Tag: God's Gifts
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Indulgence
Last night, on the way home from dinner, I found myself listening to the Barry Manilow radio station on Pandora. Yes, truth be told, I’m a Fanilow, always have been. I can remember sitting in my bedroom as a kid and playing his albums, yes, the real vinyl albums, for hours on end. When we…
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Long Happy Day
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, stepfathers, father figures, and grandfathers out there. I’m thinking about my dad today. I can’t believe he’s been gone for almost 28 years. Not a day goes by that I don’t think about him, or have a memory pop into my head. Thank you, Lord, for the gift…
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Back to Simple
Last night we had dinner with a few friends, well, like 70 of ’em. During the summer (the “off-season), here in SW Florida, our church works with local restaurants to host dinners. I’ve mentioned them here before. It’s a great way to support the local businesses, especially during slower times, and our parishioners who live…
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Where Did It Go
I ask myself this question almost every day. Where did the time go? As I get older, I’m asking myself this question in terms of years, because those seem to be flying by too 🙂 . Today, I’m asking myself where the last 21 years went. Our grandson, “little” Austin, has a big birthday today.…
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A Reminder to Myself
I have a pretty full day ahead of me, but I’m going to make a point of carving out time for a walk on the beach. Headed for a little pampering this morning, clean up my shaggy head of hair, then a funeral this afternoon. In between those things, I need some saltwater sand in…
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God’s Beauty
Yesterday I headed out early to spend some time on the water. I have to admit the weather was beautiful. The Florida humidity took a bit of a break, the sky had the most amazing billowy clouds, yes, it was just a beautiful day. I puttered along, casting my fishing line here and there back…
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A Post, A Message, A Voice
Sometimes in this little blog, I need to just turn the message over to someone who can communicate it far better than me. Well, that’s a ton of other options 🙂 . If you’ve read this little blog for very long, you know that one of my favorite Christian Music singers is CeCe Winans. Her…
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God’s Work
Yesterday I spent time out on the water. As I mentioned in the little blog yesterday morning, the weather forecast wasn’t the greatest, but that was ok. For once, they were pretty accurate; it drizzled most of the day. You know what, that was ok, it was so peaceful, I didn’t see anyone for hours,…
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Overcast
I’m headed out this morning to one of my happy places, the water. Fishing pole in hand, I’m hoping to get back into the groove of doing this like I used to. Most weekends, you could find me fishing someplace, and now that I can be on the water, well, I’ve got no excuses. I’ve…
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Sunrise
If you’ve been reading this blog for very long, you know that it began with a simple vision of sharing a bible verse and a picture of a sunrise or sunset. Well, I still do that in every blog, but of course, it has grown into something more than I ever dreamed. A community of…
