump from one person to another like a bad cold.  A young man on a subway is singing a little [...]

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Season of Joy

Here are some thoughts on "joy" from an article I read yesterday. There are four commonalities among those who live joy-filled lives:

a feeling of being forgiven;
forgiving others;
a feeling of life purpose;
a strong sense of gratitude.

Gratitude drives joy.  When minds are focused on what they have, not what they don’t have, gratitude is found.  This season [...]

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Adoption Day

Today was a very special day for my friend, Adele, and her family.  Today was adoption day for Jessica Ann, the sweet (and energetic) child that has been Adele’s foster daughter for two years – since a few months after Jessica was born.  Adele opened her home and has loved Jessica as her own and [...]

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Solidarity

EMR vehicles, funeral processions and Christmas give me that strange, warm feeling of solidarity.  As I drive down the highway, sirens are heard and then seen in my rearview mirror.  As the ambulance or funeral procession approaches, one after another vehicle slows down and edges itself to the shoulder until the vehicles pass. Most times [...]

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Typepad Problems

Typepad, the company that I blog through, had some technical difficulties most of Friday.  Sorry for the problems and delays in posts and comments.  They are working diligently to have it up and running to the full extent as soon as possible.

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Chronicles

New picture of my nephew, Blake.  Honestly . . . would you be able to say "no" this face?  to those eyes?   
I didn’t think so.
I saw Chronicles of Narnia tonight with friends.  I am so moved tonight from that movie experience.  It has been a very long time since I read the very first [...]

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