Loyalty & Kindness

I adore people who are both loyal and kind. I’ve met people who are genuinely kind, but not loyal. I’ve also met people who are fiercely loyal, but rude and unkind. It’s a well-balanced person who is both loyal and kind.  The author of Proverbs, Solomon mostly, gives great insight into how we should live…

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Lord Have Mercy

I’ve heard others say this line many times when I was growing up. Upon hearing some hard news about an event, “Lord, have mercy” would be the response. I really never gave it much thought, but it’s a pretty cool prayer. Mercy by definition is “kindness or forbearance shown to another in one’s power”. It…

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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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Appearances

  I have seen people who appear to have it all together. They have a nice house, nice car, beautiful spouse, beautiful children – but once you get to know them, you learn just how broken and miserable they are. They are not who they appear to be. I’ve seen people at church who “appear”…

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Victory

I am reading a biography of Winston Churchill called, “The Last Lion – Keeper of The Realm” and Prime Minister Churchill is known for flashing the “V” with his hand for victory! He was a leader of leaders and he possessed a “never give up, never give in” spirit. He believed in his soul that…

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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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