Treasure Hunt

I know people who love to hunt treasure. They will go to the flea market and estate sales frequently looking for treasure. Usually, the treasure they seek has become trash to someone else. I am often frustrated with myself over things that I thought were valuable when I purchased them, and now they are worthless…

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Saved & Thankful

I’m often so busy walking through each day that I don’t stop and reflect on the journey that brought me to where I am today. I’m not necessarily speaking of the journey that developed me professionally, but more about the journey that helped develop me spiritually. I grew up in a small town in Kentucky…

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Close Friends

I am blessed with many friends. I am thankful for each one and their role in my life. I have friends whom I haven’t seen in months, and when we connect, we pick up right where we left off. I have friends who are close by that if I needed to meet them for coffee…

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Net Worth

I remember a time several years ago when I was planning to borrow money for a business venture. I sat down with the lender and he gave me an extensive loan application. The application was used to determine my net worth including any assets and liabilities that I had financially. The lender was a personal…

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Death

  I am not a fan of death. I recently experienced the death of a dear aunt and then two weeks later, her son died. Death is so permanent relative to my life here and now. In relationship to eternity, it more like a new chapter. I see eternity as “the long game” or “the…

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A Different Kind Of Debt

I have confessed to many that during the recession that started in 2007 and caused financial hurt to many for at least 3 or 4 years, I also had debt. I almost lost most of my material possessions because I was way too leveraged financially. In other words, I was in debt up to my…

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