Tight Grip

A few months ago, my wife had surgery on her wrist. The repair was made, and it was a relatively simple procedure. However, it took a while for her grip to return to her hand. The hand can’t act without out the signals from the brain going through the wrist. Her grip was hindered for…

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Soul Soil

In the spring of the year, the soil needs to be prepared for planting. If a farmer is planting several acres of corn or soybeans, he must get the ground ready before planting. As a kid, I remember helping plant the garden with my parents and grandparents.  It took lots of preparation prior to planting…

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Fruit Inspection

I love a good Granny Smith apple. In fact, I like a lot of different kinds of fruit. When I was a kid, we had an apple orchard. There was a bit of an art to helping the trees bear great fruit. It was important to get out in front of the bugs and pests…

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Clarity, Perspective & Focus

I recently had shoulder surgery and it has really been a difficult season of healing. I have had great care from my wife and family. I’m thankful that I’ve had help. My arm has been in a sling for the past three weeks and I have three more weeks to go. Besides the fact that…

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Quickly

I can move very fast when I want to. I’ve been accused of moving a bit fast anyway. I usually know where I’m going or where I want to go and I’m deliberate about getting there.  I will confess that there have been times in my speed, I’ve made mistakes. When I move super-fast, I…

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Gifted

There are gifts that the Lord gave me that I can’t explain, but I’m so thankful for. I have been able to “hear” music for as long as I can remember. I can hear when something is out of tune, I can play a song just by hearing it. I didn’t know until I was…

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