Old Vs. New

I like a new stuff. I like a new car. I like a new computer. I like a new house. I like a lot of things that are brand new. I also love old stuff. I link vintage cars and trucks. I like old furniture (aka. Antiques). I like old people (I resemble that description!).…

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Reform

I have been a part of the Restoration Movement for most of my life. It was a Christian movement that sought to reform the church from within. The movement also sought “the unification of all Christians in a single body patterned after the church of the New Testament.” The word reform and restore are closely…

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Purified

I have never given much thought to the word “purified” before. I am smart enough to know that if you around someone with an infectious cough or the flu, you should spray Lysol all around to kill any germs that might be lingering.  I do carry a little pump bottle of hand sanitizer in my…

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Come Back Home

I remember when my parents lived in Kentucky and we would go “home” to visit them. I grew up in a big house on a hill and my parents owned about 40 acres. There is something special about going home where I grew up and seeing the way many things have changes, but many things…

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Restoration Story

  The word restoration brings with it concepts like renewed, reestablished, returned to a former or original condition. I’m a fan of Chip & Joanna Gaines and their show “Fixer Upper”. They take “run down” or “beaten up” old houses and make them beautiful again and worth a lot more money than they were previously.…

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A New House

  One of the most fun parts of my job is helping a family close and get the keys to their new house. There is such anticipation and excitement as they disconnect and move from their current house to a new house. The comparisons begin immediately about how the new house is more spacious and flows…

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