Life…Under Construction
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Sunday Sunday
Here we are the beginning of another week. We are already almost finished with January. Can you believe it? This past week was not without its drama, but by now, my life would seem so meaningless if we didn\’t have some drama, you know? Started out great. Jenni began her new job on Monday. She…
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Today, Life is Good
I know, I know, life is always good. And you would be right to say so. I believe this. But this day–today–is especially good. On this day, I have both of our children in our home. Josh and Mel are down visiting from the beautiful state of Pennsylvania; and Jenni, who is my precious girl,…
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And So We Pray
Jenn has been out of work for nearly a year now. With three boys to care for, this has been very difficult for her. And when you count \”deadbeat\” dads who don\’t support their children, or only throw a little money in the pot so they don\’t end up in jail, it just adds to…
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Saturday
Even though I started off the weekend feeling bad from a cold, I got a few things done today. Let\’s see…. I cleaned the kitchen, washed a couple loads of clothes, straightened the dining room and living room, cleaned out a closet. All the time feeling like I was functioning inside a barrel. Ugh.
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A New Phone
I was going to buy a new phone tonight after work. I walked into the Verizon store, where it appeared three young men were on duty. They had customers, so I walked around the store, looking for the particular phone I wished to purchase. One of the customers left. I continued walking around the store,…
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Staff Meetings
Today we had our weekly staff meeting. It took about an hour to complete the business part of the meeting, and then the senior chaplain asked us to share where we were with God these days; how God was working in our lives as we entered the new year. I shared with them my desire…
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Impression
Several weeks ago, our Wednesday evening service was centered around a prayer labyrinth. Don\’t get all hung up on the word \”labyrinth.\” We just followed some taped lines in our chapel to different \”stations\”. At each station we focused on a particular aspect of prayer. Every station, every thought centered around our relationship with Jesus.…
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January 1, 2012
Good morning! Well, we made it safely through the night. I waited up for Jenni and the little boys to get home, and then we all turned in about 1:30am. It\’s going to be a beautiful day today. Heading out to worship in a while and then home to a nice, quiet afternoon. At some…
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2012
The new year began with a time of fellowship and prayer with our church family. A sweet time. Driving back into our neighborhood, we were greeted with the sounds of gunfire. It\’s our area\’s version of fireworks. It scared our dog so bad he ran under the table and hid. The only way he would…
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Cousins
Among the great and happy memories of my childhood are my cousins. They were an inheritance from my step-father. He had three sisters, and they had children. I met them just shortly after my mother married my step-dad, and we stayed a day or two at one of the aunt’s houses while they went away—maybe…
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