Own It

  I think it has become very natural and normal for me, over the years, to blame someone or something when things don’t go as I planned them. For example, I’m a pretty bad golfer. In fact, I call myself a “hacker”. I’m not necessarily proud of this, but I’m not willing to take golf…

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New Contract

  My work world is filled with contracts, promises, addendums to the contract, dates, deadlines and more. It also involves people from all walks of life as well. People and contracts to not always work well, but the contract is intended to be full of promises that each party keeps with the other. Most days…

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Faith First

I really think this concept of faith is very simple, but yet it’s a profound thought. I am called to believe in Jesus as the One and only Son of God. I believe that He came to earth as a baby, grew up to be a man without sin. He lived His life with respect…

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My Body – a temporary temple

As I get older, I realize that my body can’t do what it used to do. I remember my teenage years of being strong doing lots of manual labor. I don’t do as much manual labor as I once did and I usually remember it for about three days as I recover. A few days…

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Clean Cup

Every morning I have a routine of rolling out of bed, grateful to the Lord for a new day. I have become a bit of a coffee snob, because I grind fresh beans to make the coffee. While the coffee is brewing, I’m grabbing a quick shave & shower. My coffee cups are on a…

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Soul Food

I live in the south and soul food is a menu of good tasting food that is really not very healthy. For example, I would call Bacon, Biscuits, Gravy & Grits breakfast soul food. Other “soul food” selections might be mashed potatoes, gravy, collard greens, pork chops and fried squash. I believe that lots of…

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