Thank You

These two words are really big words. I believe that they are more powerful than they are polite. Please don’t misunderstand. I was taught to say “please” and “thank you” because it’s polite. I would suggest that these two simple words are huge to building relationships at all levels of life. The wealthiest people and…

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On Trial

I remember as a kid my babysitter liked Perry Mason – a legal drama series on CBS television. Perry Mason was a defense attorney that always won the case. He would find that his client was innocent. Later on, I grew to like Matlock, where Andy Griffith played Ben Matlock, a defense attorney. This show…

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Clear

  This word can be an adjective, verb, adverb or a noun. After a word jumps into my lap from scripture, I will often look up the definition of the word to give me clarity on the actual definition versus the one that is in my head when I see the word. I wasn’t prepared…

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Keep A Secret

I learned a long time ago what it meant to keep a secret. I learned what it meant to have a secret. The only sure-fire way to keep a secret is the NEVER share it with anyone. My wife and I decided to not keep secrets from one another. Over the years, we’ve done pretty…

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Saved & Safe

  I’ve heard horror stories of people who have been robbed or held at gunpoint who are then later saved by the police. I’m sure that there are others who are not saved – they are shot or fatally injured. I remember a time several years ago when I almost drowned before being pulled to…

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New Clothes

The older I get the more I care about clothing. I’m not super concerned about the latest fashions or a certain “brand name” of clothes. I tend to go with what has worked well for me previously. I guess I’m simply not a “fashionista”! The recession, that is now over ten years old, taught me…

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