Obedient

I grew up learning to obey and respect my parents even when I didn’t agree with them. It seems like my Dad reminded me a few times that he couldn’t “make me do something”, but he could “make me wish I had”!  I think it’s important for children to learn obedience at an early age,…

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Help Me Understand

There are others who have a different opinion about world events than I have. I don’t always understand their position. I should certainly respect their right to their own opinion. I should always remember that I’m not always right. I know it’s hard to believe that I sometimes get it wrong! (Sarcasm alert!) I used…

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Deliverer

I like seeing the UPS man stop at my office. It might very well mean that I have an Amazon package being delivered. If you’ve ever been summoned or subpoenaed to testify, it’s not as fun to receive that delivery. I don’t like being the deliverer of bad news. I would hate to be the…

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Rescue

I was rescued years ago when I thought I was going to drown. I was on a whitewater adventure in the mountains of North Carolina with a group from church. I had my 12-year-old son, Andrew with me. When through a rapid nicknamed “taco” because it folds the boat like a tube and then springs…

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Make Peace

I am sometimes referred to as a peacemaker. I’m ok with that title until it becomes an unhealthy place to be. There are people and situations who seek to destroy peacemakers because they want a fight or conflict. I’m not afraid of a fight or conflict; it’s just that they are not usually very productive…

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Saved & Thankful

I’m often so busy walking through each day that I don’t stop and reflect on the journey that brought me to where I am today. I’m not necessarily speaking of the journey that developed me professionally, but more about the journey that helped develop me spiritually. I grew up in a small town in Kentucky…

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