Standing Firm

I grew up in the country side of Kentucky. I grew up in an era where your word and a hand shake were as good as a written contract. Things are a bit different now. If it isn’t in writing, it’s probably not going to happen. I grew up with values of hard work, honesty…

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Prayer Aroma

  I do enjoy nice smelling aromas. I love the smell of my Columbian coffee brewing in the morning.  I love the smell of bacon cooking at breakfast. I love the smell of fresh cut grass in the spring time. I love the smell of certain flowers. I love the smell of a nice steak…

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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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Pure Living

  I’m not sure who said, “What you’re doing speaks so loudly that I can’t hear what you’re saying”. He or she was “spot on” with that quote. Talk is cheap, and people can say about anything, and really seem to mean it. It’s one thing for me to talk about my faith in God…

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Goals

I have had goals for many years. I make plans and set short-term goals all the time. I was challenged yesterday to set 10-day goals, 10-month goals and 5-year goals. The premise is that if you can’t set 10-day goals and work toward them, then it’s useless to do the others. Goal setting is a…

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What Really Matters

I usually wake up pretty early in the morning. I decided to “sleep in” this morning and get a little extra rest. My wife gives me a hard time because “sleeping in” to me is 7 AM. I love the morning. I enjoy seeing the sun come up and the beginning of a new day.…

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