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I have always worked a lot. When my oldest daughter was about 3, I enrolled her in nursery school. Normally my dad or step-mom would pick her up because I was working. One day I got off early and thought I would surprise her. The surprise was on me. […]

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Our exact message today comes in sort of tongue in cheek, fun….fake it ’til you make it.” I loved the image I was given of Saturday’s Kentucky Derby.

Rich Strike was a last-minute entry with odds of 80-1. But Rich Strike didn’t think he was a loser. He knew […]

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…what’s new is old.

We may think that things are so very different. And they are. But at the same time, it is the same old story presented differently. Technology may change. The place and people may be different but the life lessons are the same presented differently.

If we learn […]

Mom and her brother, Uncle Harold

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I am going to declare writer’s privilege today and feature a picture of my moth, Pat. However, it is also because I have a story of her today that speaks to today’s message which is a little different than what we may have […]

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Anyone who has brothers and sisters or children of their own recognizes the above situation. I am not sure how your parents handled this but mine generally told us to stop maybe a couple of times. Then they would yell at us and threaten us. And if we still didn’t stop […]

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“Let your heart thaw.” That is the exact message today.

How do we do that? What makes our hearts freeze up? Fear, anger, resentment, hate, isolation, bitterness, etc. All of those negative feelings we hold on to cause our hearts to freeze up limiting our ability to love.

We […]

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Today’s message came in via a song favorite of mine by the Killers. “All These Things That I’ve Done.” It is one song that I don’t mind having bouncing around in my head.

Our message today is about moving on and fulfilling what our soul desires. We may be […]

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We are reminded today that we are born with a life toolbox containing everything we need to fulfill our life purpose. But like every other toolbox, it is up to us to pick up the tools and use them. The more often we use them, the better we are […]

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This is my favorite Nelson Mandela quote. Just nine words mean so much.

Of course, I love it because it deals with HOPE. But think about all these words imply.

May…implies choice. We have a choice. We always have a choice.

Your…implies it is OUR choice. It talks to […]

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There is nothing that says that our next step is a continuation. Indeed, it can be a new beginning.

The next step we often talk about is a “link.” Perhaps it is a continuation of a project, desire, path, etc. that we are working on. Or perhaps it is […]