New Me

I am still living in the same body that I was born with. I’m still using the same hands that made mud pies as a child and the same legs that ran, jumped and played as a kid. Now I’m older and I often wish I knew then what I know now. There are some…

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Hope – Now & Later

Hope is a word that can be used as a verb or a noun. I’m not an English major, but we have other words in the English language that have different meanings for the same word. For example: I have little hope that she will make a full recovery. (Noun) I am hoping that she…

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Outcome

  I am a bit different than those who live around me when it comes to sports. I live in the deep south where college football is the main topic of conversation pretty much year ‘round. I grew up in Kentucky and basketball was king. I grew up bleeding blue – Kentucky Wildcat blue. We…

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Position

I have held different positions over the course of my life. I am a son, husband, dad, “Pop”, and a friend – these are many of family member positions. I have had two different careers if I don’t count growing up on a farm. I was a full-time pastor (youth, college) for 20 years. I…

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Good Ole’ Days

  I’m old enough to remember the “good ole’ days” for sure. I remember when a loaf of bread was 25 cents and gasoline was 45 cents. I was really young, but I remember how different things were back in the 1960’s. I grew up without a lot of money or possessions (aka poor), but…

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30 Days or 30 Years

Sometimes when I reflect on my life, I wonder where in the world has the time gone. Some days it seems like forever since I was a 16-year-old boy at home just getting my freedom to drive. On other days, it seems like yesterday that my oldest son was born. Today I’m trying to remember…

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