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Hypocrisy
It’s a strange thing to tell people I am a follower of Christ. In fact, sometimes I don’t want to say that, not because I am embarrassed by Jesus, but because I am embarrassed by my lack of looking like Jesus. Today is one of those days. The truth is I often feel like people…
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Some People Want to be Impressive. I Want to be Interesting.
Last week I entered several photographs into the photography competition for the North Texas Fair and Rodeo. I’ve never entered a competition like this before, but I know people who do. In fact, they do it every year, and it sounded like a lot of fun, so thought I would try it. With this competition,…
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Third Time is the Third Time
I mentioned before that I made the commitment to write every day. Today I have written two blogs. And deleted them both. I plan to write about that tomorrow. Tonight, I am going to bed. In case you feel like the only one who can’t find the words today, you’re not.Let’s try again tomorrow. In…
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Decades
“I am going to spend the day with my dad.” I stared at the text. Then I reread it. Then I read it again. “Are you looking forward to it?” I hit send. Seconds later. “Yeah, I really am.” Decades. It had been three decades plus since he had visited his father for Father’s Day.…
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Ordinary Me Really Isn’t
This morning I made the mental commitment that I would write everyday. I’m a writer. I should be writing. It is now after 8:30 pm, and I have been thinking about what to write all day, and I still have nothing. Okay, let me clarify. I have nothing profound. You know the stuff I’m talking…
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Only You Can Do It
Can we talk?You know, the kind of talk where some of you are really not going to like me afterward, but if you listen, it’ll change your life?Because I had this talk with myself, and it changed my life kind of talk? You are responsible for how you see yourself.You are responsible for whether you…
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Embrace the Quirky
Do you know God gave you the interests He did for a reason? It could be that He loves sharing Himself with you through those things, like my fascination with flowers.It could be that the enjoyment you get from those things makes Him happy.It could be that He plans to use them to connect you…
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Epic Living
For those who don’t know, my brother had serious health issues. Liver failure. Lymph edema. Torn meniscus. Spinalstinosis. Spinal degeneration. Arthritis in every joint of his body. Autoimmune issues. He could barely shuffle and could not step up at all. Even with pain meds at the highest level that was safe for his liver, he…
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Go Forth, Be Uncomforable, and Find Your People
For a long time I have heard people blame their mental “thing” for their not wanting to be around people. Can I suggest that isolation and not actually connecting with people is part of what is causing your mental “thing”? The fact is we were created to be social creatures, and not being social feeds…
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Be the Good Stuff!!!
Be a blessing! You only get this day once. Use it to be a blessing. Encourage someone. Send a text. Send a card. Make the call. Pay someone’s electric bill. Invite someone to lunch. Be kind to the person who is rude or mean to you. You are not on this planet solely for the…
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