Achievement
Today, my youngest son graduated from highschool. He may still be worrying about what he will be, but today, I’m pretty proud of what he already is.
Misc.
Consider This
Following Orders
There have been times in my life when I felt God called me to do something so I stepped out and tried it and failed. I used to think that meant I must have missed it. Perhaps I did not hear his voice. Maybe He did not direct me as I thought. Maybe I didn’t
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Trash or Recycle?
On trash collection day, we have two trucks that come by. One picks up the trash, the other comes later and picks up the recycle stuff. Earlier this week, I went for a walk down our street right after the trash pick up truck had gone by. The full recycle bins were all still sitting
Stories
Wait, the Sun is Late
Bob sat in his chair looking for the sunrise. He stared out the window, just waiting for the faint light to appear on the horizon. He glanced at the clock. It should be coming up by now. Maybe there are clouds blocking the weak early morning light. He waited. Bob waited in that chair for
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This Morning’s Prayer
Great and Holy God Author of my soul Write in me your peace For you are the Painter of my life The Builder of my destiny And all that I am or ever will be, is yours.
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Easter in My Heart
Coming out, He went to the Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed, and His disciples also followed Him. When He came to the place, He said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.” And He was withdrawn from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and prayed, saying, “Father, if it is
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Relating to the Moon
Tonight, there will be a blood moon. A blood moon happens when the moon’s view of the sun is completely eclipsed by the shadow of the earth. Were it not for the faint red light refracted from the earth’s atmosphere, the moon would go dark. The rain clouds in Atlanta will keep me from seeing
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Airport Square Dance
I just spent a weekend at a hotel overlooking the busiest airport in the world. Not 200 yards away from my balcony perch, a constant flow of airplanes took off and landed on multiple parallel runways. I marveled at the technology. I marveled at the wonder of the forces that could hold thousands of tons
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The Last Night in Haiti
The last night in Haiti is always so full of a mix of emotions. It’s sad to say goodbye to my Haitian friends and family, yet I look forward to the reuniting ahead. I always have things I wish I had done better or different. Yet I am also happy about things that went better