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A Year-End Conversation with My Dog, Abbey
[Copied from my first blog. Originally posted on December 26, 2011.] So, Abbey, as you look back over 2011, have there been any significant changes in your life? I guess the most significant...
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How do you talk with God?
My mom and me looking pious for a program in church about 1955. That’s something I’ve been trying to learn ever since I was a little kid. I remember the first prayer I ever learned: “God bless our...
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The Beauty of Nature – Does it Remind You of God?
I took this picture this morning after a light rain shower. Every rose bush at Whispering Winds seems to be competing for attention this week – to show off how beautiful God has made each one. Last...
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I Remember Cheating God
Two dimes minted in 1951 – when I was three years old. I’m still thinking about an old memory that came to mind a couple weeks ago during the women’s worship service at the county jail. I was there as...
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Listening for God in New Ways
Mim, June, and Marian enjoying a picnic and Chicago Symphony Orchestra concert at Ravinia in the summer of 1973. In January of 1973, almost 40 years ago, a friend of mine, June Autry, called me with a...
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The 4 Best Books I’ve Read Recently
I’m sitting with three books and my Kindle on my desk right now. Within the past few weeks I’ve finished reading the three books. The fourth book is on my Kindle. All four books are excellent, and I...
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I should have known better …
Last Tuesday I did something really dumb. As a 65-year-old, I should have known better. The day started out fine. I spent the morning working on my computer in my home office. I was working on a...
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Hurry Up!
Yesterday morning, after breakfast, Abbey and I went outside for our usual morning walk. The sun was shining in a clear blue sky, but the temperature was 8 below zero. I put on my winter boots,...
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An Odd Memory from 1961
One morning last week, as I was trying to concentrate on my devotional readings for the day, an odd memory popped into my mind, totally out of the blue. My mom was buying groceries at the IGA on Main...
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Shhh. I’m Trying to Quiet My Mind.
It’s hard to be quiet in today’s culture of constant stimulation. Worse yet, we take pride in being really busy, and we brag about our ability to multi-task. So how can we possibly shut out the noise...
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Playtime… Big Time!
Floey beside my desk, helping me with my blog post. I was sitting at my desk and Floey was lying on the floor in her usual spot, between me and the patio door. “Well, Floey. It’s been a whole week now....
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Gratitude for Thanksgivings Past
Mim One day last week when Mim and I were out walking Floey, Mim asked me, “Are you looking forward to Thanksgiving this year?” I thought for a minute, and then replied, “Not really. I’m not dreading...
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Gratitude and Surprises
“Gratitude” has been an interesting word to think about for a whole year. Last December when I chose “Gratitude” to be my special word to ponder for 2015 (instead of making any New Year’s Resolutions),...
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The Best New Thing since Sliced Bread
I remember the first time I heard that expression. I was living in Chicago and working at Northwest Industries, Inc., the fifth largest corporation in Chicago at the time. Northwest was a diversified...
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A Summertime Conversation with Floey and God and me
Floey and I had quite a conversation during our morning walk yesterday… Early in the walk, Floey trotted over to the biggest shade tree between the sidewalk and the street and rolled onto her back....
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Special Words for 2017
Floey came bounding down the stairs, ran over to my desk, and sat down on the floor right next to me. “Good morning, Floey,” I said. “Good morning, Mom. Is it time yet?” Floey asked. “Yes. I think the...
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This Is the Day
Last week I posted a blog entry called “Progress.” It was an update on the progress I’m making on my latest writing project, a devotional series based on my favorite hymns. The first part of the series...
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