Posts Tagged ‘rescued’
Lost & Found
I remember going to the Lost & Found at school to look for something I had lost. I was hopeful that someone had found it. I have lost things over the years and never found it later. At other times, I’ve lost something for years only to discover it when it falls out of the…
Read MoreRescuer
I remember a time when I was in college and I was going home for the weekend. My car broke down on a long stretch of I-75 North of Knoxville. I was on Jellico mountain and there were no exits. If I could have made it to the other side of the mountain, I could…
Read MoreReminder
I have recently been making a list of things that I’m trying to accomplish during the day. I used to use a reminder app on my phone. There is some science behind actually writing down the things I need to remember. It just sticks differently in my brain. I also think there is something good…
Read MoreRescued & Blessed
There are times that I’ve felt trapped in conversation (almost all “one-way conversation”) with a person who “knows it all” and a friend will come up and interrupt and engage – I’m rescued. I have learned over the years how to disengage a person like that because the conversation isn’t meaningful for them or me…
Read MoreRansomed
I get pretty uptight when there is a kidnapping on a television show and the bad guys are using a person’s life to extract money from another. The ransom demand is stiff. It is impossible to put a price tag on loved ones. I can’t imagine having to walk down that road. I obviously am…
Read MoreRescued
I remember an incident that happened to me one of the last times I went white water rafting. I was on a guided trip with a church group going down the Ocoee River. I had my son with me in the raft and he was 12 at the time, I think. The guide had…
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