#devotional
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For anyone lucky enough to have known my Pappeye, John Akers, Iām pretty sure theyād say the same thing. He was a gentle man. Most of the time. Definitely a fair man, and always a loving man who loved his family deeply. He taught me a saying when I was a teenager that took me… Read more
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LilāBitās masterpiece was washed away this morninā after the sprinklersā¦ well, sprinkled. Durn it. I guess that means weāll have to dust off (errā¦ maybe thatās dust ON) the egg chalk after work and let him go to town ā a new masterpiece for the kids walkinā home after school. Sidewalk chalk is cool, but… Read more
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Ya know, one of the things about beinā a dad is always playinā a game in the back of your mind that your kids never get to play (you hope). The grown-up version of the āwhat-ifā game. The kidsā version starts around 5th grade and itās all sorts ofā¦ well, letās go with āfun,ā because… Read more
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One of my dearest friends, Jaime, taught me one of the best lessons I ever learned, smack dab in the middle of a four-alarm crisis about 20 years ago. We were all in a huddle room because of a major outage. Folks were scrambling and looking to the two of us as the senior guys… Read more
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For those of you that know me, you know a couple things. My mom and my ābig little broā hold VERY special places in my heart, and there will be much rejoicing the day I see them in the New Jerusalem. Iām saying that because of this next part. Mom always told me I was… Read more
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āDecision Tuesday.ā Thatās whatās sputterinā around the media here in Florida today. Itās election day. We get to choose who we want in the next round of choosing (aka voting). If you stop and think about it, we choose a lot of stuff ā¦ but do we really? I canāt remember if it was Dad,… Read more
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Ya know, the thing about an āobservational ministryā is that weā¦ wellā¦ āobservationalā š . And thatās exactly what I was doinā as the last three or four bites of my grilled cheese sammich sat on the plate at lunch with LilāBit, my sweetie, and me. The Spirit hit me. Kablowie! (Remember, I watch a… Read more
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My mom always told me God gave me two ears and one mouth for a reason (no comments from the peanut gallery necessary!). But she may have had a pointā¦ (again, I get it, I get it! š) Iāll never forget one day in my apartment during college when I was beltinā out a song… Read more
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How many of you wake up spoutinā off four-letter words??? I know I do. Now, now, nowā¦ donāt get your britches in a twist. Not those kinda words. The one Iām thinkinā of in particular is J-A-V-A. Been drinkinā that bean juice since we had a dude in office that was an actor and Michael… Read more
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My beloved and I were pickinā up LilāBit today from his Bibiās (his other grandma) when the Spirit hit me with this one. You see, when Toni was headed in to gather him up, sheād asked me to make sure his seat was prepared. It always is, ācause as we take him out we do… Read more
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Last night I was watchinā a show (is that even what theyāre called anymore?!) that was talkinā about things kids today would not be able to deal with that we āold peopleā just found as a normal way of life growinā up in the 70ās. (Donāt worry kids, my heart could take the laughing!!!) One… Read more
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Quickā¦ name five things when I say āchurch.ā When Iāve asked this in Sunday School classes over the years Iāve gotten some pretty good answers (kids are AWESOME!!!). Iāll bet you can guess the usual top answers: preacher, Bibles, VBS, choir, steeple, organā¦ you get the idea. All of those are great things the church… Read more
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Ya knowā¦ Godās timing is the right timing. PERIOD!!! The Spirit hit me yesterday with this idea and I got all excited, started the researchā¦ and then life happened. Like the song says, āOne thing leads to anotherā¦ā Next thing I know Iām at my belovedās classroom helping her whenā¦ wowā¦ the perfect visual for… Read more
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Ya know, having a toddler and cats in the house means a few things for sure. First, thereās never a dull moment. Second, get used to the word ābrokeā ā once he unlocked it, he uses it a lot. And it doesnāt only apply to things in his or the catsā reachā¦ it also applies… Read more
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First day of school ā¦ does that bring back memories? Well, if youāre a teacher, a student, or have one in the family, āmemoriesā might not be the right word ā youāre living it again. But I think you get my drift. Married to a teacher means we get to experience first days every year.… Read more