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Punished to Passion … childhood memories #3of10
Śhe kicked me out of class Over the next several posts (or so) I will share ten childhood memoriesand lessons I glean for today. She kicked me out of class. I love school, learning, academic settings, campuses, all of it. But I was often a lot to handle. And several times, I was kicked out…
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A Hero’s Scar – cm#2of10
I was so brave. I saved his life. I have the scar to prove it. Right out of a made for TV special – but not really. Over the next several posts (or so) I will share ten childhood memoriesand lessons I glean for today. I was so brave. I saved his life. I have…
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FEARLESS? – cm#1of10
Fearless? Was I? Am I? Are you? Over the next several posts (or so) I will share ten childhood memoriesand lessons I glean for today. Fearless? Was I? Am I? Are you? I was a child many years ago. More than I care to count. But in many ways, many still consider me childish, but…
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Isaiah’s Highway – Isa 35
It’s a new year. A perfect time for a new year. As I look at my efforts with MuddyShoes, I have come to realize the past several months have been … well … inconsistent. So I start a new year. I start a new commitment. I place a fresh look at my journey and the…
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Christmas Eve – Eve
Tomorrow is the start of Christmas Weekend – it’ll be another 10 years before we have the Saturday/Sunday combo for Christmas occur again. And as I write this, I ponder the question – What does Christmas mean to you? I love giving gifts – I mean I am pretty good at thinking it through. Sometimes…
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God Loves
The following is from Max Lucado’s words about his book “316” … For God so loved the world … For God so loved the world … Imagine there was a love that never faded, never wavered, never died. Now imagine that love was for YOU. In one of the most famous verses of the Bible,…
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Nothing Like Being With the Ones You Love
It is so close – the weather seems to be getting colder (maybe it’s because I am listening too Rosemary Clooney’s “Snow”) – but I am so stoked. Christmas can be a roller coaster for emotions. This is the first Christmas without my mom. Down goes the coaster. But there is a new addition to…
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Shock & Awe at Christmas
Four Days ’till Christmas weekend – and it is a weekend this year – so cool. Is your shopping done? Are they wrapped, under the tree, ready to be given out? let me say it again – Four Days!!! Getting caught off guard is kind of the Christmas tradition. You forget one gift. You leave…
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Names – Don’t Forget this One
I am terrible with names – really terrible. Early in my marriage, I even called my wife by my old girlfriends name – ouch. Yet my wife stuck with me. Names. But the Heart of Christmas is not about gifts, trees, music … it is about a baby, with a name that every knee will…
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Six More Days ! ! !
Presents. The thematic wrap. The perfectly chosen trim. The colorful and accentuating ribbons and bows. And … name tags! That is an exciting addition. To know that you have a gift to open. And they are made to be received and opened. (Ask the detective Monk). Gifts may look pretty, but they are made to…
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