Show Up & Show Out

This is the season of March Madness with the games of the NCAA Men’s basketball tournament. It’s crazy trying to predict how others will perform in this arena. There are often some little know teams that pull a big upset because they brought their “A game” and really played well. There are often a certain…

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Restored & Repurposed

There is a great movement around us that involves restoring old furniture. My brother-in-law up in Kentucky takes old wood from torn down houses and barns and makes beautiful pieces of furniture.  ( http://www.farm2furniture.com )The wood is still the same wood with a new purpose. In order to restore a piece of furniture it must…

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Loud Repentance

There are times in my life when my sin has been pretty loud. I mean it was out there and noticeable by pretty much everyone. There have also been times when my sin was pretty silent and no one knew of it except the Lord and me. In both situations and everywhere in between my…

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Restoration Business

I love seeing old furniture that has been restored and repurposed. It has beauty beyond the surface. It has character and is usually built quite solid. Growing up I saw my Mom and Dad take old furniture from a family member and strip the outside coating off of it down to the raw wood and…

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Broken

I’ve done my share of “tearing things up” over the years. I don’t always know how to fix the things I’ve broken. Some things that are broken have to be replaced because they can’t be repaired. A broken window has to be replaced with new glass. If I break a piece of furniture, it can…

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Rest

That word carries with it ideas of relaxation, recovery, and a stress-free place and time. There are times when I’ve joked about having a busy vacation and coming back to work to relax. Rest can reinvigorate every part of me. It’s early in the morning and I’ve just awakened from a night of rest. It…

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