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Hit or Miss
This short story is one of my favorites… A college professor had a wife who was hard-of-hearing. His dream was to perfect a hearing device so that his wife could adequately hear. He devoted every spare dollar and every spare moment he had to working on his dream. History books tell us he failed in…
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In The Waiting Room
It took place in the surgical waiting room of Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was fall of 1988. A team of surgical specialists were performing surgery #2 on my infant son to correct congenital abnormalities discovered at birth. Overwhelming anxiety and hopelessness smothered me as each breath taken became inaudible cries to heaven…
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Not what It Seems
Have you ever been misrepresented, misquoted or betrayed by twisted “truth?” Things can often be told with the absence of respectful representation. Watching the news and growing weary of corruption can become defeating and exhausting. What is told may be half truths, and not accurate representation of the full “picture.” What others “see” can be…
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What Goes Around Comes Around….
Cleaning out files this past week I discovered treasures from years past. My hands touched notes and paperwork accumulated over many years. I love quotes. An aged piece of paper was carefully unfolded, then read. It was sent to me by my mother many years ago. She loved historical stories of an inspiring nature. The…
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Waiting to Win
“I am waiting on Thee, Lord, to open the way.” J. Hudson Taylor Jehoshaphat received a report. Not good news. A powerful army was preparing to attack and make war with him and Judah. The news was overwhelming. It was beyond their ability to ultimately survive. Their response… “Oh our God, will you not judge…
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Different Battles… Common Ground
In listening to clients share, I have consistently found a similar theme. No matter the “story” and no matter the circumstance, there is always one consistent factor. The absence of light. I love fact finding. I love research. This week my quest was to investigate LIGHT. A fact concerning Gamma-rays (the most powerful level of…
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“It’s going to be O.K.”
Sitting in the waiting room of my dentist years ago, the current circumstances of life were suffocating my daily attempts at survival. Spiritual logic shouted factual words of “Peace Be Still…” “My peace I give you…” while overwhelming loneliness fought emotional hopelessness. God hears our hearts, when words have no reasoning or vocal expression. Suddenly…
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This isn’t My Ticket
In the months after my abandonment 8.5 years ago, a friend brought me a book. It was one that provided inspiring infusions of hope during a hopeless season. The Scars That Have Shaped Me by Vaneetha Rendall Risner – quickly became a valued treasure. One of the books chapters starts with.. “This Isn’t The Ticket…
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Another Bridge to Cross
It would be great if wisdom was obtained without suffering and charging through the unexpected interruptions of life. When our life is disrupted by the unknown, we cringe in fear at what we cannot see. The once visible straight path ahead abruptly ends. The simple normal routines of life become a vanishing vapor as survival…
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The Purpose of Oil
In my studies this week I reviewed a cherished book on my shelf, A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23, Keller. The behavior of humans and sheep are similar. The characteristics of sheep reflect our human faults and insecurities. How often I find my mind flowing towards insecurities, fears and “what if” scenarios. A good shepherd…
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