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Don’t Quit

By Dwayne Hicks | June 6, 2013 |

I spoke with a guy yesterday who had smoked for years and he finally quit. He explained to me that chewing gum was the catalyst that helped him quit.  He also said that for years his daughter had tried to get him to quit and now “she smokes like a smoke stack”. I could so…

Worse Case Scenario

By Dwayne Hicks | June 5, 2013 |

There are lots of times in life when I have to “prepare for the worse and hope for the best”. I have to calculate the losses ahead of time and be prepared if the worse thing happens.  This feels like to me a type of “negative thinking”. I try hard not to be so negative,…

Contrast

By Dwayne Hicks | June 4, 2013 |

There are things in my world that are “strikingly different from other things” in my world. There are people in my circles who are “night and day different” from one another.  The word contrast is a close “friend” to the word compare. To compare things, implies that there are attributes that are somewhat similar.  Habakkuk…

Question?

By Dwayne Hicks | June 3, 2013 |

I like questions most of the time.  Questions are sentences formed to get information that beforehand I didn’t’ have. As I get older and more experienced at life, I get more questions ask. I also have more questions to ask the Lord as I get older. I questioned my Dad recently asking if he had…

Punishment

By Dwayne Hicks | June 2, 2013 |

My Mom and Dad certainly did not “spare the rod and spoil the child” with me! I learned early on where the boundaries were. I also learned what would happen if I crossed the boundaries as well. Punishment is usually the retribution for and offense. If you commit the crime, you must do the time! (Sorry,…

Rescue

By Dwayne Hicks | June 1, 2013 |

I’m so thankful for people who rescue others. The Police are my protector in many ways as they seek to enforce the law and stop people from violent crimes against others. The Firefighter is there to rescue me from danger and destruction. The Firefighter is a first-responder along with the EMT to rescue me if…

Peace

By Dwayne Hicks | May 31, 2013 |

This word to me means freedom from stress or worry. It doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s quiet around me. It means relaxation and rest from the things that cause me to worry or stress about. I love having peace of mind that says “all is good”. I love having a peaceful home where my boys…

No Comps

By Dwayne Hicks | May 30, 2013 |

One of the challenging things in Real Estate world is that the true value of a property is not what someone is willing to pay for it. The value of a home is based on the comparable homes that sold in the area. It becomes frustrating when selling homes in a rural area and the…

Case Law

By Dwayne Hicks | May 29, 2013 |

I have always been drawn in by attorney shows. For example I watched Perry Mason for years as he won case after case. Then along came Matlock who was a bit of a country lawyer but smart as a whip. He didn’t loose many cases either. The latest show that resembles the others is Law…

Help Is Coming!

By Dwayne Hicks | May 28, 2013 |

This phrase gives hope and encouragement to hang on and hang in there. It says that the situation is about to change. I’ve had to call for help when a car has broken down. I’ve also had the privilege to be the help on the way for my kids who have had a “fender bender”…