Strategic

  I admire others who analyze and plan strategically. I am learning more and more about how important planning is in every area of my life. Planning is important to my family as I put together a blueprint for my “empty nest years” and sunset years. I applaud young people who start planning their retirement…

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Prove It

It is not always the easiest thing to do to prove something you say is true. I do believe that there are facts that reveal lots of truth or expose lies. For example, I can’t say I was one place and the GPS on my phone reveals that I was somewhere else. There are video…

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Be Humble & Kind

Tim McGraw released a song by this title in late 2015 and the video in January 2016 that carries a simple but profound words. The song was written by Lori McKenna and carries a powerful chorus: Hold the door say please say thank you Don’t steal, don’t cheat, and don’t lie I know you got…

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Actions Speak

  I remember as a young boy I was told that “actions speak louder than words”. I have learned that axiom to be true over the years. There are some folks who “talk a good game”, but their actions don’t back up their talk. Others don’t talk much, but they give and serve “behind the…

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Goal #1: LOVE

I must admit that we throw this word love around a bit too much and we have, in some ways, cheapened it a bit. I can be heard saying that “I love” certain foods. “I love” playing on the water. I love God. I love my wife. I love my children. I love my family…

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Aroma

  I love being able to smell. There are times when my “smeller” isn’t functioning properly – allergy season, for example. I love the smell of a new car. I love the smell of a freshly painted room. I love smell of wood at a new home being built. I love the smell of a…

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