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WINSDAY WISDOM Session 208 Our four-year-old granddaughter, Madisyn, said to my wife, “Babe, I love you.” Vicki asked, “How much do you love me? To a thousand?” Madi responded with arms outstretched, “No, to infinity and beyond!” The “infinity, and beyond” phrase originated as a quote in the 1990s animated movie Toy Story. Regardless ofContinue reading “HAPPINESS: LOST and FOUND”

WINSDAY WISDOM Session 207 Staring down the face of a gangster’s gun. These were the times that tried our souls. Join in this story and you will feel my heartbeat from fear to anger to hope and tears of joy. This what love first and love most looks like in real life. The wild carContinue reading “MONDAY NIGHT CLUB”

LONELY AND LONGING You left my heart as emptyAs a Monday morning churchIt used to be so full of faithAnd now it only hurtsAnd I can hear the devil whisper“Things are only getting worse”You left my heart as emptyAs a Monday morning church I still believe in HeavenAnd I’m sure you’ve made it thereBut asContinue reading “MONDAY MOANING 3”

WINSDAY WISDOM Session 206 “These are the times that try men’s souls.” That was definitely what I was feeling during this Flashback to the past. The late spring morning car chase was one of those times that shaped my life and the life of many others. Thomas Paine, one of the Founding Fathers of theContinue reading “RAINY-DAY CAR CHASE”

WINSDAY WISDOM Session 207 Do your Valentine cards end up in a scrapbook or a trash bag? My wife never knew we had a Trash Problem until the day I shared this story with several hundred people. Can you imagine her shock to hear the intimate details of a private situation of which she didContinue reading “REWIND 2: VALENTINE TRASH”

What I’ve got they used to call the bluesNothin’ is really wrong.Rainy days and Mondays always get me down. —Rainy Days and Mondays by The Carpenters It was Monday Moaning during my freshman year at college. I was in Boston, far away from home and family. I was lonely, sad, and bored.  I had justContinue reading “MONDAY MOANING 2”

WINSDAY WISDOM Session 205 Love First. Love Most. It is as easy as slipping on ice or falling off a ladder.  Sometimes it comes with heartaches and pains.            I share some Winsday Wisdom with you today, not only a little older, but with a whole lot more aches and pains.  This cold weather finds meContinue reading “FALLING INTO GRATITUDE”

WINSDAY WISDOM Session 204 LAUGHTER IS GOOD MEDICINE FOR THE SOUL (#1 Textbook). Embarrassment. It happens. I still don’t like it. Maybe it feels worse when you have embarrassed those you love. My wife deserves a gold medal for what she has endured because of my goof-ups. I was a real embarrassment to my oldestContinue reading “WOW! THAT WAS EMBARRASSING!”

WINSDAY WISDOM Session 203 William Borden was a young man who believed that Jesus lived inside of him to lead him to others Jesus intended to love through him. He inspired his generation and subsequent ones to passionately love first and most. As the heir of the Chicago based Borden Milk Company and the familyContinue reading “NO REGRETS”

WINSDAY WISDOM REWIND 1: THE AIRPORT The strange sight was even more unforgettable than the frantic sounds. I was among the startled bystanders witnessing a most unusual event as the early morning solitude was interrupted by rumbling steps and piercing shouts. I was staring out the large airport window at the sun peeking over theContinue reading “REWIND 1: THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN LIFE”